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Carbon County, WY

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

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Carbon 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 Riverton WY 5-wt steers $433▼ $13 since last sale

Carbon County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Carbon County, WY was in moderate drought (D1), with 5% at extreme drought (D3); week 78 in a row with some severe drought (D2) or worse. Rain has run 63% of normal over the last 30 days (below normal); the NWS forecast peaks at a 64% rain chance on Friday (high 44°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (40% chance of above-normal rain). FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Carbon County with up to 5 monthly payments, and Riverton WY is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 118 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 63% 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 (40% 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 Sunny, high 50°, low 31°, 2% rain, wind 5–20 mph
  2. Monday Partly Sunny, high 58°, low 33°, 0% rain, wind 5–15 mph
  3. Tuesday Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, high 57°, low 31°, 43% rain, wind 10–20 mph
  4. Wednesday Slight Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Sunny, high 43°, low 27°, 22% rain, wind 10–25 mph
  5. Thursday Partly Sunny, high 50°, low 29°, 48% rain, wind 5–15 mph
  6. Friday Snow Showers Likely, high 44°, low 25°, 64% rain, wind 5–15 mph
  7. Saturday Chance Snow Showers, high 38°, 39% rain, wind 10–15 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 Carbon 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.

Carbon County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Carbon County grew about 453 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 110% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 412 pounds per acre. That was the 10th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2015 at 582 pounds per acre; worst: 2002 at 287.

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 Carbon 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

Carbon 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 Carbon County

Forecast for the center point of Carbon County.

  • Freeze on 5 nights
  • Windy on 1 day
  1. Today Sunny 50° 31° SW 5–20 mph 2% rain
  2. Mon Partly Sunny 58° 33° SSW 5–15 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers 57° 31° SSW 10–20 mph 43% rain
  4. Wed Slight Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Sunny 43° 27° WSW 10–25 mph 22% rain
  5. Thu Partly Sunny 50° 29° SSW 5–15 mph 48% rain
  6. Fri Snow Showers Likely 44° 25° SW 5–15 mph 64% rain
  7. Sat Chance Snow Showers 38° –° WSW 10–15 mph 39% rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service, updated Nov 15, 2026 old. 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 Wyoming; 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
1.37 in 95% of normal
Last 12 months
13.56 in 87%
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 1.44 in; same month last year 1.62 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 Carbon County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Rawlins Muni Ap weather station (15 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
105-day growing season
 Jun 1
1 year in 10 it's after Jun 17
 Sep 15
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 3
Hard freeze (28°F)
130-day growing season
 May 17
1 year in 10 it's after Jun 3
 Sep 26
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 12

Elk Mtn weather station (27 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)
108-day growing season
 May 28
1 year in 10 it's after Jun 13
 Sep 13
1 year in 10 it's before Aug 30
Hard freeze (28°F)
133-day growing season
 May 13
1 year in 10 it's after May 29
 Sep 26
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 9

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Rawlins Muni Ap, Elk Mtn), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Winter Livestock Auction Riverton, WY 118 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Nov 10, 2026
  2. Torrington Livestock Commission Co. (feeder cattle) Torrington, WY 144 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  3. Crawford Livestock Market Crawford, NE 192 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 2026
  4. Livestock Exchange (Friday feeder cattle) Brush, CO 199 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 2026
  5. Sterling Livestock Commission Sterling, CO 208 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 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 Wyoming

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Carbon County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Carbon 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 Carbon County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Carbon County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was extreme drought (D3) on 5% of the county. 78 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 Carbon County?

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

What sale barns are near Carbon County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Riverton WY (118 mi), last report Nov 10, 2026; Torrington WY (144 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Crawford (192 mi), last report Nov 13, 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.