Soil temperature in Bangor, Northern Ireland
Soil temperature
14.7°C58°F
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 14.7°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 |
Soil temperature at 6cm in Bangor, Northern Ireland is currently 14.7°C, and falling about 2.0°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 14.7°C at 6cm and holding above 9°C.
7 of the next 10 days are good mowing days. The other 3 are held back by wet grass or soft ground. The best weekend slot right now is Saturday 8am–9pm, on the basis that no rain since Friday, ground firm.
The next recommended window in Bangor opens at 2pm on Thursday 3 September, because the rain clears by then. Underfoot, the ground reads as firm after 20mm 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 16.5°C cooling to 13.6°C
Wednesday 2 September: Marginal. No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
Wednesday 2 SeptemberConfident
No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass wetraining now
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm20mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.84
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature15°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light13 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Thursday 3 September: Good. 2pm–3pm — rain 1 hour ago, ground firm
Thursday 3 September · 2pm–3pmConfident
2pm–3pm — rain 1 hour ago, ground firm
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 0 hours ago
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm23mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.84
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature16°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light11 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the rain has passed
Limiting factor:none
Friday 4 September: Good. 8am–9pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Friday 4 September · 8am–9pmConfident
8am–9pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm23mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.73
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature14°C
- Marginal:Wind
- Wind light25 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–9pm — no rain since Friday, ground firm
Saturday 5 September · 8am–9pmConfident
8am–9pm — no rain since Friday, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Friday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm20mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.61
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light21 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 — 1.5mm of rain falling.
Sunday 6 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 1.5mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass wetraining now
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places16mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.76
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature16°C
- Poor:Wind
- Breezy31 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Monday 7 September: Good. 8am–11am — ground firm — 31mm rain over the last week
Monday 7 September · 8am–11amReasonably confident
8am–11am — ground firm — 31mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm31mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.65
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature14°C
- Poor:Wind
- Breezy32 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 — 32mm rain over the last week
Tuesday 8 September · 8am–11amReasonably confident
8am–11am — ground soft in places — 32mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places32mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.50
- 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
Wednesday 9 September: Good. 2pm–8pm — ground soft in places — 34mm rain over the last week
Wednesday 9 September · 2pm–8pmReasonably confident
2pm–8pm — ground soft in places — 34mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 0 hours ago
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places34mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.39
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light21 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the rain has passed
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Thursday 10 September: Good. 8am–8pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.34
Thursday 10 September · 8am–8pmLow confidence this far out
8am–8pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.34
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm31mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.34
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°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: Not worth it. No — 0.2mm of rain falling.
Friday 11 SeptemberLow confidence this far out
No — 0.2mm of rain falling.
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm28mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.48
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light9 km/h
Limiting factor:none
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