Colorado Springs, Colorado
Mowing
When you can next cut it, and the best slot this weekend.
Best weekend slot
Saturday 10am–7pm
Verdict: Prime time
wind light — 21 km/h
Next mow
Today 11am–7pm
Verdict: Prime time
no rain since Wednesday, ground firm
- Warning: Frost about. Wednesday 28 October has frosted hours. Stay off it until it lifts — walking on frosted grass bruises it, and mowing it ruptures the leaf. More
The next 10 days
Each row is a day, morning on the left. The more solid a block, the more of the forecast runs agree you can mow. Open a day for the hour-by-hour forecast behind it.
Monday 19 October: 8 hours worth using. 11am–7pm — no rain since Wednesday, ground firm
Monday 19 October, hour by hour 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am midday 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm Chance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Verdict Already gone Already gone Already gone Already gone Already gone Already gone Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time dark dark Rainchance · · · · · · — — — — — — — — — — Rainmm · · · · · · — — — — — — — — — — Grass · · · · · · dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry Ground · · · · · · firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm Temp · · · · · · 18° 19° 20° 20° 21° 20° 20° 17° 15° 13° Windkm/h · · · · · · 14 14 17 18 19 21 19 15 10 8 Daylight · · · · · · ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — — Growth: growing steadily (growth potential 0.44). Enough to be worth cutting. Growth decides whether a cut is wanted, not how well it will go, so it is not one of the rows above and does not move the chances.
Monday 19 October · 11am–7pmConfident
11am–7pm — no rain since Wednesday, ground firm
Limiting factor:none
Tuesday 20 October: 11 hours worth using. 8am–7pm — temperature — 11°C
Tuesday 20 October, hour by hour 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am midday 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm Chance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Verdict dark dark dark Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time dark dark Rainchance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Rainmm — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Grass dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry Ground firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm Temp 7° 6° 6° 8° 11° 14° 17° 19° 21° 20° 20° 19° 19° 17° 14° 12° Windkm/h 5 8 2 6 6 6 6 6 8 7 3 20 11 8 9 8 Daylight — — — ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — — Growth: growing slowly (growth potential 0.31). Enough to be worth cutting. Growth decides whether a cut is wanted, not how well it will go, so it is not one of the rows above and does not move the chances.
Tuesday 20 October · 8am–7pmConfident
8am–7pm — temperature — 11°C
Limiting factor:temperature
Wednesday 21 October: 11 hours worth using. 8am–7pm — dry since Wednesday by then, ground firm
Wednesday 21 October, hour by hour 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am midday 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm Chance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Verdict dark dark dark Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time dark dark Rainchance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Rainmm — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Grass dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry Ground firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm Temp 11° 12° 13° 13° 16° 17° 19° 20° 21° 22° 22° 22° 21° 20° 19° 19° Windkm/h 10 9 8 9 5 5 9 14 17 20 23 25 23 21 19 15 Daylight — — — ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — — Growth: growing steadily (growth potential 0.45). Enough to be worth cutting. Growth decides whether a cut is wanted, not how well it will go, so it is not one of the rows above and does not move the chances.
Wednesday 21 October · 8am–7pmConfident
8am–7pm — dry since Wednesday by then, ground firm
Limiting factor:none
Thursday 22 October: 10 hours worth using. 8am–1pm — dry for over a week by then, ground firm
Thursday 22 October, hour by hour 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am midday 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm Chance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Verdict dark dark dark Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time 0.2mm of rain falling Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time dark dark Rainchance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Rainmm — — — — — — — — 0.2 — — — — — — — Grass dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry Ground firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm Temp 15° 15° 15° 16° 17° 20° 20° 20° 18° 18° 20° 22° 21° 19° 18° 18° Windkm/h 7 8 8 8 6 7 13 12 10 7 3 14 24 20 9 6 Daylight — — — ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — — Growth: growing well (growth potential 0.66). Enough to be worth cutting. Growth decides whether a cut is wanted, not how well it will go, so it is not one of the rows above and does not move the chances.
