Mississippi · 17 cities · Nov 11, 2026

Mississippi soil temperatures (4 inch)

Median across the state, top 4 inches (modelled)65°FModelled by NOAA GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern). Warmest: Jackson 68°F · coolest: Tupelo 59°F
Cities
17
each on its own model grid cell
Change on a week ago
−7°F
median of the cities
Pre-emergent window open
0
of 17 cities today
Held 55°F last spring
Feb 12
median date

Soil temperature today, largest Mississippi cities

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

Jackson68°FGulfport66°FHattiesburg66°FMeridian64°FTupelo59°FGreenville66°FStarkville62°FColumbus62°FVicksburg66°FOxford60°FPascagoula65°FLaurel65°F
Jackson68°FGulfport66°FHattiesburg66°FMeridian64°FTupelo59°FGreenville66°FStarkville62°FColumbus62°FVicksburg66°FOxford60°FPascagoula65°FLaurel65°F
Source: NOAA NCEP GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern).

Measured at 4 inches in Mississippi

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

NOAA station4 in2 in8 inDay
Holly Springs 4 N57.1°F56.6°F59.9°FNov 10
Newton 5 ENE66.2°F–67.1°FNov 10

All 17 cities in Mississippi

CitySoil todayvs a week agoNext 7 daysGrass seed
Jackson, MS68°F−4°F54°F–67°FToo late in the season
Gulfport, MS66°F−7°F54°F–68°FToo late in the season
Hattiesburg, MS66°F−5°F52°F–67°FToo late in the season
Meridian, MS64°F−6°F49°F–65°FToo late in the season
Tupelo, MS59°F−10°F47°F–60°FToo late in the season
Greenville, MS66°F−4°F51°F–65°FToo late in the season
Starkville, MS62°F−9°F48°F–63°FToo late in the season
Columbus, MS62°F−9°F48°F–63°FToo late in the season
Vicksburg, MS66°F−6°F53°F–66°FToo late in the season
Oxford, MS60°F−9°F46°F–60°FToo late in the season
Pascagoula, MS65°F−8°F54°F–66°FToo late in the season
Laurel, MS65°F−5°F52°F–67°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 · Mississippi 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).