Early access, free.
Cownty

Home › North Dakota › Burke County

Burke County, ND

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

Change county
Drought No droughtNone · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county Dickinson ND 5-wt steers $448▲ $19 since last sale

Burke County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Burke County, ND showed no drought. Rain has run 111% of normal over the last 30 days (near normal); Wednesday carries the week's highest rain chance at 64% (high 37°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (33% chance of above-normal rain). Burke County is not on FSA's 2026 LFP list yet, and Dickinson ND is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 131 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 111% 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 drier than normal (33% chance of below-normal rain)

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

Next 7 days

  1. Today Mostly Sunny, high 54°, low 37°, 0% rain, wind 7–15 mph
  2. Monday Mostly Cloudy, high 57°, low 37°, 1% rain, wind 2–13 mph
  3. Tuesday Mostly Cloudy, high 48°, low 33°, 7% rain, wind 3–10 mph
  4. Wednesday Light Rain Likely, high 37°, low 28°, 64% rain, wind 12–16 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Cloudy, high 34°, low 25°, 10% rain, wind 2–15 mph
  6. Friday Chance Light Snow, high 33°, low 22°, 36% rain, wind 8–13 mph
  7. Saturday Chance Light Snow, high 30°, low 18°, 25% rain, wind 8–14 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 Burke 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.

Burke County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Burke County grew about 1,747 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 126% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 1,388 pounds per acre. That was the 2nd best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2016 at 1,783 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 998.

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 Burke 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

A county next to Burke County is on IRS Notice 2026-54 (Mountrail County, ND, Ward County, ND, Williams County, ND). The IRS counts your county plus every county touching it.

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 Burke County

Forecast for the center point of Burke County.

  • Freeze on 4 nights
  1. Today Mostly Sunny 54° 37° SW 7–15 mph 0% rain
  2. Mon Mostly Cloudy 57° 37° SW 2–13 mph 1% rain
  3. Tue Mostly Cloudy 48° 33° E 3–10 mph 7% rain
  4. Wed Light Rain Likely 37° 28° N 12–16 mph 64% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Cloudy 34° 25° NW 2–15 mph 10% rain
  6. Fri Chance Light Snow 33° 22° NE 8–13 mph 36% rain
  7. Sat Chance Light Snow 30° 18° NW 8–14 mph 25% 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 North Dakota; 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
0.75 in 61% of normal
Last 12 months
15.22 in 86%
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 1.23 in; same month last year 1.74 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 Burke County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Kenmare 1 Wsw weather station (21 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
129-day growing season
 May 15
1 year in 10 it's after May 28
 Sep 23
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 10
Hard freeze (28°F)
148-day growing season
 May 5
1 year in 10 it's after May 19
 Oct 1
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 18

Stanley 3 Nnw weather station (30 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)
127-day growing season
 May 17
1 year in 10 it's after May 29
 Sep 23
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 12
Hard freeze (28°F)
145-day growing season
 May 8
1 year in 10 it's after May 19
 Sep 30
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 19

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Kenmare 1 Wsw, Stanley 3 Nnw), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

Text me Burke County changes

Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Stockmen's Livestock Exchange (feeder cattle) Dickinson, ND 131 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  2. Kist Livestock (feeder cattle) Mandan, ND 155 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  3. Napoleon Livestock (feeder cattle) Napoleon, ND 203 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Nov 12, 2026
  4. Miles City Livestock Commission Miles City, MT 226 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  5. Herried Livestock Market Herreid, SD 234 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 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 · Nearest USDA hay reports (none for North Dakota): South Dakota, Montana

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Burke County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Not on FSA's 2026 LFP county list as of Nov 5, 2026. FSA updates the list as drought changes.

Source: FSA LFP county file of Nov 5, 2026

What is the drought level in Burke County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Burke County was in no drought, and the worst part was no drought on 0% of the county. 0 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 Burke County?

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

What sale barns are near Burke County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Dickinson ND (131 mi), last report Nov 12, 2026; Mandan ND (155 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 20, 2026: Micro Farm 2027: last day to buy crop insurance; Nov 20, 2026: Whole Farm Revenue Protection 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.