Thursday 22 October · best slot8am–1pmConfident
8am–1pm — dry for over a week by then, ground firm
Also mowable today: 2pm–7pm
Limiting factor:none
Friday 23 October: 9 hours worth using. 10am–7pm — rain earlier that day, ground firm
Friday 23 October, hour by hour 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am midday 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm Chance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Verdict dark dark dark Forget it Forget it Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time dark dark Rainchance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Rainmm — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Grass soaked soaked soaked soaked soaked dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry Ground firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm Temp 14° 14° 14° 14° 16° 18° 19° 21° 22° 22° 22° 22° 21° 20° 18° 18° Windkm/h 3 5 4 5 5 7 14 23 25 25 20 19 16 12 9 5 Daylight — — — ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — — Growth: growing well (growth potential 0.65). Enough to be worth cutting. Growth decides whether a cut is wanted, not how well it will go, so it is not one of the rows above and does not move the chances.
Friday 23 October · 10am–7pmReasonably confident
10am–7pm — rain earlier that day, ground firm
Limiting factor:none
Saturday 24 October: 9 hours worth using. 10am–7pm — wind light — 21 km/h
Saturday 24 October, hour by hour 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am midday 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm Chance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Verdict dark dark dark 0.1mm of rain falling 0.1mm of rain falling Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time dark dark Rainchance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Rainmm 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 — — — — — — — — — — — Grass dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry Ground firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm Temp 11° 11° 11° 11° 11° 12° 13° 14° 13° 12° 12° 11° 10° 10° 9° 9° Windkm/h 21 25 26 27 26 25 23 21 21 21 20 21 21 20 19 16 Daylight — — — ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — — Growth: growing slowly (growth potential 0.34). Enough to be worth cutting. Growth decides whether a cut is wanted, not how well it will go, so it is not one of the rows above and does not move the chances.
Saturday 24 October · 10am–7pmReasonably confident
10am–7pm — wind light — 21 km/h
Limiting factor:wind
Sunday 25 October: 9 hours worth using. 10am–7pm — temperature — 11°C
Sunday 25 October, hour by hour 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am midday 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm Chance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Verdict dark dark dark Forget it Forget it Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time dark dark Rainchance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Rainmm — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Grass dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry Ground firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm Temp 7° 7° 7° 7° 8° 9° 11° 12° 12° 12° 12° 12° 11° 11° 11° 10° Windkm/h 8 7 8 10 11 14 16 18 19 20 20 21 22 21 19 16 Daylight — — — ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — — Growth: barely growing (growth potential 0.11). Enough to be worth cutting. Growth decides whether a cut is wanted, not how well it will go, so it is not one of the rows above and does not move the chances.
Sunday 25 October · 10am–7pmReasonably confident
10am–7pm — temperature — 11°C
Limiting factor:temperature
Monday 26 October: 11 hours worth using. 8am–7pm — temperature — 12°C
Monday 26 October, hour by hour 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am midday 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm Chance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Verdict dark dark dark Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time dark dark Rainchance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Rainmm — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Grass dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry Ground firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm Temp 7° 8° 8° 8° 8° 10° 12° 14° 15° 17° 17° 17° 16° 14° 14° 13° Windkm/h 1 1 2 5 7 6 6 7 8 9 9 8 8 8 4 5 Daylight — — — ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — — Growth: barely growing (growth potential 0.16). Enough to be worth cutting. Growth decides whether a cut is wanted, not how well it will go, so it is not one of the rows above and does not move the chances.
Monday 26 October · 8am–7pmReasonably confident
8am–7pm — temperature — 12°C
Limiting factor:temperature
Tuesday 27 October: 11 hours worth using. 8am–7pm — temperature — 10°C
Tuesday 27 October, hour by hour 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am midday 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm Chance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Verdict dark dark dark Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time Prime time dark dark Rainchance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Rainmm — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Grass dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry Ground firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm Temp 6° 6° 5° 5° 6° 7° 8° 9° 10° 11° 11° 11° 10° 9° 8° 6° Windkm/h 21 19 18 17 16 12 9 9 11 13 15 16 16 15 13 10 Daylight — — — ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — — Growth: barely growing (growth potential 0.11). Enough to be worth cutting. Growth decides whether a cut is wanted, not how well it will go, so it is not one of the rows above and does not move the chances.
