Soil temperature in Elgin, Scotland
Soil temperature
12.8°C55°F
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 12.8°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 Elgin, Scotland is currently 12.8°C, and falling about 1.8°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 12.8°C at 6cm and holding above 9°C.
8 of the next 10 days are good mowing days. The best weekend slot right now is Saturday 8am–9pm, on the basis that rain earlier today, ground firm.
The next recommended window in Elgin opens at 8am on Wednesday 2 September, because anything earlier is the hour your neighbours will remember. Underfoot, the ground reads as firm after 20mm 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 14.2°C cooling to 13.1°C
Wednesday 2 September: Good. 8am–9pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
Wednesday 2 September · 8am–9pmConfident
8am–9pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm20mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.47
- 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:none
Thursday 3 September: Good. midday–5pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
Thursday 3 September · midday–5pmConfident
midday–5pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm20mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.70
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature15°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light16 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:none
Friday 4 September: Good. 8am–11am — rain earlier today, ground firm
Friday 4 September · 8am–11amConfident
8am–11am — rain earlier today, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm26mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.64
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light18 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:none
Saturday 5 September: Good. 8am–9pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
Saturday 5 September · 8am–9pmConfident
8am–9pm — 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 0.57
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light18 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:none
Sunday 6 September: Marginal. No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
Sunday 6 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Friday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm10mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.51
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light6 km/h
Limiting factor:none
Monday 7 September: Marginal. No — 0.8mm of rain falling.
Monday 7 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 0.8mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 0 hours ago
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm24mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.41
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light19 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Tuesday 8 September: Good. 1pm–2pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.33
Tuesday 8 September · 1pm–2pmReasonably confident
1pm–2pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.33
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm27mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.33
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light19 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the rain has passed
Limiting factor:growth
Wednesday 9 September: Good. 2pm–8pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.29
Wednesday 9 September · 2pm–8pmReasonably confident
2pm–8pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.29
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 0 hours ago
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm31mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.29
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light23 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the rain has passed
Limiting factor:growth
Thursday 10 September: Good. 8am–8pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.31
Thursday 10 September · 8am–8pmLow confidence this far out
8am–8pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.31
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm33mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.31
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light16 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 — growing slowly — growth potential 0.32
Friday 11 September · 8am–8pmLow confidence this far out
8am–8pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.32
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm26mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.32
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light10 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:growth
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