Michigan · 21 cities · Nov 11, 2026

Michigan soil temperatures (4 inch)

Median across the state, top 4 inches (modelled)49°FModelled by NOAA GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern). Warmest: Livonia 53°F · coolest: Marquette 44°F
Cities
21
each on its own model grid cell
Change on a week ago
−15°F
median of the cities
Pre-emergent window open
0
of 21 cities today
Held 55°F last spring
May 26
median date

Soil temperature today, largest Michigan cities

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

Detroit52°FGrand Rapids48°FSterling Heights52°FAnn Arbor49°FLansing49°FFlint48°FLivonia53°FKalamazoo49°FWaterford48°FBattle Creek49°FSaginaw48°FMidland48°F
Detroit52°FGrand Rapids48°FSterling Hei…52°FAnn Arbor49°FLansing49°FFlint48°FLivonia53°FKalamazoo49°FWaterford48°FBattle Creek49°FSaginaw48°FMidland48°F
Source: NOAA NCEP GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern).

Measured at 4 inches in Michigan

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

NOAA station4 in2 in8 inDay
Chatham 1 SE45.9°F45.0°F45.8°FNov 10
Gaylord 9 SSW45.5°F44.8°F47.0°FNov 10

All 21 cities in Michigan

CitySoil todayvs a week agoNext 7 daysGrass seed
Detroit, MI52°F−12°F41°F–50°FToo late in the season
Grand Rapids, MI48°F−16°F39°F–44°FToo late in the season
Sterling Heights, MI52°F−12°F41°F–49°FToo late in the season
Ann Arbor, MI49°F−14°F37°F–47°FToo late in the season
Lansing, MI49°F−15°F37°F–45°FToo late in the season
Flint, MI48°F−16°F36°F–45°FToo late in the season
Livonia, MI53°F−11°F42°F–50°FToo late in the season
Kalamazoo, MI49°F−14°F38°F–45°FToo late in the season
Waterford, MI48°F−15°F36°F–45°FToo late in the season
Battle Creek, MI49°F−15°F38°F–46°FToo late in the season
Saginaw, MI48°F−17°F37°F–46°FToo late in the season
Midland, MI48°F−17°F37°F–45°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 · Michigan 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).