Updated daily in the spring, this map provides current and historical soil temperatures for each county in Iowa. “The 4-inch temperature is one of the key indicators that we use to indicate if ...

Recent rainstorms are helping to improve Iowa’s soil conditions, though only about a third of the state is completely drought ...

Iowans are finally starting to see some warmer weather after the start to spring included blizzards, high winds and hail. Temperatures have finally made it into the 50s to end March, leaving those ...

Highs this week are in the 60s and Saturday's forecast reaches a high of 79 degrees, according to the National Weather ... in one county as of Wednesday, according to the Iowa Department of ...

The U.S. Drought Monitor shows whether Iowa has continued to put a dent in the state's drought conditions. In the Drought ...

Iowa crops continue to rate well, though average rainfall across Iowa last week was less than seven-tenths of an inch and ...

DES MOINES – As air temperatures continue to fluctuate this fall, so do soil temperatures. This means it may still be too early to apply anhydrous ammonia (NH3) to cropland without risking ...

Some plants can survive in colder weather. For crops, the upper 4 inches of the soil should reach at least 50 degrees with a warming forecast trend, according to Iowa State University. Iowa soil ...

Soil temperatures in southern Iowa ranged from 42 degrees to as high as 48 degrees on Wednesday, according to the latest data from the Iowa State Mesonet. Polk County's soil temperature was 44 ...