North Dakota · 7 cities · Nov 11, 2026

North Dakota soil temperatures (4 inch)

Median across the state, top 4 inches (modelled)46°FModelled by NOAA GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern). Warmest: Fargo 46°F · coolest: Williston 42°F
Cities
7
each on its own model grid cell
Change on a week ago
+2°F
median of the cities
Pre-emergent window open
0
of 7 cities today
Held 55°F last spring
May 25
median date

Soil temperature today, largest North Dakota cities

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

Fargo46°FBismarck46°FGrand Forks45°FMinot44°FWilliston42°FDickinson46°FJamestown46°F
Fargo46°FBismarck46°FGrand Forks45°FMinot44°FWilliston42°FDickinson46°FJamestown46°F
Source: NOAA NCEP GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern).

Measured at 4 inches in North Dakota

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

NOAA station4 in2 in8 inDay
Jamestown 38 WSW44.0°F43.4°F–Nov 10
Medora 7 E44.0°F43.5°F–Nov 10
Northgate 5 ESE40.5°F39.7°F41.2°FNov 10

All 7 cities in North Dakota

CitySoil todayvs a week agoNext 7 daysGrass seed
Fargo, ND46°F−1°F35°F–47°FToo late in the season
Bismarck, ND46°F+3°F36°F–46°FToo late in the season
Grand Forks, ND45°F−1°F34°F–46°FToo late in the season
Minot, ND44°F+2°F34°F–47°FToo late in the season
Williston, ND42°F±0°F40°F–45°FToo late in the season
Dickinson, ND46°F+4°F40°F–48°FToo late in the season
Jamestown, ND46°F+2°F34°F–46°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 Dakota 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).