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Grand County, CO

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

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Grand 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 ExceptionalD4 · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Eligibleup to 5 payments Burn ban Checkcall the county Brush 5-wt steers $435▲ $7 since last sale

Grand County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Grand County, CO was in exceptional drought (D4) on the Nov 10 U.S. Drought Monitor map, and D2-or-worse drought has held there 73 weeks running. Grand County has had 22% of its normal rain in the past 30 days and 24% over 90 days; the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 20–24 leans wetter than normal (40% chance of above-normal rain) and the best rain chance this week is 82% on Friday (high 46°). FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Grand County with up to 5 monthly payments, and Brush is the closest USDA-reported sale barn at 131 miles.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 22% of normal
  • Last 60 days not read yet
  • Last 90 days 24% of normal

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 47°, low 21°, 0% rain, wind 3–8 mph
  2. Monday Mostly Sunny, high 52°, low 24°, 0% rain, wind 1–5 mph
  3. Tuesday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain, high 53°, low 26°, 33% rain, wind 2–13 mph
  4. Wednesday Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Sunny, high 43°, low 18°, 23% rain, wind 5–17 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 50°, low 22°, 37% rain, wind 3–8 mph
  6. Friday Snow Showers, high 46°, low 19°, 82% rain, wind 5–13 mph
  7. Saturday Chance Snow Showers, high 40°, low 15°, 50% rain, wind 5–10 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 Grand 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.

Grand County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Grand County grew about 466 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 116% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 403 pounds per acre. That was the 6th best of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2015 at 529 pounds per acre; worst: 2002 at 303.

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 Grand 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

Grand 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 Grand County

Forecast for the center point of Grand County.

  • Freeze on 7 nights
  1. Today Sunny 47° 21° WSW 3–8 mph 0% rain
  2. Mon Mostly Sunny 52° 24° WSW 1–5 mph 0% rain
  3. Tue Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain 53° 26° SSW 2–13 mph 33% rain
  4. Wed Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Sunny 43° 18° W 5–17 mph 23% rain
  5. Thu Mostly Sunny 50° 22° SW 3–8 mph 37% rain
  6. Fri Snow Showers 46° 19° SW 5–13 mph 82% rain
  7. Sat Chance Snow Showers 40° 15° WSW 5–10 mph 50% 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 Colorado; 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
1.02 in 58% of normal
Last 12 months
16.29 in 72%
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 1.75 in; same month last year 1.27 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: Willow (Wildfire, CO), about 61 mi from the county center; 7,259 acres, 92% contained, perimeter of Sep 16, 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 Grand County. Frost = 32°F; hard freeze = 28°F.

Williams Fork Dam weather station (7 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
89-day growing season
 Jun 12
1 year in 10 it's after Jun 25
 Sep 10
1 year in 10 it's before Aug 31
Hard freeze (28°F)
115-day growing season
 May 26
1 year in 10 it's after Jun 9
 Sep 20
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 8

Grand Lake 6 Ssw weather station (14 mi away)

Typical last spring frostTypical first fall frost
Frost (32°F)
84-day growing season
 Jun 13
1 year in 10 it's after Jun 28
 Sep 7
1 year in 10 it's before Aug 21
Hard freeze (28°F)
118-day growing season
 May 26
1 year in 10 it's after Jun 10
 Sep 22
1 year in 10 it's before Sep 8

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Williams Fork Dam, Grand Lake 6 Ssw), NOAA files as of Jun 27, 2023. Fetched Nov 11, 2026.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Livestock Exchange (Friday feeder cattle) Brush, CO 131 mi · sells Fridays · latest USDA report Nov 13, 2026
  2. Sterling Livestock Commission Sterling, CO 158 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  3. Torrington Livestock Commission Co. (feeder cattle) Torrington, WY 168 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  4. La Junta Livestock Commission La Junta, CO 200 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Nov 11, 2026
  5. Winter Livestock (Tuesday) La Junta, CO 202 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

Other barns nearby (not USDA-reported)

These barns are not in a USDA AMS report, so Cownty shows no prices for them. Sale days and phones come from the barns' own sites or public listings; call the barn to confirm. More barns

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

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Grand County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Grand 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 Grand County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Nov 10, 2026, most of Grand County was in exceptional drought (D4), and the worst part was exceptional drought (D4) on 67% of the county. 73 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 Grand County?

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

What sale barns are near Grand County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Brush (131 mi), last report Nov 13, 2026; Sterling (158 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026; Torrington WY (168 mi), last report Nov 11, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 20, 2026: Colorado EQIP/CSP/RCPP/ACEP application ranking cutoff (FY 2027); 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.