Soil temperature in Burton-on-Trent, England
Soil temperature
14.8°C59°F
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 14.8°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 Burton-on-Trent, England is currently 14.8°C, and falling about 2.1°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 14.8°C at 6cm and holding above 9°C.
10 of the next 10 days are good mowing days. The best weekend slot right now is Sunday 10am–8pm, on the basis that rain earlier today, ground firm.
The next recommended window in Burton-on-Trent 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 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 16.0°C cooling to 14.2°C
Wednesday 2 September: Good. 8am–9am — ground soft in places — 49mm rain over the last week
Wednesday 2 September · 8am–9amConfident
8am–9am — ground soft in places — 49mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Monday
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places49mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.89
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature15°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. 8am–5pm — ground soft in places — 54mm rain over the last week
Thursday 3 September · 8am–5pmConfident
8am–5pm — ground soft in places — 54mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places54mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.99
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature18°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light17 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Friday 4 September: Good. 2pm–8pm — ground soft — 37mm rain over the last week
Friday 4 September · 2pm–8pmConfident
2pm–8pm — ground soft — 37mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 5 hours ago
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft37mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.92
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature16°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light20 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Saturday 5 September: Good. 8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 35mm rain over the last week
Saturday 5 September · 8am–8pmConfident
8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 35mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places35mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.75
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°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
Sunday 6 September: Good. 10am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
Sunday 6 September · 10am–8pmReasonably confident
10am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm28mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.99
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature16°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light12 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts when it stops being antisocial
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 firm20mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.82
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light18 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:none
Tuesday 8 September: Good. 8am–11am — ground soft in places — 17mm rain over the last week
Tuesday 8 September · 8am–11amReasonably confident
8am–11am — ground soft in places — 17mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places17mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.64
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°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
Wednesday 9 September: Good. 2pm–8pm — ground soft — 32mm rain over the last week
Wednesday 9 September · 2pm–8pmReasonably confident
2pm–8pm — ground soft — 32mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 0 hours ago
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft32mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.41
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Marginal: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 — ground soft in places — 33mm rain over the last week
Thursday 10 September · 8am–8pmLow confidence this far out
8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 33mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places33mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.32
- 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
Friday 11 September: Good. 8am–2pm — ground soft in places — 33mm rain over the last week
Friday 11 September · 8am–2pmLow confidence this far out
8am–2pm — ground soft in places — 33mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places33mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.47
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light7 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
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