North Carolina · 39 cities · Nov 11, 2026

North Carolina soil temperatures (4 inch)

Median across the state, top 4 inches (modelled)59°FModelled by NOAA GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern). Warmest: Charlotte 64°F · coolest: Boone 49°F
Cities
39
each on its own model grid cell
Change on a week ago
−4°F
median of the cities
Pre-emergent window open
0
of 39 cities today
Held 55°F last spring
Mar 6
median date

Soil temperature today, largest North Carolina cities

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

Charlotte64°FRaleigh62°FGreensboro58°FDurham58°FWinston-Salem58°FFayetteville63°FWilmington64°FAsheville52°FGreenville60°FConcord58°FGastonia58°FJacksonville63°F
Charlotte64°FRaleigh62°FGreensboro58°FDurham58°FWinston-Salem58°FFayetteville63°FWilmington64°FAsheville52°FGreenville60°FConcord58°FGastonia58°FJacksonville63°F
Source: NOAA NCEP GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern).

Measured at 4 inches in North Carolina

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

NOAA station4 in2 in8 inDay
Durham 11 W57.8°F57.1°F58.6°FNov 10

All 39 cities in North Carolina

CitySoil todayvs a week agoNext 7 daysGrass seed
Charlotte, NC64°F−1°F49°F–63°FToo late in the season
Raleigh, NC62°F−4°F48°F–62°FToo late in the season
Greensboro, NC58°F−3°F45°F–59°FToo late in the season
Durham, NC58°F−4°F46°F–59°FToo late in the season
Winston-Salem, NC58°F−4°F45°F–58°FToo late in the season
Fayetteville, NC63°F−4°F49°F–64°FToo late in the season
Wilmington, NC64°F−5°F50°F–66°FToo late in the season
Asheville, NC52°F−6°F40°F–52°FToo late in the season
Greenville, NC60°F−5°F48°F–61°FToo late in the season
Concord, NC58°F−4°F45°F–59°FToo late in the season
Gastonia, NC58°F−4°F45°F–59°FToo late in the season
Jacksonville, NC63°F−4°F49°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 · North Carolina 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).