What is the soil temperature in Drogheda, Leinster?

Soil temperature at 6cm in Drogheda, Leinster is currently 14.9°C. Seeding conditions are open — soil is 14.9°C at 6cm and holding above 9°C.

Soil temperature in Drogheda, Leinster

Soil temperature

14.9°C59°F

at 6cm — germination depth

Cooling over the next 11 days.

Seeding conditions are open — soil is 14.9°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 Drogheda, Leinster is currently 14.9°C, and falling about 1.9°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 14.9°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 Saturday 8am–8pm, on the basis that ground soft in places — 44mm rain over the last week.

The next recommended window in Drogheda opens at 6pm on Wednesday 2 September, because the rain clears by then. Underfoot, the ground reads as soft in places after 19mm rain over the last week.

See the full mowing forecast for Drogheda

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 17.2°C cooling to 13.9°C

Wednesday 2 September · 6pm–9pmConfident

6pm–9pm — grass dry — dried off since a shower 2 hours ago

Poor:Grass wetness: Grass drydried off since a shower 2 hours ago
Marginal:Ground firmness: Ground soft in places19mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.92
Good:Temperature: Temperature15°C
Good:Wind: Wind light11 km/h
Sociable hours: A bit early or late, but finestarts once the rain has passed

Limiting factor:grass wetness

Thursday 3 September · 8am–3pmConfident

8am–3pm — ground soft in places — 37mm rain over the last week

Good:Grass wetness: Grass dryrain earlier today
Marginal:Ground firmness: Ground soft in places37mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.86
Good:Temperature: Temperature15°C
Good:Wind: Wind light10 km/h
Sociable hours: A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial