ZIP 77407 · Mission Bend, TX · Nov 11, 2026

Soil temperature for ZIP code 77407

68°Faverage today, 0–4 in deep (modelled)
low 67°F · high 68°F

Modelled by NOAA GFS, not measured · run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern) · grid cell 9 km from the ZIP centre point

On a week ago
4° cooler
71°F on Nov 4
5-day mean
69°F
what the verdicts use
Held 55°F last spring
Feb 6
crabgrass germination temperature

What the soil says today

  • Pre-emergentSeason over
  • Cool-season seedToo late in the season
  • Warm-season seedWarm enough
  • TomatoesSoil warm enough
  • Peas and lettuceWarm enough

From the 5-day mean of the modelled 0–4 in layer.

Soil temperature, 0–4 in: last 7 days and next 7

°F, modelled. Dots and line: daily average (dashed = forecast); bars: low to high; green band: 50–55°F.

40°50°60°70°80°90°50–55°F windowNov 4Nov 6Nov 8TodayNov 14Nov 1671°68°62°
View as table
DayAverageLowHigh
Nov 471.1°F67.8°F73.8°Fanalysis
Nov 570.1°F65.4°F75.5°Fanalysis
Nov 672.0°F69.0°F75.6°Fanalysis
Nov 773.7°F71.2°F76.1°Fanalysis
Nov 871.6°F71.1°F72.4°Fanalysis
Nov 967.0°F65.4°F68.7°Fanalysis
Nov 1066.0°F63.2°F70.1°Fanalysis
Today67.5°F66.6°F68.1°Fanalysis
Nov 1267.9°F65.2°F71.1°Fforecast
Nov 1367.4°F63.1°F71.7°Fforecast
Nov 1466.4°F64.0°F67.6°Fforecast
Nov 1564.5°F62.2°F67.1°Fforecast
Nov 1665.2°F63.6°F66.8°Fforecast
Nov 1762.2°F59.1°F65.1°Fforecast
Source: NOAA NCEP GFS 0.25°, 0–10 cm soil temperature, run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern).

Spring 2026 threshold dates

From the 5-day mean held for 10 days or more.

SoilWhat it meansHeld from (spring 2026)
40°FPeas and lettucenever below
50°FPre-emergent window opensFeb 4
55°FCrabgrass can germinateFeb 6
60°FTomatoesFeb 10
65°FWarm-season grass seedMar 1

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Nearby ZIP codes

Today's modelled average.

77083 68°F · 77498 68°F · 77082 68°F · 77450 68°F · 77406 68°F · 77094 68°F · 77077 68°F · 77099 68°F

More: crabgrass timing in Texas · every Texas city · how accurate the model is.

Questions

What is the soil temperature in ZIP code 77407 today?
About 68°F on average in the top 4 inches (0–10 cm), low 67°F and high 68°F, from NOAA's GFS model run of Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern). It is a model value for a grid cell 9 km from the ZIP centre, not a reading from your yard.
Is it time for crabgrass preventer in 77407?
The spring window is closed. It opens again when the soil holds 50°F. Last spring the soil held 50°F from Feb 4 and 55°F from Feb 6.

Data: Global Forecast System (GFS) 0.25°, soil temperature 0–10 cm (TSOIL) (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)); 2025 Gazetteer ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTA) and 2024 cartographic boundary state outlines (U.S. Census Bureau).