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See the current soil moisture chart. Select "Layer 1 2 3" from the drop down menu for the average moisture in the top metre of the earth.
Rarely in moist areas there are some soil moisture plots (except over Europe) indicating the soil is exceptionally dry.
Grid point data is plotted for Europe. Elsewhere, for (most) other parts of the world, soil moisture is interpolated from surrounding grids points. Field capacity, saturation, wilting point etc. depend on the soil type so can consequently be affected. Users should check nearby soil moisture before accepting misleading soil moisture actual and forecast data.
Contrasting examples of surface and soil water budgets
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