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Blanco County, TX

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Blanco County is on FSA's list (since Sep 29, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Oct 29, 2026.

Blanco County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Blanco County, TX was abnormally dry (D0) on the Oct 27 U.S. Drought Monitor map, with 20% at moderate drought (D1); four weeks earlier 62% of the county was in moderate drought (D1) or worse, now 20%. Over 90 days rain is at 57% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 66% (below normal); the best rain chance this week is 77% on Monday (high 82°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 6–10 leans wetter than normal (40% chance of above-normal rain). FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Blanco County with up to 4 monthly payments, and Giddings is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 88 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 66% of normal
  • Last 60 days 69% of normal
  • Last 90 days 57% of normal

NOAA river forecast center rain (radar plus gauges) at the county center, Nov 1, 2026. Source.

Rain outlook

  • 6-10 day outlook (Nov 6–10) Leans wetter than normal (40% chance of above-normal rain)
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 8–14) Leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain)

NOAA Climate Prediction Center precipitation outlook, issued Oct 31, 2026. Source.

Next 7 days

  1. Today Partly Sunny, high 81°, low 66°, 3% rain, wind 0–10 mph
  2. Monday Partly Sunny, high 82°, low 65°, 77% rain, wind 5–15 mph
  3. Tuesday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny, high 75°, low 51°, 53% rain, wind 0–10 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 74°, low 50°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  5. Thursday Sunny, high 78°, low 50°, 5% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 74°, low 50°, 6% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 73°, low 50°, 22% rain, wind 0–10 mph

National Weather Service forecast for the county center, updated Nov 1, 2026. Wind, warnings and burn bans.

Open loss windows

No open loss windows in Blanco County right now. A 30-day window opens when the county first hits severe drought (D2), jumps to D3 or D4, or after a blizzard, extreme heat or cold, flood or ice warning, a wildfire, or a USDA disaster designation. Keep a Drought Ledger.

Information only; not financial, tax or legal advice. FSA decides eligibility. Cownty sends nothing to FSA.

Drought-sale tax flag IRS list

Blanco County is on IRS Notice 2026-54 (severe or worse drought, Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026).

Why it matters: if you sold breeding, dairy or draft livestock because of drought, the tax code may let you put off the gain (more time to buy replacement animals, or report the extra-sale income a year later). Your tax preparer decides whether either applies.

Work out your numbers and print a page for your preparer

Information only; not financial, tax or legal advice. Ask your tax preparer. FSA decides program eligibility. IRS Notice 2026-54 (PDF)

Where it is, with barns within 200 mi

Dots are sale barns USDA reports on. Tap one for its latest prices.

Who owns this land? Open the appraisal district map

Grass grown on rangeland and pasture

Grass grown in 2025: 1,794 lb per acre, a little below normal (86% of the 1991-2020 average of 2,078).

How to read this

Each bar is one year's grass (darker = perennial grasses, lighter = annuals). The dashed line is the 1991-2020 average. A county average with cropland excluded, not your pasture.

How we got this

Satellite estimate of new above-ground growth of grasses and forbs for the year (annual + perennial, lb/acre), averaged over the county's grassland, pasture and shrubland (78% of the county in USDA's 2025 cropland map; farm fields are left out because the estimate isn't valid there, and the same 2025 map is used for every year). About about 120 m (RAP overview). Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform biomass v3 (data, Jones et al. 2021, CC0) and USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer.

Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform, 2025 season. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Giddings Livestock Commission Giddings, TX 88 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Oct 26, 2026
  2. Producers Livestock Auction Co. San Angelo, TX 146 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  3. Apache Livestock Auction Apache, OK 320 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026

Miles are straight-line from the county center. Sale days come from the barns' recent USDA AMS reports; call the barn to confirm. All barns

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Blanco County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Blanco County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 4 monthly payments for some pasture types. FSA decides each operation's eligibility; apply at your county FSA office by March 1 after the loss year.

Source: FSA LFP county file of Oct 29, 2026

What is the drought level in Blanco County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Oct 27, 2026, most of Blanco County was in abnormally dry (D0), and the worst part was moderate drought (D1) on 20% of the county. 0 straight weeks with some severe drought (D2) or worse.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map of Oct 27, 2026

Is there a burn ban in Blanco County?

No burn ban is listed for Blanco County. Check with the county before burning.

Source: official state burn-ban map, as of Nov 1, 2026

What sale barns are near Blanco County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Giddings (88 mi), last report Oct 26, 2026; San Angelo (146 mi), last report Oct 29, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 13, 2026: Apply for NRCS conservation cost-share (EQIP, CSP, ACEP) to be considered for 2027 money; Nov 20, 2026: Micro Farm 2027: last day to buy crop insurance. FSA program dates not posted officially are marked "confirm at source" on the calendar.

Source: official agency pages (see Calendar)

Information only; not financial or legal advice. FSA decides eligibility. Always check the linked official source.