ZIP 77611 · Bridge City, TX · Nov 11, 2026

Soil temperature for ZIP code 77611

68°Faverage today, 0–4 in deep (modelled)
low 66°F · high 69°F

Modelled by NOAA GFS, not measured · run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern) · grid cell 7.7 km from the ZIP centre point

On a week ago
5° cooler
73°F on Nov 4
5-day mean
68°F
what the verdicts use
Held 55°F last spring
Feb 7
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°50–55°F windowNov 4Nov 6Nov 8TodayNov 14Nov 1673°68°60°
View as table
DayAverageLowHigh
Nov 473.1°F71.4°F75.7°Fanalysis
Nov 569.7°F65.9°F73.5°Fanalysis
Nov 670.9°F67.6°F74.9°Fanalysis
Nov 770.9°F68.8°F72.8°Fanalysis
Nov 867.4°F65.8°F69.4°Fanalysis
Nov 965.5°F62.5°F69.0°Fanalysis
Nov 1066.9°F64.9°F69.7°Fanalysis
Today68.0°F66.5°F69.4°Fanalysis
Nov 1268.3°F65.8°F71.0°Fforecast
Nov 1366.6°F62.9°F70.3°Fforecast
Nov 1464.5°F62.2°F66.3°Fforecast
Nov 1563.3°F61.1°F65.8°Fforecast
Nov 1662.1°F60.0°F64.2°Fforecast
Nov 1759.9°F56.4°F63.3°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 5
55°FCrabgrass can germinateFeb 7
60°FTomatoesFeb 10
65°FWarm-season grass seedFeb 13

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Nearby ZIP codes

Today's modelled average.

77630 68°F · 77642 69°F · 77619 69°F · 77651 69°F · 77627 69°F · 77640 69°F · 77632 68°F · 77662 68°F

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

Questions

What is the soil temperature in ZIP code 77611 today?
About 68°F on average in the top 4 inches (0–10 cm), low 66°F and high 69°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 7.7 km from the ZIP centre, not a reading from your yard.
Is it time for crabgrass preventer in 77611?
The spring window is closed. It opens again when the soil holds 50°F. Last spring the soil held 50°F from Feb 5 and 55°F from Feb 7.

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).