Soil temperature in Buffalo, New York
Soil temperature
76°F24.2°C
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 24.2°C at 6cm and holding above 12.5°C.
Most cool-season lawns in the northern US and Canada are bluegrass, tall fescue, or a mix of the two. We assume that, and use12.5°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 ryegrass | 8°C | 5–10 |
| Red / chewings fescue | 8–10°C | 10–14 |
| Tall fescuelikely yours | 10–12°C | 10–14 |
| Browntop bentColonial bentgrass | 10–12°C | 14–21 |
| Smooth-stalked meadow grassKentucky bluegrasslikely yours | 12–13°C | 14–28 |
Soil temperature at 6cm in Buffalo, New York is currently 24.2°C, and falling about 23.4°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 Kentucky bluegrass with tall fescue, the usual mix for cool-season lawns at this latitude. That blend needs the soil to hold above 12.5°C before seed germinates reliably. Seeding conditions are open — soil is 24.2°C at 6cm and holding above 12.5°C.
7 of the next 10 days are good mowing days. The best weekend slot right now is Saturday 8am–8pm, on the basis that ground soft in places — 15mm rain over the last week.
The next recommended window in Buffalo opens at 8am on Wednesday 2 September, because anything earlier is the hour your neighbours will remember. Underfoot, the ground reads as soft in places after 13mm 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. It crosses the seeding threshold inside this forecast.
12.5°C — seeding
Soil at 6cm 23.8°C cooling to 0.0°C
Tuesday 1 September: Not worth it. No — nothing quite good enough today.
Tuesday 1 SeptemberConfident
No — nothing quite good enough today.
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Monday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places13mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.81
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature22°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light7 km/h
Limiting factor:none
Wednesday 2 September: Good. 8am–3pm — ground soft in places — 13mm rain over the last week
Wednesday 2 September · 8am–3pmConfident
8am–3pm — ground soft in places — 13mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Monday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places13mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.76
- Marginal:Temperature
- Temperature23°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light10 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Thursday 3 September: Good. 9am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Thursday 3 September · 9am–8pmConfident
9am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places13mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.79
- Marginal:Temperature
- Temperature21°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light4 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Friday 4 September: Good. 9am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Friday 4 September · 9am–8pmConfident
9am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places14mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.98
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature17°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light3 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 — ground soft in places — 15mm rain over the last week
Saturday 5 September · 8am–8pmReasonably confident
8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 15mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Friday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places15mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.97
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature15°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
Sunday 6 September: Good. 10am–8pm — no rain since Friday, ground soft in places
Sunday 6 September · 10am–8pmReasonably confident
10am–8pm — no rain since Friday, ground soft in places
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Friday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places15mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.91
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light4 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:none
Monday 7 September: Good. 10am–8pm — ground soft in places — 15mm rain over the last week
Monday 7 September · 10am–8pmReasonably confident
10am–8pm — ground soft in places — 15mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Friday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places15mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.97
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature14°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light5 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Tuesday 8 September: Good. 8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 2mm rain over the last week
Tuesday 8 September · 8am–8pmReasonably confident
8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 2mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Friday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places2mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.98
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature17°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light4 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Wednesday 9 September: Not worth it. No — ground frozen.
Wednesday 9 SeptemberLow confidence this far out
No — ground frozen.
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Friday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm2mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.94
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light14 km/h
Limiting factor:none
Thursday 10 September: Not worth it. No — ground frozen.
Thursday 10 SeptemberLow confidence this far out
No — ground frozen.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 0 hours ago
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm2mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.93
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature21°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light14 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
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