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Rockwall County, TX

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Rockwall 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.

Rockwall County rain, outlook and forecast

Most of Rockwall County, TX was in moderate drought (D1) on the Oct 27 U.S. Drought Monitor map; 100% of the county is in moderate drought (D1) or worse, the same as four weeks earlier. Over 90 days rain is at 64% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 43% (well below normal); the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 7–11 leans toward near-normal rain and Monday carries the week's highest rain chance at 96% (high 84°). Rockwall County is on FSA's 2026 LFP list with up to 3 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Ada, 130 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 43% of normal
  • Last 60 days 83% of normal
  • Last 90 days 64% 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 Mostly Sunny, high 77°, low 64°, 3% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  2. Monday Partly Sunny, high 84°, low 64°, 96% rain, wind 10–20 mph
  3. Tuesday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny, high 74°, low 50°, 30% rain, wind 5–15 mph
  4. Wednesday Sunny, high 74°, low 49°, 2% rain, wind 0–10 mph
  5. Thursday Sunny, high 76°, low 48°, 4% rain, wind 0–10 mph
  6. Friday Sunny, high 72°, low 46°, 4% rain, wind 0–10 mph
  7. Saturday Mostly Sunny, high 71°, low 47°, 21% rain, wind 5–10 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 Rockwall 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

Rockwall 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 appraisal district map

Grass grown on rangeland and pasture

Grass grown in 2025: 2,283 lb per acre, well below normal (78% of the 1991-2020 average of 2,925).

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 (34% 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. Southern Oklahoma Livestock (feeder cattle) Ada, OK 130 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Oct 28, 2026
  2. McAlester Union Stockyards McAlester, OK 145 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Oct 27, 2026
  3. Hope Livestock Auction Hope, AR 171 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  4. Apache Livestock Auction Apache, OK 177 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  5. Giddings Livestock Commission Giddings, TX 190 mi · sells Mondays · latest USDA report Oct 26, 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 Rockwall County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Rockwall County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 3 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 Rockwall County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Oct 27, 2026, most of Rockwall County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was moderate drought (D1) on 100% 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 Rockwall County?

Yes, a burn ban is in effect for Rockwall County (since Aug 27, 2026). Check with the county before burning.

Source: official state burn-ban map, as of Nov 1, 2026

What sale barns are near Rockwall County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Ada (130 mi), last report Oct 28, 2026; McAlester (145 mi), last report Oct 27, 2026; Hope (171 mi), last report Oct 29, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 13, 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.