Virginia · 20 cities · Nov 11, 2026

Virginia soil temperatures (4 inch)

Median across the state, top 4 inches (modelled)56°FModelled by NOAA GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern). Warmest: Norfolk 63°F · coolest: Blacksburg 51°F
Cities
20
each on its own model grid cell
Change on a week ago
−4°F
median of the cities
Pre-emergent window open
0
of 20 cities today
Held 55°F last spring
Apr 13
median date

Soil temperature today, largest Virginia cities

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

Virginia Beach60°FNorfolk63°FRichmond62°FRoanoke55°FSuffolk59°FLynchburg56°FCentreville56°FHarrisonburg53°FLeesburg56°FCharlottesville56°FBlacksburg51°FDanville59°F
Virginia Bea…60°FNorfolk63°FRichmond62°FRoanoke55°FSuffolk59°FLynchburg56°FCentreville56°FHarrisonburg53°FLeesburg56°FCharlottesvi…56°FBlacksburg51°FDanville59°F
Source: NOAA NCEP GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern).

Measured at 4 inches in Virginia

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

NOAA station4 in2 in8 inDay
Cape Charles 5 ENE56.2°F55.7°F57.8°FNov 10
Charlottesville 2 SSE57.3°F59.2°F–Nov 10

All 20 cities in Virginia

CitySoil todayvs a week agoNext 7 daysGrass seed
Virginia Beach, VA60°F−5°F49°F–60°FToo late in the season
Norfolk, VA63°F−4°F50°F–63°FToo late in the season
Richmond, VA62°F−3°F48°F–61°FToo late in the season
Roanoke, VA55°F−3°F41°F–53°FToo late in the season
Suffolk, VA59°F−5°F46°F–60°FToo late in the season
Lynchburg, VA56°F−2°F42°F–55°FToo late in the season
Centreville, VA56°F−3°F44°F–55°FToo late in the season
Harrisonburg, VA53°F−4°F39°F–52°FToo late in the season
Leesburg, VA56°F−4°F44°F–55°FToo late in the season
Charlottesville, VA56°F−2°F43°F–56°FToo late in the season
Blacksburg, VA51°F−4°F37°F–50°FToo late in the season
Danville, VA59°F−3°F44°F–59°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 · Virginia 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).