Tuesday 27 October · 8am–7pmLow confidence this far out
8am–7pm — temperature — 10°C
Limiting factor:temperature
Wednesday 28 October: nothing to cut. Nothing to cut — the grass is barely growing (growth potential 0.02). Conditions themselves are fine.
Wednesday 28 October, hour by hour 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am midday 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm Chance — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Verdict nothing to cut — the grass is barely growing nothing to cut — the grass is barely growing nothing to cut — the grass is barely growing nothing to cut — the grass is barely growing nothing to cut — the grass is barely growing nothing to cut — the grass is barely growing nothing to cut — the grass is barely growing nothing to cut — the grass is barely growing nothing to cut — the grass is barely growing nothing to cut — the grass is barely growing nothing to cut — the grass is barely growing nothing to cut — the grass is barely growing nothing to cut — the grass is barely growing Already gone Already gone Already gone Rainchance — — — — — — — — — — — — — · · · Rainmm — — — — — — — — — — — — — · · · Grass dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry dry · · · Ground firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm firm · · · Temp 1° 1° 1° 1° 3° 4° 7° 9° 10° 12° 13° 12° 11° · · · Windkm/h 12 9 7 7 7 8 10 11 12 12 11 10 10 · · · Daylight — — — ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ · · · Growth: barely growing (growth potential 0.02). Not enough to be worth cutting, which is why no hour is recommended today whatever the weather does.
Wednesday 28 OctoberLow confidence this far out
Nothing to cut — the grass is barely growing (growth potential 0.02). Conditions themselves are fine.
Nothing to cut. The odds below describe the weather only — growth decides whether a cut is wanted, and it is judged separately.
Limiting factor:growth
good to go touch and go dark, frost or snow already goneFainter means fewer forecast runs agree.
Growth
How fast it is growing, and when it will need cutting again.
44%Growing steadily
Of the fastest this grass could grow. The turf-industry measure, from today's temperature and day length.
Growing slowly — roughly 1.6mm a day. It will not put on enough to need cutting within the next 10 days.
Held back by both temperature and short days — 11.0 hours of daylight at 14°C.
- Over the next 10 days
- about 11mm of leaf
- Next cut due
- not within the next ten days
This only knows temperature and day length. Feeding, watering, shade and cutting height all move it, so treat it as a rough guide.
Worked out from the PACE Turf growth potential model and day length —how and why.
Seeding
Soil temperature at germination depth, and when the window opens.
Soil temperature in Colorado Springs, Colorado
60°F15.3°C
at 6cm — germination depth
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 15.3°C at 6cm and holding above 12.5°C.
Warming over the next 10 days.
An independent estimate from air temperature gives 12.4°C, 1.8°C away. Treat the figure as approximate.
Most cool-season lawns in the northern US and Canada are bluegrass, tall fescue, or a mix of the two. We assume that, and use 12.5°C as the seeding threshold.
Thresholds for every species
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 needed | Days to sprout |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Feeding
Why timing decides whether a feed does anything at all.
Coming in the app
Grass takes up nitrogen when it is growing. Feed a lawn that has stopped and most of it washes past the roots — which is why timing beats product choice.
Right now this lawn is growing well enough to use a feed.
The app will work out the actual feeding windows for your lawn — along with weed control, scarifying and moss treatment — and tell you when they open without you having to check.
Colorado Springs, Colorado in detail
Soil temperature in Colorado Springs, Colorado is currently 15.3°C at 6cm, and rising about 3.2°C over the next 10 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. Seeding conditions are open — soil is 15.3°C at 6cm and holding above 12.5°C.
9 of the next 10 days are good mowing days. The best weekend slot right now is Saturday 10am–7pm, on the basis that wind light — 21 km/h.
The next recommended window in Colorado Springs opens at 11am on Monday 19 October, and holds while conditions stay put. Underfoot, the ground reads as firm after 4mm rain over the last week, coarse (sandy) soil.
There is frost in the forecast for Colorado Springs, Colorado: Wednesday 28 October has hours cold enough to freeze the leaf. Stay off the grass until it lifts — mowing frosted turf ruptures the cells and the damage shows for weeks.
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Single-model forecast here — no ensemble covers this location, so there are no odds to show. Forecast from Open-Meteo, refreshed through the day. Soil temperature is modelled, not measured — how that works and where the thresholds come from.