Wisconsin · 22 cities · Nov 11, 2026

Wisconsin soil temperatures (4 inch)

Median across the state, top 4 inches (modelled)47°FModelled by NOAA GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern). Warmest: Kenosha 50°F · coolest: Marshfield 45°F
Cities
22
each on its own model grid cell
Change on a week ago
−11°F
median of the cities
Pre-emergent window open
0
of 22 cities today
Held 55°F last spring
May 26
median date

Soil temperature today, largest Wisconsin cities

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

Milwaukee50°FMadison48°FGreen Bay47°FKenosha50°FAppleton49°FWaukesha47°FEau Claire48°FOshkosh47°FJanesville48°FLa Crosse49°FSheboygan48°FFond du Lac47°F
Milwaukee50°FMadison48°FGreen Bay47°FKenosha50°FAppleton49°FWaukesha47°FEau Claire48°FOshkosh47°FJanesville48°FLa Crosse49°FSheboygan48°FFond du Lac47°F
Source: NOAA NCEP GFS, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern).

Measured at 4 inches in Wisconsin

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

NOAA station4 in2 in8 inDay
Necedah 5 WNW48.4°F47.2°F49.3°FNov 10

All 22 cities in Wisconsin

CitySoil todayvs a week agoNext 7 daysGrass seed
Milwaukee, WI50°F−11°F39°F–46°FToo late in the season
Madison, WI48°F−10°F36°F–44°FToo late in the season
Green Bay, WI47°F−13°F37°F–42°FToo late in the season
Kenosha, WI50°F−12°F38°F–46°FToo late in the season
Appleton, WI49°F−10°F37°F–42°FToo late in the season
Waukesha, WI47°F−12°F36°F–44°FToo late in the season
Eau Claire, WI48°F−10°F35°F–41°FToo late in the season
Oshkosh, WI47°F−12°F36°F–42°FToo late in the season
Janesville, WI48°F−11°F36°F–44°FToo late in the season
La Crosse, WI49°F−8°F35°F–44°FToo late in the season
Sheboygan, WI48°F−11°F37°F–43°FToo late in the season
Fond du Lac, WI47°F−12°F36°F–43°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 · Wisconsin 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).