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Dubuque County, IA

Sale barns near Dubuque County, Iowa. The closest mapped barn is Tama IA in Tama, IA, about 93 miles away. Recent sale prices are not loaded yet. Check a bid against your own costs with Ring Price.

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Drought No droughtNone · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county Tama IA 5-wt steers $418per cwt

Dubuque County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Nov 10 Drought Monitor, most of Dubuque County, IA showed no drought. Rain has run 87% of normal over the last 30 days (near normal); the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (50% chance of above-normal rain) and Saturday carries the week's highest rain chance at 75% (high 61°). FSA has not added Dubuque County to its 2026 LFP list, and Tama IA is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 93 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 87% of normal
  • Last 60 days 192% of normal
  • 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 (50% chance of above-normal rain)
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 22–28) Leans toward near-normal rain

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

Next 7 days

  1. Today Sunny, high 49°, low 28°, 0% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  2. Monday Mostly Sunny, high 51°, low 33°, 0% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  3. Tuesday Sunny, high 55°, low 38°, 0% rain, wind 5–15 mph
  4. Wednesday Mostly Sunny, high 56°, low 46°, 16% rain, wind 15 mph
  5. Thursday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny, high 58°, low 40°, 18% rain, wind 0–15 mph
  6. Friday Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 59°, low 49°, 50% rain, wind 0–20 mph
  7. Saturday Rain Showers, high 61°, low 39°, 75% rain, wind 15–20 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 Dubuque 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.

Dubuque County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Dubuque County grew about 1,979 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 113% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 1,754 pounds per acre. That was the 6th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2010 at 2,101 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 753.

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 Dubuque 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

Neither Dubuque County nor any county touching it is on IRS Notice 2026-54 (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 Dubuque County

Forecast for the center point of Dubuque County.

  • Freeze on 1 night
  1. Today Sunny 49° 28° W 0–5 mph 0% rain
  2. Mon Mostly Sunny 51° 33° S 5–10 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Sunny 55° 38° S 5–15 mph 0% rain
  4. Wed Mostly Sunny 56° 46° S 15 mph 16% rain
  5. Thu Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 58° 40° SW 0–15 mph 18% rain
  6. Fri Slight Chance Rain Showers 59° 49° SE 0–20 mph 50% rain
  7. Sat Rain Showers 61° 39° SW 15–20 mph 75% 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 Iowa; 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
2.32 in 77% of normal
Last 12 months
43.09 in 112%
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 3.02 in; same month last year 1.60 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

Nearest current perimeter: Lynx (Wildfire, WI), about 54 mi from the county center; 1 acres, containment not reported, perimeter of Nov 4, 2026.

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 Dubuque County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Dubuque Rgnl Ap weather station (10 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
165-day growing season
 Apr 28
1 year in 10 it's after May 12
 Oct 11
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 28
Hard freeze (28°F)
187-day growing season
 Apr 17
1 year in 10 it's after May 3
 Oct 21
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 8

Dubuque L&d 11 weather station (13 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
184-day growing season
 Apr 19
1 year in 10 it's after May 4
 Oct 21
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 7
Hard freeze (28°F)
205-day growing season
 Apr 7
1 year in 10 it's after Apr 22
 Nov 1
1 year in 10 it's before Oct 19

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Dubuque Rgnl Ap, Dubuque L&d 11), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Tama Livestock Auction (feeder cattle) Tama, IA 93 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Sep 14, 2026
  2. Keoco Auction Company LLC (feeder cattle) Sigourney, IA 104 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 2, 2026
  3. Bloomfield Livestock Market (feeder cattle) Bloomfield, IA 143 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 4, 2026
  4. Russell Livestock Market (feeder cattle) Russell, IA 158 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Nov 9, 2026
  5. Unionville Livestock Market Unionville, MO 176 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Oct 27, 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

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Common questions and nearby counties

Is Dubuque 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 Dubuque County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Dubuque 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 Dubuque County?

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

What sale barns are near Dubuque County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Tama IA (93 mi), last report Sep 14, 2026; Sigourney IA (104 mi), last report Nov 2, 2026; Bloomfield IA (143 mi), last report Nov 4, 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.