09/01/2026
PROTECT THE PAWS AND THE FEET!
Don't walk your pup in this kind of heat—especially in the middle of the afternoon on blacktop asphalt. That can burn in seconds!
If you are out mid-afternoon, keep some water with you and stay off the pavement if you can.
ALSO, on Saturday around the SEC, you will probably see the thermometer sitting on the green turf in the sun showing that it's actually 7,000 degrees—ok, maybe I'm being facetious, it's always about 120-130°F—down there at the field. It's a favorite of sports telecasts this time of year, but it's not quite accurate.
That thermometer is not measuring the air temperature when it is sitting on the field. It's measuring it's own temperature—how hot the materials that make it up are getting in the direct sunshine and some of the turf temperature itself.
The green turf probably is close to the temperature of asphalt, but the air temperature isn't 120 degrees.
Regardless, it's gonna be hot. Plan accordingly.