Soil temperature in Carlisle, England
Soil temperature
14.1°C57°F
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 14.1°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 Carlisle, England is currently 14.1°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 14.1°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 Saturday 8am–8pm, on the basis that rain earlier today, ground firm.
The next recommended window in Carlisle opens at midday on Thursday 3 September, because that is when the dew has burnt off — earlier than that and you are cutting wet grass. Underfoot, the ground reads as firm after 19mm 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 15.6°C cooling to 12.5°C
Wednesday 2 September: Marginal. No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
Wednesday 2 SeptemberConfident
No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass wetrain 5 hours ago
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm19mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.84
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature16°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light6 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Thursday 3 September: Good. midday–4pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Thursday 3 September · midday–4pmConfident
midday–4pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm21mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.85
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature16°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light20 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Friday 4 September: Good. 1pm–8pm — ground soft in places — 27mm rain over the last week
Friday 4 September · 1pm–8pmConfident
1pm–8pm — ground soft in places — 27mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 4 hours ago
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places27mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.67
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light10 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Saturday 5 September: Good. 8am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
Saturday 5 September · 8am–8pmConfident
8am–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 0.52
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light8 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 — 0.7mm of rain falling.
Sunday 6 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 0.7mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass wetraining now
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places27mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.80
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature14°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light10 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Monday 7 September: Good. 9am–11am — grass dry — rain earlier today
Monday 7 September · 9am–11amReasonably confident
9am–11am — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places30mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.53
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light15 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Tuesday 8 September: Good. 8am–10am — grass slightly damp — rain earlier today
Tuesday 8 September · 8am–10amReasonably confident
8am–10am — grass slightly damp — rain earlier today
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft41mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.40
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light16 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Wednesday 9 September: Good. midday–8pm — ground soft — 46mm rain over the last week
Wednesday 9 September · midday–8pmReasonably confident
midday–8pm — ground soft — 46mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft46mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.28
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light21 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Thursday 10 September: Good. 9am–8pm — barely growing — growth potential 0.20
Thursday 10 September · 9am–8pmLow confidence this far out
9am–8pm — barely growing — growth potential 0.20
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places46mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Growth
- Barely growinggrowth potential 0.20
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light3 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:growth
Friday 11 September: Good. 8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 39mm rain over the last week
Friday 11 September · 8am–8pmLow confidence this far out
8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 39mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places39mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.36
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light14 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
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