Alabama · 20 cities · Nov 11, 2026

Alabama soil temperatures (4 inch)

Median across the state, top 4 inches (modelled)60°FModelled by NOAA GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern). Warmest: Mobile 66°F · coolest: Albertville 56°F
Cities
20
each on its own model grid cell
Change on a week ago
−10°F
median of the cities
Pre-emergent window open
0
of 20 cities today
Held 55°F last spring
Mar 2
median date

Soil temperature today, largest Alabama cities

°F, today's average of the 0–4 in layer. Green band: 50–55°F. Bars start at 30°F, not zero.

Huntsville57°FBirmingham64°FMontgomery62°FMobile66°FTuscaloosa64°FDothan63°FAuburn62°FDecatur57°FFlorence56°FGadsden58°FAlabaster60°FEnterprise63°F
Huntsville57°FBirmingham64°FMontgomery62°FMobile66°FTuscaloosa64°FDothan63°FAuburn62°FDecatur57°FFlorence56°FGadsden58°FAlabaster60°FEnterprise63°F
Source: NOAA NCEP GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern).

Measured at 4 inches in Alabama

Daily average of hourly probe readings (NOAA USCRN), latest full day. Measured, not modelled.

NOAA station4 in2 in8 inDay
Selma 13 WNW62.3°F60.5°F64.3°FNov 10

All 20 cities in Alabama

CitySoil todayvs a week agoNext 7 daysGrass seed
Huntsville, AL57°F−10°F45°F–56°FToo late in the season
Birmingham, AL64°F−6°F49°F–62°FToo late in the season
Montgomery, AL62°F−10°F51°F–64°FToo late in the season
Mobile, AL66°F−7°F53°F–69°FToo late in the season
Tuscaloosa, AL64°F−8°F50°F–64°FToo late in the season
Dothan, AL63°F−10°F52°F–64°FToo late in the season
Auburn, AL62°F−9°F50°F–62°FToo late in the season
Decatur, AL57°F−11°F46°F–58°FToo late in the season
Florence, AL56°F−11°F45°F–57°FToo late in the season
Gadsden, AL58°F−10°F46°F–58°FToo late in the season
Alabaster, AL60°F−9°F47°F–61°FToo late in the season
Enterprise, AL63°F−10°F52°F–64°FToo late in the season

City numbers are the modelled average of the top 4 inches (0–10 cm), not a probe at exactly 4 inches. Measured 2, 4 and 8 inch readings · Alabama by ZIP code

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Data: Global Forecast System (GFS) 0.25°, soil temperature 0–10 cm (TSOIL) (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)); U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) hourly data, version 2 (soil temperature at 5 cm and 10 cm, air temperature) (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)); GeoNames gazetteer (cities15000) (GeoNames).