Stirling, Scotland
Best weekend slot
Saturday 8am–11am
Verdict: Good
rain earlier today, ground firm
Next mow
Today 10am–midday
Verdict: Good
rain 2 hours ago, 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 13.6°C cooling to 11.5°C
Wednesday 2 September: Good. 1pm–3pm — dried off since a shower 2 hours ago, ground firm
Wednesday 2 September · 1pm–3pmConfident
1pm–3pm — dried off since a shower 2 hours ago, ground firm
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 2 hours ago
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm24mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.49
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light3 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the rain has passed
Limiting factor:none
Thursday 3 September: Good. midday–5pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Thursday 3 September · midday–5pmConfident
midday–5pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm28mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.73
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature14°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light14 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Friday 4 September: Good. 8pm–9pm — dried off since a shower 1 hour ago, ground firm
Friday 4 September · 8pm–9pmConfident
8pm–9pm — dried off since a shower 1 hour ago, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 0 hours ago
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm32mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.53
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light22 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Your neighbours will remember itstarts once the rain has passed
Limiting factor:none
Saturday 5 September: Good. 8am–11am — rain earlier today, ground firm
Saturday 5 September · 8am–11amConfident
8am–11am — rain earlier today, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm35mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.44
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°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 — 1.4mm of rain falling.
Sunday 6 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 1.4mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass wetraining now
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft35mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.56
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light10 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Monday 7 September: Not worth it. No — 0.3mm of rain falling.
Monday 7 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 0.3mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass wetrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft58mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.36
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light15 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Tuesday 8 September: Not worth it. No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
Tuesday 8 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass wetdew forming, rain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft66mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.26
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light13 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Wednesday 9 September: Good. 8am–8pm — ground soft — 65mm rain over the last week
Wednesday 9 September · 8am–8pmReasonably confident
8am–8pm — ground soft — 65mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft65mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.25
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light19 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Thursday 10 September: Good. 8am–8pm — barely growing — growth potential 0.18
Thursday 10 September · 8am–8pmLow confidence this far out
8am–8pm — barely growing — growth potential 0.18
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Tuesday
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places61mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Growth
- Barely growinggrowth potential 0.18
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light5 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:growth
Friday 11 September: Good. 8am–2pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.21
Friday 11 September · 8am–2pmLow confidence this far out
8am–2pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.21
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Tuesday
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places58mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.21
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light3 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:growth
Soil temperature
11.7°C53°F
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 11.7°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
Forecast from Open-Meteo, refreshed hourly. Soil temperature is modelled, not measured — how that works and where the thresholds come from.