Missouri · 21 cities · Nov 11, 2026

Missouri soil temperatures (4 inch)

Median across the state, top 4 inches (modelled)58°FModelled by NOAA GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern). Warmest: St. Louis 61°F · coolest: Kirksville 54°F
Cities
21
each on its own model grid cell
Change on a week ago
−4°F
median of the cities
Pre-emergent window open
0
of 21 cities today
Held 55°F last spring
Mar 22
median date

Soil temperature today, largest Missouri cities

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

Kansas City59°FSt. Louis61°FSpringfield58°FColumbia56°FLee's Summit59°FO'Fallon58°FSaint Joseph55°FJoplin59°FJefferson City57°FCape Girardeau58°FWildwood57°FSedalia57°F
Kansas City59°FSt. Louis61°FSpringfield58°FColumbia56°FLee's Summit59°FO'Fallon58°FSaint Joseph55°FJoplin59°FJefferson Ci…57°FCape Girarde…58°FWildwood57°FSedalia57°F
Source: NOAA NCEP GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern).

Measured at 4 inches in Missouri

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

NOAA station4 in2 in8 inDay
Chillicothe 22 ENE51.6°F50.2°F53.4°FNov 10
Salem 10 W55.0°F53.6°F55.3°FNov 10

All 21 cities in Missouri

CitySoil todayvs a week agoNext 7 daysGrass seed
Kansas City, MO59°F±0°F42°F–54°FToo late in the season
St. Louis, MO61°F−1°F44°F–54°FToo late in the season
Springfield, MO58°F−2°F43°F–54°FToo late in the season
Columbia, MO56°F−4°F41°F–53°FToo late in the season
Lee's Summit, MO59°F±0°F42°F–54°FToo late in the season
O'Fallon, MO58°F−4°F41°F–54°FToo late in the season
Saint Joseph, MO55°F−1°F40°F–50°FToo late in the season
Joplin, MO59°F−1°F44°F–55°FToo late in the season
Jefferson City, MO57°F−4°F42°F–55°FToo late in the season
Cape Girardeau, MO58°F−6°F44°F–57°FToo late in the season
Wildwood, MO57°F−4°F41°F–54°FToo late in the season
Sedalia, MO57°F−3°F41°F–53°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 · Missouri 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).