Edinburgh, Scotland
Best weekend slot
Saturday 8am–8pm
Verdict: Good
rain earlier today, ground firm
Next mow
Tomorrow 11am–4pm
Verdict: Good
rain earlier today, ground firm
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.
9°C — seeding
Soil at 6cm 14.9°C cooling to 12.1°C
Wednesday 2 September: Marginal. No — 1.3mm of rain falling.
Wednesday 2 SeptemberConfident
No — 1.3mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass wetraining now
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm20mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.51
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light0 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Thursday 3 September: Good. 11am–4pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
Thursday 3 September · 11am–4pmConfident
11am–4pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm29mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.81
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature16°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light17 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:none
Friday 4 September: Good. 9am–2pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Friday 4 September · 9am–2pmConfident
9am–2pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm32mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.67
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light13 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Saturday 5 September: Good. 8am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
Saturday 5 September · 8am–8pmConfident
8am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm30mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.62
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light12 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:none
Sunday 6 September: Not worth it. No — 0.8mm of rain falling.
Sunday 6 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 0.8mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass wetraining now
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places30mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.67
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light8 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Monday 7 September: Good. 8am–11am — ground soft in places — 40mm rain over the last week
Monday 7 September · 8am–11amReasonably confident
8am–11am — ground soft in places — 40mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places40mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.53
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light15 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Tuesday 8 September: Good. 8am–11am — ground soft in places — 44mm rain over the last week
Tuesday 8 September · 8am–11amReasonably confident
8am–11am — ground soft in places — 44mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places44mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.30
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light15 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Wednesday 9 September: Good. 10am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Wednesday 9 September · 10am–8pmReasonably confident
10am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places47mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.29
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light20 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Thursday 10 September: Good. 8am–8pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.29
Thursday 10 September · 8am–8pmLow confidence this far out
8am–8pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.29
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm39mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.29
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light13 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:growth
Friday 11 September: Good. 8am–8pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.29
Friday 11 September · 8am–8pmLow confidence this far out
8am–8pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.29
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm35mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.29
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light7 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:growth
Soil temperature
14.2°C58°F
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 14.2°C at 6cm and holding above 9°C.
Almost every UK and Irish lawn is a ryegrass and fescue mix, whether it was sown or turfed. We assume that, and use9°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 ryegrasslikely yours | 8°C | 5–10 |
| Red / chewings fescuelikely yours | 8–10°C | 10–14 |
| Tall fescue | 10–12°C | 10–14 |
| Browntop bentColonial bentgrass | 10–12°C | 14–21 |
| Smooth-stalked meadow grassKentucky bluegrass | 12–13°C | 14–28 |
What this means right now
Good: Seeding window open
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 14.2°C at 6cm and holding above 9°C.
Forecast from Open-Meteo, refreshed hourly. Soil temperature is modelled, not measured — how that works and where the thresholds come from.