Soil temperature in Doncaster, England
Soil temperature
15.4°C60°F
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 15.4°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 Doncaster, England is currently 15.4°C, and falling about 2.7°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 15.4°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 Doncaster 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 46mm 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 16.6°C cooling to 14.8°C
Wednesday 2 September: Good. 8am–9am — ground soft in places — 46mm rain over the last week
Wednesday 2 September · 8am–9amConfident
8am–9am — ground soft in places — 46mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Monday
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places46mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.85
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature16°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
Thursday 3 September: Good. 10am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Thursday 3 September · 10am–8pmConfident
10am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places60mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.99
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature18°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light9 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Friday 4 September: Good. 2pm–8pm — ground soft in places — 41mm rain over the last week
Friday 4 September · 2pm–8pmConfident
2pm–8pm — ground soft in places — 41mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 1 hour ago
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places41mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.92
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature20°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light20 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the rain has passed
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Saturday 5 September: Good. 8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 38mm rain over the last week
Saturday 5 September · 8am–8pmConfident
8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 38mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places38mm 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: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 firm36mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.97
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature15°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light13 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:none
Monday 7 September: Good. 8am–2pm — no rain since Sunday, ground firm
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 firm32mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.80
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature14°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 — 29mm rain over the last week
Tuesday 8 September · 8am–11amReasonably confident
8am–11am — ground soft in places — 29mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places29mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.67
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°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 September: Good. No — 3.5mm of rain falling.
Wednesday 9 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 3.5mm of rain falling.
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 0 hours ago
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground saturated47mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.43
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light19 km/h
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Thursday 10 September: Good. No — ground soft, 54mm rain over the last week.
Thursday 10 SeptemberLow confidence this far out
No — ground soft, 54mm rain over the last week.
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft54mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.38
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light8 km/h
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Friday 11 September: Good. 8am–2pm — ground soft — 54mm rain over the last week
Friday 11 September · 8am–2pmLow confidence this far out
8am–2pm — ground soft — 54mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft54mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.49
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light6 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
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