Pennsylvania · 24 cities · Nov 11, 2026

Pennsylvania 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: Philadelphia 57°F · coolest: Wilkes-Barre 46°F
Cities
24
each on its own model grid cell
Change on a week ago
−6°F
median of the cities
Pre-emergent window open
0
of 24 cities today
Held 55°F last spring
May 19
median date

Soil temperature today, largest Pennsylvania cities

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

Philadelphia57°FPittsburgh52°FAllentown50°FErie46°FReading50°FScranton46°FLancaster50°FHarrisburg50°FAltoona47°FYork51°FState College47°FWilkes-Barre46°F
Philadelphia57°FPittsburgh52°FAllentown50°FErie46°FReading50°FScranton46°FLancaster50°FHarrisburg50°FAltoona47°FYork51°FState College47°FWilkes-Barre46°F
Source: NOAA NCEP GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern).

Measured at 4 inches in Pennsylvania

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

NOAA station4 in2 in8 inDay
Avondale 2 N54.0°F53.3°F55.2°FNov 9

All 24 cities in Pennsylvania

CitySoil todayvs a week agoNext 7 daysGrass seed
Philadelphia, PA57°F−5°F43°F–56°FToo late in the season
Pittsburgh, PA52°F−10°F40°F–51°FToo late in the season
Allentown, PA50°F−6°F40°F–51°FToo late in the season
Erie, PA46°F−13°F38°F–46°FToo late in the season
Reading, PA50°F−6°F39°F–51°FToo late in the season
Scranton, PA46°F−8°F37°F–47°FToo late in the season
Lancaster, PA50°F−6°F40°F–52°FToo late in the season
Harrisburg, PA50°F−6°F40°F–51°FToo late in the season
Altoona, PA47°F−8°F37°F–48°FToo late in the season
York, PA51°F−6°F40°F–52°FToo late in the season
State College, PA47°F−7°F38°F–48°FToo late in the season
Wilkes-Barre, PA46°F−7°F38°F–47°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 · Pennsylvania 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).