Soil Moisture in Utah
Soil moisture across Utah, interpolated from the latest readings at each station and refreshed daily. Brown is drier than normal, teal is wetter than normal.
Across 32 monitoring stations in Utah, 26 are wetter than normal, and 6 are about normal. Last updated October 17, 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 Utah (32)
| Station | Depth | Moisture | vs. Normal | Last Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Creek USDA SCAN | 2" | 28% | Wetter than normal | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Buffalo Jump USDA SCAN | 2" | 16% | Wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Cache Junction USDA SCAN | 2" | 26% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Cave Valley USDA SCAN | 2" | 2% | Wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Chicken Ridge USDA SCAN | 2" | 16% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Circleville USDA SCAN | 2" | 15% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Eastland USDA SCAN | 2" | 24% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Ephraim USDA SCAN | 2" | 11% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Goshute USDA SCAN | 2" | 21% | Wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Green River USDA SCAN | 2" | 25% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Grouse Creek USDA SCAN | 2" | 13% | Wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Hals Canyon USDA SCAN | 2" | 11% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Harms Way USDA SCAN | 2" | 24% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Holden USDA SCAN | 2" | 14% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Mountain Home USDA SCAN | 2" | 22% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Nephi USDA SCAN | 2" | 19% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Panguitch USDA SCAN | 2" | 14% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Park Valley USDA SCAN | 2" | 23% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Price USDA SCAN | 2" | 18% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Sand Hollow USDA SCAN | 2" | 3% | Wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Alkali Mesa USDA SCAN | 2" | 19% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Tule Valley USDA SCAN | 2" | 15% | Wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Vermillion USDA SCAN | 2" | 6% | Wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Spooky USDA SCAN | 2" | 4% | Wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Grantsville USDA SCAN | 4" | 22% | Normal for this time of year | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Little Red Fox USDA SCAN | 2" | 27% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Manderfield USDA SCAN | 2" | 19% | Wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Mccracken Mesa USDA SCAN | 2" | 26% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Milford USDA SCAN | 2" | 26% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Morgan USDA SCAN | 2" | 30% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| West Summit USDA SCAN | 2" | 20% | Wetter than normal | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Brigham City 28 WNW NOAA USCRN | 2" | 19% | Much wetter than normal | Oct 17, 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 Utah (16)
Open a city for its nearest station’s current soil moisture and temperature, planting windows, and lawn-care timing.
| City | ZIP |
|---|---|
| Bountiful | 84010 |
| Cedar City | 84720 |
| Clearfield | 84015 |
| Layton | 84040 |
| Logan | 84321 |
| Ogden | 84201 |
| Orem | 84057 |
| Park City | 84060 |
| Provo | 84601 |
| Saint George | 84770 |
| Salt Lake City | 84101 |
| Sandy | 84070 |
| South Jordan | 84009 |
| Vernal | 84078 |
| West Jordan | 84081 |
| West Valley City | — |
Soil Moisture FAQ for Utah
How wet is the soil in Utah right now?
Across 32 monitoring stations in Utah, 26 are wetter than normal, and 6 are about normal. Last updated October 17, 2026. Each station is compared against its own moisture history for the date, so the reading means the same thing everywhere.
Where does Utah 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 Utah soil temperature directory (all depths), or the live national soil temperature map.