What is the soil temperature in ZIP code 90263 today?

About 71°F on average in the top 4 inches (0–10 cm), low 67°F and high 76°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 5.8 km from the ZIP centre, not a reading from your yard.

Is it time for crabgrass preventer in 90263?

Soil here stayed above 50°F all last winter, so the 50 to 55°F soil rule gives no spring window. Time pre-emergent to your local calendar.

ZIP 90263 · Malibu, CA · Nov 11, 2026

Soil temperature for ZIP code 90263

71°Faverage today, 0–4 in deep (modelled)
low 67°F · high 76°F

Modelled by NOAA GFS, not measured · run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern) · grid cell 5.8 km from the ZIP centre point

On a week ago

7° warmer

64°F on Nov 4

5-day mean

71°F

what the verdicts use

Held 55°F last spring

Jan 14

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.

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Day	Average	Low	High
Nov 4	63.9°F	59.8°F	70.4°F	analysis
Nov 5	65.7°F	61.5°F	72.4°F	analysis
Nov 6	67.3°F	62.9°F	74.2°F	analysis
Nov 7	69.3°F	65.1°F	76.4°F	analysis
Nov 8	70.5°F	66.3°F	77.1°F	analysis
Nov 9	71.5°F	67.6°F	77.7°F	analysis
Nov 10	71.4°F	67.2°F	77.8°F	analysis
Today	71.1°F	67.4°F	76.4°F	analysis
Nov 12	68.2°F	65.1°F	71.8°F	forecast
Nov 13	65.6°F	62.9°F	69.2°F	forecast
Nov 14	64.1°F	62.4°F	67.1°F	forecast
Nov 15	63.1°F	60.7°F	66.8°F	forecast
Nov 16	62.5°F	60.6°F	65.4°F	forecast
Nov 17	60.7°F	59.8°F	62.4°F	forecast

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.

Soil	What it means	Held from (spring 2026)
40°F	Peas and lettuce	never below
50°F	Pre-emergent window opens	never below
55°F	Crabgrass can germinate	Jan 14
60°F	Tomatoes	Feb 1
65°F	Warm-season grass seed	Mar 14

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Nearby ZIP codes

Today's modelled average.

91302 71°F · 91301 71°F · 90290 75°F · 90265 71°F · 91364 74°F · 91377 68°F · 90272 75°F · 91367 74°F

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

Questions

What is the soil temperature in ZIP code 90263 today?: About 71°F on average in the top 4 inches (0–10 cm), low 67°F and high 76°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 5.8 km from the ZIP centre, not a reading from your yard.
Is it time for crabgrass preventer in 90263?: Soil here stayed above 50°F all last winter, so the 50 to 55°F soil rule gives no spring window. Time pre-emergent to your local calendar.

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).