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Drought No droughtNone · most of county Drought pay (LFP) Not listedFSA 2026 list Burn ban Checkcall the county Salina 5-wt steers $423▼ $14 since last sale

Morris County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Oct 27 Drought Monitor, most of Morris County, KS showed no drought. Morris County has had 103% of its normal rain in the past 30 days and 144% over 90 days, so the past month has been drier than the season so far; the NWS forecast peaks at a 71% rain chance on Monday (high 72°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 7–11 leans toward near-normal rain. Morris County is not on FSA's 2026 LFP list yet, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Salina, 53 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 103% of normal
  • Last 60 days 181% of normal
  • Last 90 days 144% 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 66°, low 60°, 41% rain, wind 10–20 mph
  2. Monday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 72°, low 53°, 71% rain, wind 10–25 mph
  3. Tuesday Rain Showers Likely, high 62°, low 42°, 62% rain, wind 10–20 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 62°, low 41°, 6% rain, wind 0–10 mph
  5. Thursday Mostly Sunny, high 59°, low 40°, 12% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  6. Friday Mostly Sunny, high 61°, low 42°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  7. Saturday Mostly Sunny, high 65°, low 43°, 23% rain, wind 0–5 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 Morris 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 Morris 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)

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: 3,084 lb per acre, a little above normal (112% of the 1991-2020 average of 2,747).

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 (65% 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.

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Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Farmers and Ranchers Livestock (feeder cattle) Salina, KS 53 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  2. Winter Livestock (Pratt Livestock) Pratt, KS 131 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  3. Tulsa Stockyards Tulsa, OK 182 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Oct 26, 2026
  4. Winter Livestock Dodge City, KS 193 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Oct 28, 2026
  5. Four State Stockyards Exeter, MO 203 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 Morris County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Not on FSA's 2026 LFP county list as of Oct 29, 2026. FSA updates the list as drought changes.

Source: FSA LFP county file of Oct 29, 2026

What is the drought level in Morris County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Oct 27, 2026, most of Morris 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 Oct 27, 2026

Is there a burn ban in Morris County?

No official statewide list to check: Kansas has no statewide official burn-ban list; county commissions set bans and announce them locally (county emergency management or sheriff).

What sale barns are near Morris County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Salina (53 mi), last report Oct 29, 2026; Pratt (131 mi), last report Oct 29, 2026; Tulsa (182 mi), last report Oct 26, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 20, 2026: Apply for NRCS conservation cost-share (EQIP, CSP, ACEP) to be considered for 2027 money; 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.