West Virginia · 8 cities · Nov 11, 2026

West Virginia soil temperatures (4 inch)

Median across the state, top 4 inches (modelled)51°FModelled by NOAA GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern). Warmest: Charleston 54°F · coolest: Weirton Heights 49°F
Cities
8
each on its own model grid cell
Change on a week ago
−8°F
median of the cities
Pre-emergent window open
0
of 8 cities today
Held 55°F last spring
May 18
median date

Soil temperature today, largest West Virginia cities

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

Charleston54°FParkersburg52°FMorgantown51°FWheeling50°FWeirton Heights49°FMartinsburg52°FBeckley50°FClarksburg51°F
Charleston54°FParkersburg52°FMorgantown51°FWheeling50°FWeirton Heig…49°FMartinsburg52°FBeckley50°FClarksburg51°F
Source: NOAA NCEP GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern).

Measured at 4 inches in West Virginia

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

NOAA station4 in2 in8 inDay
Elkins 21 ENE49.6°F48.4°F51.9°FNov 10

All 8 cities in West Virginia

CitySoil todayvs a week agoNext 7 daysGrass seed
Charleston, WV54°F−7°F40°F–52°FToo late in the season
Parkersburg, WV52°F−8°F39°F–51°FToo late in the season
Morgantown, WV51°F−9°F39°F–50°FToo late in the season
Wheeling, WV50°F−9°F40°F–50°FToo late in the season
Weirton Heights, WV49°F−10°F39°F–49°FToo late in the season
Martinsburg, WV52°F−4°F42°F–53°FToo late in the season
Beckley, WV50°F−6°F36°F–49°FToo late in the season
Clarksburg, WV51°F−8°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 · West 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).