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Harper County, OK

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Harper County is on FSA's list (since Sep 1, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Oct 29, 2026.

Harper County rain, outlook and forecast

On the Oct 27 U.S. Drought Monitor map, most of Harper County, OK was in moderate drought (D1), with 13% at severe drought (D2), and D2-or-worse drought has held there 34 weeks running. Rain has run 92% of normal over the last 30 days (near normal) and 124% over 90 days, so the past month has been drier than the season so far; the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 7–11 leans toward near-normal rain and the NWS forecast peaks at a 44% rain chance on today (high 70°). FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Harper County (county seat: Buffalo) with up to 5 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Woodward, 30 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 92% of normal
  • Last 60 days 158% of normal
  • Last 90 days 124% of normal

NOAA river forecast center rain (radar plus gauges) at the county center, Nov 1, 2026. Source.

Rain outlook

  • 6-10 day outlook (Nov 7–11) Leans toward near-normal rain
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 9–15) Leans toward near-normal rain

NOAA Climate Prediction Center precipitation outlook, issued Nov 1, 2026. Source.

Next 7 days

  1. Today Cloudy, high 70°, low 62°, 44% rain, wind 14–25 mph
  2. Monday Mostly Sunny, high 79°, low 49°, 32% rain, wind 12–25 mph
  3. Tuesday Mostly Sunny, high 62°, low 42°, 9% rain, wind 5–22 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 67°, low 42°, 17% rain, wind 6–7 mph
  5. Thursday Sunny, high 61°, low 39°, 10% rain, wind 5–12 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 62°, low 41°, 5% rain, wind 3 mph
  7. Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 67°, low 43°, 20% rain, wind 3–7 mph

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

Open loss windows

No open loss windows in Harper 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

Harper 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)

Where it is, with barns within 200 mi

Dots are sale barns USDA reports on. Tap one for its latest prices.

Who owns this land? Open the county property map

Grass grown on rangeland and pasture

Grass grown in 2025: 2,362 lb per acre, well above normal (123% of the 1991-2020 average of 1,925).

How to read this

Each bar is one year's grass (darker = perennial grasses, lighter = annuals). The dashed line is the 1991-2020 average. A county average with cropland excluded, not your pasture.

How we got this

Satellite estimate of new above-ground growth of grasses and forbs for the year (annual + perennial, lb/acre), averaged over the county's grassland, pasture and shrubland (79% of the county in USDA's 2025 cropland map; farm fields are left out because the estimate isn't valid there, and the same 2025 map is used for every year). About about 120 m (RAP overview). Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform biomass v3 (data, Jones et al. 2021, CC0) and USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer.

Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform, 2025 season. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Woodward Livestock Auction (feeder cattle) Woodward, OK 30 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  2. Beaver Livestock Auction (feeder cattle) Beaver, OK 48 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Oct 27, 2026
  3. Winter Livestock Dodge City, KS 68 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Oct 28, 2026
  4. Winter Livestock (Pratt Livestock) Pratt, KS 80 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  5. OKC West Livestock Market (feeder cattle) El Reno, OK 129 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

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Harper County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Harper 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 Oct 29, 2026

What is the drought level in Harper County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Oct 27, 2026, most of Harper County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 13% of the county. 34 straight weeks with some severe drought (D2) or worse.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map of Oct 27, 2026

Is there a burn ban in Harper County?

No burn ban is listed for Harper County. Check with the county before burning.

Source: official state burn-ban map, as of Sep 29, 2026

What sale barns are near Harper County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Woodward (30 mi), last report Oct 29, 2026; Beaver (48 mi), last report Oct 27, 2026; Dodge City (68 mi), last report Oct 28, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 1, 2026: Property taxes due (bills payable from November 1); 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.