Soil temperature in Athlone, Leinster
Soil temperature
14.5°C58°F
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 14.5°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 |
Soil temperature at 6cm in Athlone, Leinster is currently 14.5°C, and falling about 1.8°C over the next 11 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 perennial ryegrass with fescue, which is what most lawns round here are sown with. That blend needs the soil to hold above 9°C before seed germinates reliably. Seeding conditions are open — soil is 14.5°C at 6cm and holding above 9°C.
9 of the next 10 days are good mowing days. The other one is held back by wet grass or soft ground. The best weekend slot right now is Saturday 8am–9pm, on the basis that ground soft in places — 50mm rain over the last week.
The next recommended window in Athlone opens at 5pm on Wednesday 2 September, because that is when the dew has burnt off — earlier than that and you are cutting wet grass. Underfoot, the ground reads as soft after 26mm rain over the last week.
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 16.7°C cooling to 13.5°C
Wednesday 2 September: Good. 5pm–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Wednesday 2 September · 5pm–8pmConfident
5pm–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft26mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.88
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature16°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light10 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Thursday 3 September: Good. 8am–10am — ground soft — 42mm rain over the last week
Thursday 3 September · 8am–10amConfident
8am–10am — ground soft — 42mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft42mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.82
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature16°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light11 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Friday 4 September: Good. midday–9pm — ground soft — 50mm rain over the last week
Friday 4 September · midday–9pmConfident
midday–9pm — ground soft — 50mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft50mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.63
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light17 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Saturday 5 September: Good. 8am–9pm — ground soft in places — 50mm rain over the last week
Saturday 5 September · 8am–9pmConfident
8am–9pm — ground soft in places — 50mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Friday
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places50mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.51
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light8 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Sunday 6 September: Good. 10am–11am — ground soft — 39mm rain over the last week
Sunday 6 September · 10am–11amReasonably confident
10am–11am — ground soft — 39mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 3 hours ago
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft39mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.84
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature18°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light24 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Monday 7 September: Good. 8am–11am — ground soft — 34mm rain over the last week
Monday 7 September · 8am–11amReasonably confident
8am–11am — ground soft — 34mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places34mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.55
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°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
Tuesday 8 September: Not worth it. No — ground waterlogged.
Tuesday 8 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — ground waterlogged.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground saturated37mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.40
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light10 km/h
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Wednesday 9 September: Good. No — ground waterlogged.
Wednesday 9 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — ground waterlogged.
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft53mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.40
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light21 km/h
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Thursday 10 September: Good. 9am–8pm — grass dry — no rain since Wednesday
Thursday 10 September · 9am–8pmLow confidence this far out
9am–8pm — grass dry — no rain since Wednesday
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft37mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.36
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light4 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Friday 11 September: Good. 8am–2pm — ground soft — 28mm rain over the last week
Friday 11 September · 8am–2pmLow confidence this far out
8am–2pm — ground soft — 28mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft28mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.49
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°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
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