Ohio · 39 cities · Nov 11, 2026

Ohio soil temperatures (4 inch)

Median across the state, top 4 inches (modelled)50°FModelled by NOAA GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern). Warmest: Cincinnati 58°F · coolest: Wooster 48°F
Cities
39
each on its own model grid cell
Change on a week ago
−11°F
median of the cities
Pre-emergent window open
0
of 39 cities today
Held 55°F last spring
May 17
median date

Soil temperature today, largest Ohio cities

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

Columbus56°FCleveland52°FCincinnati58°FToledo50°FAkron49°FDayton52°FCanton49°FYoungstown48°FLorain49°FHamilton53°FSpringfield51°FNewark50°F
Columbus56°FCleveland52°FCincinnati58°FToledo50°FAkron49°FDayton52°FCanton49°FYoungstown48°FLorain49°FHamilton53°FSpringfield51°FNewark50°F
Source: NOAA NCEP GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern).

Measured at 4 inches in Ohio

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

NOAA station4 in2 in8 inDay
Wooster 3 SSE52.3°F50.7°F–Nov 10

All 39 cities in Ohio

CitySoil todayvs a week agoNext 7 daysGrass seed
Columbus, OH56°F−7°F42°F–53°FToo late in the season
Cleveland, OH52°F−11°F43°F–50°FToo late in the season
Cincinnati, OH58°F−7°F44°F–54°FToo late in the season
Toledo, OH50°F−14°F39°F–49°FToo late in the season
Akron, OH49°F−11°F40°F–48°FToo late in the season
Dayton, OH52°F−11°F40°F–52°FToo late in the season
Canton, OH49°F−10°F39°F–49°FToo late in the season
Youngstown, OH48°F−10°F39°F–50°FToo late in the season
Lorain, OH49°F−12°F40°F–49°FToo late in the season
Hamilton, OH53°F−10°F40°F–52°FToo late in the season
Springfield, OH51°F−11°F39°F–51°FToo late in the season
Newark, OH50°F−9°F38°F–50°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 · Ohio 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).