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Live soil temperature · 2 inches down

Soil temperature in Plano, TX

Right now · 75023

55.4°FCool

30°40°50°60°70°80°90°
Fall pre-emergent windowAnnual bluegrass germinates below 70°F

Annual bluegrass (Poa annua) and winter annual weeds: First fall window has passed. Most labels call for a second application 8 to 10 weeks after the first. Pre-emergent is a product that stops weed seeds before they sprout, so it only works ahead of germination.

By depth

Surface
47.3°F
2 in depth
55.4°F
6 in depth
66.5°F

Past 14 days · 24-hour average

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Fall pre-emergent window

This week in Plano

Over the past week, soil 2 inches down in Plano, TX ranged from 62.8°F to 83.8°F and fell 16.6°F, averaging 74.6°F.

Daily average soil temperature in Plano, TX 75023 for the past week, by depth
DaySurface2 in6 in
Mon80.1°F79.4°F78.8°F
Tue84.6°F82.9°F80.6°F
Wed84.2°F83.8°F82.3°F
Thu80.4°F81.1°F81.6°F
Fri63.6°F69.3°F76.4°F
Sat58.9°F62.9°F69.3°F
Sun60.7°F62.8°F67.1°F

Daily averages from Open-Meteo for Plano, TX 75023. Readings refresh every six hours.

Interpretation

What this means for your grass.

Bermuda
Bermuda's growth is slowing toward dormancy. Stop pushing nitrogen. Soil is already below the 70°F annual bluegrass germination point, so fall pre-emergent is late, but it still blocks the seed that germinates over the next couple of months.
Zoysia
Zoysia is slowing toward dormancy. Stop nitrogen. Soil is below the 70°F annual bluegrass germination point, so fall pre-emergent is late but still worth putting down for later-germinating seed.
St. Augustine
St. Augustine is slowing toward winter. Hold nitrogen. Winter weeds are already up, so treat what you can see rather than applying a pre-emergent now.
Cool-season
The best growing range of the year for cool-season grass. This is prime time to fertilize and to overseed. If you are overseeding, do not apply pre-emergent: it stops grass seed the same way it stops weed seed.

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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 Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:22:00 GMT