Soil temperature in Leeds, England
Soil temperature
14.8°C59°F
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 14.8°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 Leeds, England is currently 14.8°C, and falling about 3.0°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 14.8°C at 6cm and holding above 9°C.
9 of the next 10 days are good mowing days. The other one is held back by wet grass or soft ground. The best weekend slot right now is Saturday 8am–8pm, on the basis that no rain since Friday, ground soft in places.
The next recommended window in Leeds opens at 11am on Thursday 3 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 22mm 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 16.3°C cooling to 13.9°C
Wednesday 2 September: Marginal. No — 0.3mm of rain falling.
Wednesday 2 SeptemberConfident
No — 0.3mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Monday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm22mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.83
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature16°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light10 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Thursday 3 September: Good. 11am–6pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
Thursday 3 September · 11am–6pmConfident
11am–6pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm38mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.96
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature17°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light11 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:none
Friday 4 September: Good. midday–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Friday 4 September · midday–8pmConfident
midday–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places32mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.83
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature17°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light15 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Saturday 5 September: Good. 8am–8pm — no rain since Friday, ground soft in places
Saturday 5 September · 8am–8pmConfident
8am–8pm — no rain since Friday, ground soft in places
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Friday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places44mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.75
- 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:none
Sunday 6 September: Good. midday–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Sunday 6 September · midday–8pmReasonably confident
midday–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places42mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.96
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature15°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light14 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Monday 7 September: Good. 8am–2pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
Monday 7 September · 8am–2pmReasonably confident
8am–2pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm42mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.70
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature14°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light22 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 — 42mm rain over the last week
Tuesday 8 September · 8am–11amReasonably confident
8am–11am — ground soft — 42mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft42mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.57
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light19 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 — 4.8mm of rain falling.
Wednesday 9 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 4.8mm of rain falling.
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 5 hours ago
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground saturated63mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.35
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light21 km/h
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Thursday 10 September: Good. No — ground saturated, 77mm rain over the last week.
Thursday 10 SeptemberLow confidence this far out
No — ground saturated, 77mm rain over the last week.
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground saturated77mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.31
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light9 km/h
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Friday 11 September: Good. No — ground saturated, 75mm rain over the last week.
Friday 11 SeptemberLow confidence this far out
No — ground saturated, 75mm rain over the last week.
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground saturated75mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.42
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light3 km/h
Limiting factor:ground firmness
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