What is the soil temperature in ZIP code 96743 today?

About 71°F on average in the top 4 inches (0–10 cm), low 67°F and high 75°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 4.6 km from the ZIP centre, not a reading from your yard.

Is it time for crabgrass preventer in 96743?

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 96743 · Waimea, HI · Nov 11, 2026

Soil temperature for ZIP code 96743

71°Faverage today, 0–4 in deep (modelled)
low 67°F · high 75°F

Modelled by NOAA GFS, not measured · run Nov 11, 12:00 UTC (7 am Eastern) · grid cell 4.6 km from the ZIP centre point

On a week ago

1° cooler

72°F on Nov 4

5-day mean

73°F

what the verdicts use

Held 55°F last spring

All winter

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	72.1°F	67.2°F	77.6°F	analysis
Nov 5	71.9°F	66.7°F	77.3°F	analysis
Nov 6	73.8°F	70.3°F	79.6°F	analysis
Nov 7	74.6°F	69.9°F	79.5°F	analysis
Nov 8	72.6°F	66.9°F	78.4°F	analysis
Nov 9	73.1°F	67.1°F	80.2°F	analysis
Nov 10	72.7°F	66.5°F	78.5°F	analysis
Today	71.4°F	66.8°F	74.9°F	analysis
Nov 12	69.3°F	65.1°F	73.5°F	forecast
Nov 13	68.8°F	64.0°F	75.7°F	forecast
Nov 14	69.6°F	64.4°F	74.9°F	forecast
Nov 15	69.5°F	64.4°F	75.0°F	forecast
Nov 16	69.8°F	64.1°F	77.6°F	forecast
Nov 17	70.3°F	65.8°F	74.3°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	never below
60°F	Tomatoes	never below
65°F	Warm-season grass seed	Jan 22

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Nearby ZIP codes

Today's modelled average.

96738 71°F · 96755 71°F · 96719 71°F · 96727 64°F · 96740 84°F · 96776 64°F · 96725 68°F · 96774 64°F

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

Questions

What is the soil temperature in ZIP code 96743 today?: About 71°F on average in the top 4 inches (0–10 cm), low 67°F and high 75°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 4.6 km from the ZIP centre, not a reading from your yard.
Is it time for crabgrass preventer in 96743?: 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).