Soil temperature in Barnstaple, England
Soil temperature
15.8°C60°F
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 15.8°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 Barnstaple, England is currently 15.8°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 15.8°C at 6cm and holding above 9°C.
8 of the next 10 days are good mowing days. The other 2 are held back by wet grass or soft ground. The best weekend slot right now is Sunday 2pm–5pm, on the basis that dried off since a shower 1 hour ago, ground firm.
The next recommended window in Barnstaple 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 in places after 49mm 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 17.5°C cooling to 15.2°C
Wednesday 2 September: Good. 5pm–9pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Wednesday 2 September · 5pm–9pmConfident
5pm–9pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places49mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.93
- 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. midday–8pm — ground soft in places — 51mm rain over the last week
Thursday 3 September · midday–8pmConfident
midday–8pm — ground soft in places — 51mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 4 hours ago
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places51mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 1.00
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature19°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light16 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Friday 4 September: Good. 5pm–8pm — grass dry — dried off since a shower 3 hours ago
Friday 4 September · 5pm–8pmConfident
5pm–8pm — grass dry — dried off since a shower 3 hours ago
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 3 hours ago
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places46mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.93
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature19°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light20 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts once the rain has passed
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Saturday 5 September: Good. 8am–5pm — rain earlier today, ground soft in places
Saturday 5 September · 8am–5pmConfident
8am–5pm — rain earlier today, ground soft in places
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm40mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.85
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light6 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:none
Sunday 6 September: Good. 2pm–5pm — dried off since a shower 1 hour ago, ground firm
Sunday 6 September · 2pm–5pmReasonably confident
2pm–5pm — dried off since a shower 1 hour ago, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm26mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.95
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature16°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light16 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the rain has passed
Limiting factor:none
Monday 7 September: Good. 8am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
Monday 7 September · 8am–8pmReasonably confident
8am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm16mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.84
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature14°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light13 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:none
Tuesday 8 September: Not worth it. No — 0.6mm of rain falling.
Tuesday 8 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 0.6mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass wetraining now
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places14mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.77
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature15°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light15 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Wednesday 9 September: Not worth it. No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
Wednesday 9 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 0 hours ago
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft37mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.47
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light21 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Thursday 10 September: Good. 8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 38mm rain over the last week
Thursday 10 September · 8am–8pmLow confidence this far out
8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 38mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places38mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.41
- 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:ground firmness
Friday 11 September: Good. 8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 36mm rain over the last week
Friday 11 September · 8am–8pmLow confidence this far out
8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 36mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places36mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.58
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light20 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
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