Live soil temperature · 2 inches down

Soil temperature in Lawrenceville, GA

Right now · 30044

77.7°FActive

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Pre-emergent window (50-55°F)Crabgrass germinates near 60°F

Crabgrass pre-emergent: Window has likely passed: soil is at or above 60°F. Pre-emergent is a product that stops weed seeds before they sprout, so it only works ahead of germination.

By depth

Surface: 73.8°F
2 in depth: 77.7°F
6 in depth: 78.7°F

Past 7 days · daily average

2 in depthSurface6 in depthPre-emergent window (50-55°F)

This week in Lawrenceville

Over the past week, soil 2 inches down in Lawrenceville, GA ranged from 77.5°F to 79.5°F and fell 1.5°F, averaging 78.1°F.

Daily average soil temperature in Lawrenceville, GA 30044 for the past week, by depth
Day	Surface	2 in	6 in
Sun	79.3°F	79.5°F	79.3°F
Mon	77.1°F	77.6°F	78°F
Tue	77.7°F	77.5°F	77.3°F
Wed	78.7°F	78.5°F	78°F
Thu	76.9°F	77.5°F	78°F
Fri	78.5°F	78.1°F	77.4°F
Sat	78.1°F	78°F	77.8°F

Daily averages from Open-Meteo for Lawrenceville, GA 30044. Readings refresh every six hours.

Interpretation

What this means for your grass.

Bermuda: Bermuda is in active growth. Your full fertilizer, herbicide, and PGR program is appropriate.
Zoysia: Zoysia is in active growth. Full program is appropriate, confirm visual greenup before applying nitrogen, as zoysia breaks later than bermuda.
St. Augustine: St. Augustine is in active growth. Full fertilizer program is appropriate. Watch for chinch bugs as temps climb.
Cool-season: Cool-season grass is likely heat-stressed or dormant. Hold fertilizer, maintain irrigation, and wait for fall.

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Weather data from Open-Meteo. Timing guidance follows the sources on when to apply pre-emergent and how to use soil temperature.Data as of Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:19:08 GMT