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Soil Moisture in West Virginia

Across 1 monitoring station in West Virginia, 1 is wetter than normal. Last updated August 16, 2026.

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.

Stations Measuring Soil Moisture in West Virginia (1)

Soil moisture stations in West Virginiawith the current reading, depth, and how it compares to the station’s own history
StationDepthMoisturevs. NormalLast Reading
Elkins 21 ENE2"38%Much wetter than normal2026-08-16

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. A dash means that station does not yet have enough of its own history for a confident comparison.

Cities in West Virginia (12)

Open a city for its nearest station’s current soil moisture and temperature, planting windows, and lawn-care timing.

Cities in West Virginia with soil moisture and temperature pages
CityZIP
Beckley25801
Charleston25301
Clarksburg26301
Fairmont26554
Huntington25701
Martinsburg25401
Mineral Wells26120
Morgantown26501
Mount Hope25880
Parkersburg26101
Princeton24739
White Sulphur Springs24961

Soil Moisture FAQ for West Virginia

How wet is the soil in West Virginia right now?

Across 1 monitoring station in West Virginia, 1 is wetter than normal. Last updated August 16, 2026. Each station is compared against its own moisture history for the date, so the reading means the same thing everywhere.

Where does West Virginia 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 West Virginia soil temperature directory (all depths), or the live national soil temperature map.