Alaska · 3 cities · Nov 11, 2026

Alaska soil temperatures (4 inch)

Median across the state, top 4 inches (modelled)32°FModelled by NOAA GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern). Warmest: Juneau 36°F · coolest: Fairbanks 21°F
Cities
3
each on its own model grid cell
Change on a week ago
−1°F
median of the cities
Pre-emergent window open
0
of 3 cities today
Held 55°F last spring
Jun 15
median date

Soil temperature today, largest Alaska cities

°F, today's average of the 0–4 in layer. Green band: 50–55°F. Bars start at 20°F, not zero.

Anchorage32°FFairbanks21°FJuneau36°F
Anchorage32°FFairbanks21°FJuneau36°F
Source: NOAA NCEP GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern).

Measured at 4 inches in Alaska

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

NOAA station4 in2 in8 inDay
Kenai 29 ENE33.0°F32.6°F34.1°FNov 10

All 3 cities in Alaska

CitySoil todayvs a week agoNext 7 daysGrass seed
Anchorage, AK32°F−1°F29°F–31°FToo late in the season
Fairbanks, AK21°F−3°F14°F–19°FToo late in the season
Juneau, AK36°F+1°F34°F–36°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 · Alaska 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).