Soil temperature in Augusta, Georgia
Soil temperature
88°F31.1°C
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Too warm to seed — the soil is heat-stressed. Wait for it to cool.
Most cool-season lawns in the northern US and Canada are bluegrass, tall fescue, or a mix of the two. We assume that, and use12.5°C as the seeding threshold.
I know what grass I have
The differences are small. Ryegrass is the quickest off the mark; bluegrass is the slowest and wants the warmest soil. Everything else sits between.
| Species | Soil temp | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Perennial ryegrass | 8°C | 5–10 |
| Red / chewings fescue | 8–10°C | 10–14 |
| Tall fescuelikely yours | 10–12°C | 10–14 |
| Browntop bentColonial bentgrass | 10–12°C | 14–21 |
| Smooth-stalked meadow grassKentucky bluegrasslikely yours | 12–13°C | 14–28 |
Soil temperature at 6cm in Augusta, Georgia is currently 31.1°C, and falling about 28.9°C over the next 11 days. That depth matters because it is where grass seed sits and where roots start working, and it lags air temperature by days — which is why a warm afternoon here tells you very little on its own.
Lawns in this area are typically Kentucky bluegrass with tall fescue, the usual mix for cool-season lawns at this latitude. That blend needs the soil to hold above 12.5°C before seed germinates reliably. Too warm to seed — the soil is heat-stressed. Wait for it to cool.
7 of the next 10 days are good mowing days. The best weekend slot right now is Monday 10am–11am, on the basis that heat stress — 27°C.
The next recommended window in Augusta opens at 8am on Wednesday 2 September, because that is first light. Underfoot, the ground reads as firm after 16mm rain over the last week.
The next 10 days
Column height is how mowable the day is; the lighter band is the best stretch within it. The line is soil temperature at 6cm. It crosses the seeding threshold inside this forecast.
12.5°C — seeding
Soil at 6cm 29.5°C cooling to 0.0°C
Tuesday 1 September: Not worth it. No — growing slowly, growth potential 0.23.
Tuesday 1 SeptemberConfident
No — growing slowly, growth potential 0.23.
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Saturday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm16mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.23
- Poor:Temperature
- Heat stress30°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light3 km/h
Limiting factor:growth
Wednesday 2 September: Good. 8am–10am — barely growing — growth potential 0.14
Wednesday 2 September · 8am–10amConfident
8am–10am — barely growing — growth potential 0.14
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Saturday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm16mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Growth
- Barely growinggrowth potential 0.14
- Poor:Temperature
- Cool26°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light4 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts at first light
Limiting factor:growth
Thursday 3 September: Good. 8am–10am — barely growing — growth potential 0.14
Thursday 3 September · 8am–10amConfident
8am–10am — barely growing — growth potential 0.14
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Saturday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm16mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Growth
- Barely growinggrowth potential 0.14
- Poor:Temperature
- Cool25°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light3 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts at first light
Limiting factor:growth
Friday 4 September: Good. 8am–10am — barely growing — growth potential 0.12
Friday 4 September · 8am–10amConfident
8am–10am — barely growing — growth potential 0.12
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Saturday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm0mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Growth
- Barely growinggrowth potential 0.12
- Poor:Temperature
- Heat stress26°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light4 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts at first light
Limiting factor:growth
Saturday 5 September: Good. No — barely growing, growth potential 0.08.
Saturday 5 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — barely growing, growth potential 0.08.
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Saturday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm0mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Growth
- Barely growinggrowth potential 0.08
- Poor:Temperature
- Heat stress27°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light8 km/h
Limiting factor:growth
Sunday 6 September: Good. 10am–11am — grass damp — rain earlier today
Sunday 6 September · 10am–11amReasonably confident
10am–11am — grass damp — rain earlier today
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm0mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.35
- Poor:Temperature
- Cool24°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light9 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Monday 7 September: Good. 10am–11am — heat stress — 27°C
Monday 7 September · 10am–11amReasonably confident
10am–11am — heat stress — 27°C
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Sunday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm12mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.39
- Poor:Temperature
- Cool24°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light14 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:temperature
Tuesday 8 September: Good. 8am–11am — growing slowly — growth potential 0.31
Tuesday 8 September · 8am–11amReasonably confident
8am–11am — growing slowly — growth potential 0.31
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Sunday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm12mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.31
- Poor:Temperature
- Cool23°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light8 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts at first light
Limiting factor:growth
Wednesday 9 September: Not worth it. No — ground frozen.
Wednesday 9 SeptemberLow confidence this far out
No — ground frozen.
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Sunday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm12mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Growth
- Barely growinggrowth potential 0.19
- Poor:Temperature
- Cool25°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light5 km/h
Limiting factor:growth
Thursday 10 September: Not worth it. No — ground frozen.
Thursday 10 SeptemberLow confidence this far out
No — ground frozen.
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Sunday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm12mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Growth
- Barely growinggrowth potential 0.06
- Poor:Temperature
- Heat stress28°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light8 km/h
Limiting factor:growth
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