What is the soil temperature in Chester, England?

Soil temperature at 6cm in Chester, England is currently 14.7°C. Seeding conditions are open — soil is 14.7°C at 6cm and holding above 9°C.

Soil temperature in Chester, England

Soil temperature

14.7°C58°F

at 6cm — germination depth

Cooling over the next 11 days.

Seeding conditions are open — soil is 14.7°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.

Soil temperature at 6cm for reliable germination. Sources onthe method page.
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 Chester, England is currently 14.7°C, and falling about 2.2°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 14.7°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 midday–8pm, on the basis that rain earlier today, ground firm.

The next recommended window in Chester 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 firm after 26mm rain over the last week.

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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 16.5°C cooling to 14.4°C

Wednesday 2 September · 5pm–8pmConfident

5pm–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today

Poor:Grass wetness: Grass dryrain earlier today
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm26mm 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 once the dew has burnt off

Limiting factor:grass wetness

Thursday 3 September · 8am–8pmConfident

8am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryrain earlier today
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm35mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.98
Good:Temperature: Temperature17°C
Good:Wind: Wind light8 km/h
Sociable hours: A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial

Limiting factor:none

Friday 4 September · 1pm–8pmConfident

1pm–8pm — grass dry — dried off since a shower 4 hours ago

Marginal:Grass wetness: Grass drydried off since a shower 4 hours ago
Marginal:Ground firmness: Ground soft in places23mm 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

Saturday 5 September · 8am–8pmConfident

8am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryrain earlier today
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm30mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.74
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:none

Sunday 6 September · midday–8pmReasonably confident

midday–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm

Marginal:Grass wetness: Grass dryrain earlier today
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm28mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.95
Good:Temperature: Temperature16°C
Good:Wind: Wind light17 km/h
Sociable hours: Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off

Limiting factor:none

Monday 7 September · 8am–2pmReasonably confident

8am–2pm — no rain since Sunday, ground firm

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryno rain since Sunday
Good:Ground firmness: Ground firm27mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.76
Good:Temperature: Temperature14°C
Good:Wind: Wind light12 km/h
Sociable hours: A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial

Limiting factor:none

Tuesday 8 September · 8am–11amReasonably confident

8am–11am — rain earlier today, ground firm

Poor:Grass wetness: Grass dryrain earlier today
Marginal:Ground firmness: Ground firm27mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.70
Good:Temperature: Temperature12°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

Wednesday 9 SeptemberReasonably confident

No — 3.1mm of rain falling.

Marginal:Grass wetness: Grass drydried off since a shower 0 hours ago
Poor:Ground firmness: Ground soft39mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.47
Good:Temperature: Temperature11°C
Good:Wind: Wind light21 km/h

Limiting factor:ground firmness

Thursday 10 September · 8am–8pmLow confidence this far out

8am–8pm — ground soft — 48mm rain over the last week

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryrain earlier today
Poor:Ground firmness: Ground soft48mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.44
Good:Temperature: Temperature12°C
Good:Wind: Wind light12 km/h
Sociable hours: A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial

Limiting factor:ground firmness

Friday 11 September · 8am–2pmLow confidence this far out

8am–2pm — ground soft in places — 45mm rain over the last week

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
Marginal:Ground firmness: Ground soft in places45mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.47
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

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