Cotton County, OK

Cotton County rain, outlook and forecast

The Oct 27 U.S. Drought Monitor map shows most of Cotton County, OK in severe drought (D2), with 8% at extreme drought (D3); some part has been in severe drought (D2) or worse for 13 straight weeks. Cotton County has had 185% of its normal rain in the past 30 days and 84% over 90 days, so the past month has been wetter than the season so far; the NWS forecast peaks at a 60% rain chance on Monday (high 83°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 7–11 leans toward near-normal rain. FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Cotton County with up to 5 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Apache, 42 miles away.

Next 7 days

1. Today Partly Sunny, high 79°, low 63°, 4% rain, wind 6–15 mph
2. Monday Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, high 83°, low 56°, 60% rain, wind 10–24 mph
3. Tuesday Sunny, high 73°, low 47°, 0% rain, wind 5–21 mph
4. Wednesday Sunny, high 73°, low 46°, 15% rain, wind 5–7 mph
5. Thursday Sunny, high 72°, low 45°, 8% rain, wind 5–9 mph
6. Friday Sunny, high 71°, low 47°, 7% rain, wind 5–7 mph
7. Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 73°, low 48°, 23% rain, wind 5–9 mph

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