Upkeep PlanTimed by soil temperature

Is it time to blow out the sprinklers in Nebraska?

Northern Plains region · cool-season grass

Soil temperature today

Measured

60.1°F

Measured at 5 cm by NOAA USCRN station IA_Des_Moines_17_E, reading of 2026-10-16. How we get this number.

Soil temperature windows for lawn tasks between 40 and 80 degrees FahrenheitHorizontal temperature scale from 40 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Cool-season seeding window: 50–65°F. Crabgrass pre-emergent window: 52–58°F (measured data only on this site). Warm-season seeding: above 65°F. Current reading: 60.1°F.40°45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°Cool-season seedPre-emergentWarm-season seed
Where today's reading sits against the sprinkler blowout window.

Not yet — window is closed

it has not cooled off enough yet.

Done before the ground freezes, not on a fixed date.

Sprinkler blowout guide

Done before the ground freezes, not on a fixed date.

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