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Box Elder County, UT

No sale barn with a published report is within 100 miles of Box Elder County, Utah. This page still has drought, programs and weather for the county when those are loaded.

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Box Elder County is on FSA's list (since Sep 1, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Nov 5, 2026.
Drought ModerateD1 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 5 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Salina UT 5-wt steers $407▲ $13 since last sale

Box Elder County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Box Elder County, UT was in moderate drought (D1) on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, with 9% at severe drought (D2), and D2-or-worse drought has held there 33 weeks running. Rain has run 254% of normal over the last 30 days (well above normal); the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain) and the best rain chance this week is 97% on Monday (high 53°). Box Elder County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 5 monthly payments, and Salina UT is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 196 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 254% of normal
  • Last 60 days not read yet
  • Last 90 days not read yet

NOAA river forecast center rain (radar plus gauges) at the county center, Nov 15, 2026. Source.

Rain outlook

  • 6-10 day outlook (Nov 20–24) Leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain)
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 22–28) Leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain)

NOAA Climate Prediction Center precipitation outlook, issued Nov 14, 2026. Source.

Next 7 days

  1. Today Partly Sunny, high 51°, low 30°, 1% rain, wind 3–5 mph
  2. Monday Mostly Cloudy, high 53°, low 33°, 97% rain, wind 3–7 mph
  3. Tuesday Light Rain, high 48°, low 21°, 97% rain, wind 5–12 mph
  4. Wednesday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain, high 45°, low 27°, 73% rain, wind 3–7 mph
  5. Thursday Rain And Snow Likely, high 45°, low 26°, 73% rain, wind 6–7 mph
  6. Friday Chance Rain And Snow, high 44°, low 22°, 51% rain, wind 7–8 mph
  7. Saturday Partly Sunny, high 43°, low 22°, 11% rain, wind 5 mph

National Weather Service forecast for the county center, updated Nov 15, 2026. Wind, warnings and burn bans.

PRF pasture insurance: sign up by Dec 1, 2026

The 2027 Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) insurance sales closing date for Box Elder County is Dec 1, 2026, 16 days from today. PRF (Rainfall Index) pays on a rainfall index for your grid, not on your own rain gauge. You buy it through a crop insurance agent.

How PRF works · PRF 2027 sign-up · Find your grid on RMA's PRF tool

Date from USDA RMA's actuarial data, read Aug 28, 2026 · RMA dates map. Your agent confirms the date for your policy.

Box Elder County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Box Elder County grew about 590 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 128% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 462 pounds per acre. That was the 7th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2017 at 728 pounds per acre; worst: 1992 at 294.

Pounds per acre of new grass and forbs each year on rangeland and pasture, from the Rangeland Analysis Platform (satellite-based estimates). See every year on the Land tab.

Open loss windows

No open loss windows in Box Elder 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

Box Elder 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)

Next 7 days · National Weather Service

Weather for Box Elder County

Forecast for the center point of Box Elder County.

  • Freeze on 6 nights
  1. Today Partly Sunny 51° 30° SE 3–5 mph 1% rain
  2. Mon Mostly Cloudy 53° 33° S 3–7 mph 97% rain
  3. Tue Light Rain 48° 21° NNW 5–12 mph 97% rain
  4. Wed Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain 45° 27° SSW 3–7 mph 73% rain
  5. Thu Rain And Snow Likely 45° 26° S 6–7 mph 73% rain
  6. Fri Chance Rain And Snow 44° 22° WSW 7–8 mph 51% rain
  7. Sat Partly Sunny 43° 22° SSW 5 mph 11% rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service, updated Nov 15, 2026. Wind arrows point where the wind is going; the letters say where it comes from. Windy = 25 mph or more; freeze = a low of 32°F or less. Open the full forecast.

Burn ban

Data pending. Cownty doesn't read an official statewide burn-ban list for Utah; county commissions, sheriffs and fire districts post local fire restrictions, so check your county's own notices

No official ban list to check here, so Cownty shows the National Weather Service fire-weather alerts for the county instead: none right now.

Guide: Burn bans: where to check and what they mean

Weather warnings right now

None right now

National Weather Service active alerts for this county, as of Nov 15, 2026 (source). Fetched Nov 15, 2026.

Rainfall vs normal

Oct 2026
2.75 in 275% of normal
Last 12 months
11.52 in 93%
How to read this

Bars are the rain that fell each month; the dashed line is a normal month (1991-2020 average). Bars below the line = drier than normal.

County-average precipitation, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026. Normal = NCEI's own 1991-2020 average for each month (Oct 2026 normal 1.00 in; same month last year 1.90 in). NCEI posts each month around the 8th of the next and may revise recent months. Source: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Fetched Nov 14, 2026.

Wildfires

No current fire perimeter in the county

No current perimeter within 100 mi of the county center (48 mapped nationally).

See the fire map

Interagency fire outlines. Small or brand-new fires are often not mapped yet; call 911 for a fire you can see. Layer updated Nov 15, 2026. Source: National Interagency Fire Center. Fetched Nov 15, 2026.

Frost dates

Frost and freeze dates

30-year averages (1991–2020) from the weather stations nearest Box Elder County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Rosette weather station (23 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
132-day growing season
 May 21
1 year in 10 it's after Jun 11
 Oct 2
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 17
Hard freeze (28°F)
161-day growing season
 May 3
1 year in 10 it's after May 25
 Oct 12
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 27

Utah Test Range weather station (40 mi away)

farther away No station with freeze dates is close to the county center, so local dates can differ.

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
139-day growing season
 May 15
1 year in 10 it's after Jun 4
 Oct 2
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 19
Hard freeze (28°F)
165-day growing season
 Apr 30
1 year in 10 it's after May 20
 Oct 13
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 28

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Rosette, Utah Test Range), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Producers Livestock Salina, UT 196 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  2. ‘R' Livestock Connection Monroe, UT 213 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  3. Winter Livestock Auction Riverton, WY 258 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 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

Printable county brief (PDF) · Everything on one page · Hay prices in Utah

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Box Elder County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Box Elder County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 5 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 Nov 5, 2026

What is the drought level in Box Elder County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Box Elder County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 9% of the county. 33 straight weeks with some severe drought (D2) or worse.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map of Nov 10, 2026

Is there a burn ban in Box Elder County?

No official statewide list to check: Cownty doesn't read an official statewide burn-ban list for Utah; county commissions, sheriffs and fire districts post local fire restrictions, so check your county's own notices.

What sale barns are near Box Elder County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Salina UT (196 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 20, 2026: Apples 2027: last day to buy crop insurance; 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.