Soil Moisture in Alabama
Soil moisture across Alabama, interpolated from the latest readings at each station and refreshed daily. Brown is drier than normal, teal is wetter than normal.
Across 25 monitoring stations in Alabama, 11 are wetter than normal, 12 are about normal, and 2 are drier than normal. Last updated October 16, 2026. Each station is compared against its own moisture history for this date, not against other stations, so wetter or drier than normal means the same thing at every station.
How This Is Measured
Every reading here is measured by an in-ground sensor at USDA SCAN (Soil Climate Analysis Network) and NOAA USCRN (US Climate Reference Network) stations, at or near the 2-inch root-zone depth, not modeled. A raw moisture percentage is not comparable between two soils, so each station is compared against its own history for the date. That comparison, wetter or drier than this station normally is, is the honest signal. These stations belong to the 326 active USDA and NOAA in-ground monitoring stations Soil Temps reads; only those with a moisture sensor and at least two years of their own history are compared here.
Stations Measuring Soil Moisture in Alabama (30)
| Station | Depth | Moisture | vs. Normal | Last Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bragg Farm USDA SCAN | 4" | 27% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Broad Acres USDA SCAN | 2" | 46% | Wetter than normal | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Cullman-NAHRC USDA SCAN | 2" | 22% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Brewton 3 NNE NOAA USCRN | 2" | 11% | No comparison yet | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Clanton 2 NE NOAA USCRN | 2" | 16% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Courtland 2 WSW NOAA USCRN | 8" | 11% | Wetter than normal | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Hodges USDA SCAN | 2" | 26% | Wetter than normal | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Isbell Farms USDA SCAN | 2" | 21% | Drier than normal | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Koptis Farms USDA SCAN | 2" | 17% | Wetter than normal | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Perdido Riv Farms USDA SCAN | 2" | 29% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Selma USDA SCAN | 2" | 5% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Gainesville 2 NE NOAA USCRN | 2" | 11% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Greensboro 2 WNW NOAA USCRN | 2" | 4% | Wetter than normal | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Highland Home 2 S NOAA USCRN | 2" | 13% | No comparison yet | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Muscle Shoals 2 N NOAA USCRN | 2" | 10% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Northport 2 S NOAA USCRN | 2" | 30% | Wetter than normal | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Selma 13 WNW NOAA USCRN | 2" | 35% | Wetter than normal | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Selma 6 SSE NOAA USCRN | 2" | 10% | No comparison yet | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Talladega 10 NNE NOAA USCRN | 2" | 8% | Wetter than normal | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Thomasville 2 S NOAA USCRN | 2" | 4% | Wetter than normal | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Valley Head 1 SSW NOAA USCRN | 2" | 23% | No comparison yet | Oct 16, 2026 |
| AAMU-JTG USDA SCAN | 2" | 25% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Stanley Farm USDA SCAN | 2" | 24% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Sudduth Farms USDA SCAN | 2" | 16% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Tuskegee USDA SCAN | 2" | 7% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Dee River Ranch USDA SCAN | 2" | 33% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Livingston-UWA USDA SCAN | 4" | 26% | Much drier than normal | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Morris Farms USDA SCAN | 2" | 38% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Wedowee USDA SCAN | 2" | 15% | Wetter than normal | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Wtars USDA SCAN | 2" | 20% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 16, 2026 |
Moisture is the volumetric water content at the sensor. It is not comparable between soils, which is why the “vs. normal” comparison against each station’s own history is the reading to trust. No comparison yet means that station does not yet have enough of its own history for a confident comparison.
Cities in Alabama (49)
Open a city for its nearest station’s current soil moisture and temperature, planting windows, and lawn-care timing.
| City | ZIP |
|---|---|
| Albertville | 35950 |
| Alexander City | 35010 |
| Andalusia | 36420 |
| Anniston | 36201 |
| Athens | 35611 |
| Atmore | 36502 |
| Auburn | 36830 |
| Bessemer | 35020 |
| Bham | 35225 |
| Birmingham | 35201 |
| Boaz | 35956 |
| Brewton | 36426 |
| Clanton | 35045 |
| Cullman | 35055 |
| Decatur | 35601 |
| Dothan | 36301 |
| Enterprise | 36330 |
| Eufaula | 36027 |
| Fairhope | 36532 |
| Florence | 35630 |
| Foley | 36535 |
| Fort Payne | 35967 |
| Gadsden | 35901 |
| Gulf Shores | 36542 |
| Huntsville | 35801 |
| Jasper | 35501 |
| Madison | 35756 |
| Mobile | 36601 |
| Monroeville | 36460 |
| Montgomery | 36101 |
| Muscle Shoals | 35661 |
| Northport | 35473 |
| Opelika | 36801 |
| Ozark | 36360 |
| Pell City | 35125 |
| Phenix City | 36867 |
| Prattville | 36066 |
| Russellville | 35653 |
| Scottsboro | 35768 |
| Selma | 36701 |
| Spanish Fort | 36527 |
| Sylacauga | 35150 |
| Talladega | 35160 |
| Theodore | 36582 |
| Troy | 36079 |
| Tuscaloosa | 35401 |
| Tuskegee Institute | 36087 |
| Valley | 36854 |
| Wetumpka | 36092 |
Soil Moisture FAQ for Alabama
How wet is the soil in Alabama right now?
Across 25 monitoring stations in Alabama, 11 are wetter than normal, 12 are about normal, and 2 are drier than normal. Last updated October 16, 2026. Each station is compared against its own moisture history for the date, so the reading means the same thing everywhere.
Where does Alabama soil moisture data come from?
Every value is measured by an in-ground sensor, not estimated from a weather model. Readings come from the USDA SCAN network and NOAA USCRN stations, at or near the 2-inch root-zone depth (some stations report at the nearest available depth), and are refreshed daily.
What does wetter or drier than normal mean?
For each station, the current reading is compared against that station's own readings around this date across several years, after leaving out frozen-soil days. A raw moisture percentage is not comparable between two different soils, so the comparison against a station's own history is what makes the reading meaningful.
See the national soil moisture map, the full Alabama soil temperature directory (all depths), or the live national soil temperature map.