Soil temperature in Cheltenham, 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 Cheltenham, England is currently 15.8°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 15.8°C at 6cm and holding above 9°C.
9 of the next 10 days are good mowing days. The other one is held back by wet grass or soft ground. The best weekend slot right now is Sunday 10am–8pm, on the basis that rain earlier today, ground firm.
The next recommended window in Cheltenham 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 34mm 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 16.8°C cooling to 15.0°C
Wednesday 2 September: Good. 8am–10am — ground soft in places — 34mm rain over the last week
Wednesday 2 September · 8am–10amConfident
8am–10am — ground soft in places — 34mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 1 hour ago
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places34mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.92
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature16°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. 2pm–8pm — ground soft in places — 35mm rain over the last week
Thursday 3 September · 2pm–8pmConfident
2pm–8pm — ground soft in places — 35mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 3 hours ago
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places35mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 1.00
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature17°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light13 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighbours
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Friday 4 September: Good. 2pm–8pm — ground soft in places — 22mm rain over the last week
Friday 4 September · 2pm–8pmConfident
2pm–8pm — ground soft in places — 22mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 1 hour ago
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places22mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.98
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature19°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light22 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the rain has passed
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Saturday 5 September: Good. 8am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Saturday 5 September · 8am–8pmConfident
8am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places24mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.81
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light4 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:grass wetness
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 firm14mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.99
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature16°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light14 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:none
Monday 7 September: Good. 8am–8pm — no rain since Sunday, ground firm
Monday 7 September · 8am–8pmReasonably confident
8am–8pm — no rain since Sunday, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Sunday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm10mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.82
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light10 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:none
Tuesday 8 September: Good. No — 0.3mm of rain falling.
Tuesday 8 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 0.3mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass wetraining now
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm9mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.65
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light12 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Wednesday 9 September: Not worth it. No — 0.7mm of rain falling.
Wednesday 9 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 0.7mm of rain falling.
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 0 hours ago
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places20mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.47
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Marginal:Wind
- Wind light21 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Thursday 10 September: Good. 9am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Thursday 10 September · 9am–8pmLow confidence this far out
9am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places24mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.28
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°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
Friday 11 September: Good. 8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 24mm rain over the last week
Friday 11 September · 8am–8pmLow confidence this far out
8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 24mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places24mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.53
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°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
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