Soil temperature in Hull, England

Soil temperature

15.2°C59°F

at 6cm — germination depth

Cooling over the next 11 days.

Seeding conditions are open — soil is 15.2°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.

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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.
SpeciesSoil tempDays
Perennial ryegrasslikely yours8°C5–10
Red / chewings fescuelikely yours8–10°C10–14
Tall fescue10–12°C10–14
Browntop bentColonial bentgrass10–12°C14–21
Smooth-stalked meadow grassKentucky bluegrass12–13°C14–28

Soil temperature at 6cm in Hull, England is currently 15.2°C, and falling about 2.4°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 15.2°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 dried off since a shower 4 hours ago, ground firm.

The next recommended window in Hull 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 45mm rain over the last week.

See the full mowing forecast for Hull

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 16.4°C cooling to 14.4°C

Wednesday 2 September: Good. 8am–9am — ground soft in places — 45mm rain over the last week

Wednesday 2 September · 8am–9amConfident

8am–9am — ground soft in places — 45mm rain over the last week

Poor:Grass wetness
Grass dryno rain since Monday
Good:Ground firmness
Ground soft in places45mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth
Growing wellgrowth potential 0.84
Good:Temperature
Temperature15°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

Thursday 3 September: Good. 10am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm

Thursday 3 September · 10am–8pmConfident

10am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm

Good:Grass wetness
Grass dryrain earlier today
Good:Ground firmness
Ground firm56mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth
Growing wellgrowth potential 0.99
Good:Temperature
Temperature18°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. 2pm–8pm — ground soft in places — 42mm rain over the last week

Friday 4 September · 2pm–8pmConfident

2pm–8pm — ground soft in places — 42mm rain over the last week

Marginal:Grass wetness
Grass drydried off since a shower 4 hours ago
Marginal:Ground firmness
Ground soft in places42mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth
Growing wellgrowth potential 0.90
Good:Temperature
Temperature19°C
Good:Wind
Wind light21 km/h
Sociable hours
Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off

Limiting factor:ground firmness

Saturday 5 September: Good. 8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 37mm rain over the last week

Saturday 5 September · 8am–8pmConfident

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

Good:Grass wetness
Grass dryrain earlier today
Good:Ground firmness
Ground soft in places37mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth
Growing wellgrowth potential 0.79
Good:Temperature
Temperature13°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

Sunday 6 September: Good. 10am–8pm — dried off since a shower 4 hours ago, ground firm

Sunday 6 September · 10am–8pmReasonably confident

10am–8pm — dried off since a shower 4 hours ago, ground firm

Good:Grass wetness
Grass drydried off since a shower 4 hours ago
Good:Ground firmness
Ground firm35mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth
Growing wellgrowth potential 0.99
Good:Temperature
Temperature15°C
Good:Wind
Wind light12 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 light19 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 — 30mm rain over the last week

Tuesday 8 September · 8am–11amReasonably confident

8am–11am — ground soft in places — 30mm rain over the last week

Marginal:Grass wetness
Grass dryrain earlier today
Marginal:Ground firmness
Ground soft in places30mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth
Growing wellgrowth potential 0.62
Good:Temperature
Temperature13°C
Good:Wind
Wind light20 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 — 4.1mm of rain falling.

Wednesday 9 SeptemberReasonably confident

No — 4.1mm of rain falling.

Marginal:Grass wetness
Grass drydried off since a shower 1 hour ago
Poor:Ground firmness
Ground saturated51mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth
Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.42
Good:Temperature
Temperature12°C
Marginal:Wind
Wind light20 km/h

Limiting factor:ground firmness

Thursday 10 September: Good. No — ground saturated, 69mm rain over the last week.

Thursday 10 SeptemberLow confidence this far out

No — ground saturated, 69mm rain over the last week.

Good:Grass wetness
Grass dryrain earlier today
Poor:Ground firmness
Ground saturated69mm rain over the last week
Marginal:Growth
Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.30
Good:Temperature
Temperature11°C
Good:Wind
Wind light10 km/h

Limiting factor:ground firmness

Friday 11 September: Good. No — 0.2mm of rain falling.

Friday 11 SeptemberLow confidence this far out

No — 0.2mm of rain falling.

Good:Grass wetness
Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
Poor:Ground firmness
Ground saturated69mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth
Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.46
Good:Temperature
Temperature11°C
Good:Wind
Wind light10 km/h

Limiting factor:ground firmness

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