Soil temperature in Paisley, Scotland
Soil temperature
13.2°C56°F
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 13.2°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.
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 Paisley, Scotland is currently 13.2°C, and falling about 2.0°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 13.2°C at 6cm and holding above 9°C.
6 of the next 10 days look workable. The other 4 are held back by wet grass or soft ground. The best weekend slot right now is Saturday 8am–9pm, on the basis that rain earlier today, ground firm.
The next recommended window in Paisley opens at midday 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 soft in places after 31mm 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 14.6°C cooling to 12.0°C
Wednesday 2 September: Marginal. No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
Wednesday 2 SeptemberConfident
No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass wetraining now
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places31mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.52
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light1 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Thursday 3 September: Good. midday–7pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Thursday 3 September · midday–7pmConfident
midday–7pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places38mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.76
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature15°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light7 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Friday 4 September: Good. 8pm–9pm — dried off since a shower 1 hour ago, ground soft in places
Friday 4 September · 8pm–9pmConfident
8pm–9pm — dried off since a shower 1 hour ago, ground soft in places
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 0 hours ago
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places42mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.57
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light15 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Your neighbours will remember itstarts once the rain has passed
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 firm45mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.52
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light10 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:none
Sunday 6 September: Not worth it. No — 1.5mm of rain falling.
Sunday 6 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 1.5mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass wetraining now
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft44mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.61
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light17 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Monday 7 September: Not worth it. No — 0.3mm of rain falling.
Monday 7 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 0.3mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 0 hours ago
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft73mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.46
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light12 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Tuesday 8 September: Not worth it. No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
Tuesday 8 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass wetraining now
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft79mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.29
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light12 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Wednesday 9 September: Good. 11am–8pm — ground soft — 68mm rain over the last week
Wednesday 9 September · 11am–8pmReasonably confident
11am–8pm — ground soft — 68mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft68mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.29
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light16 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighbours
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Thursday 10 September: Good. 8am–2pm — ground soft — 60mm rain over the last week
Thursday 10 September · 8am–2pmLow confidence this far out
8am–2pm — ground soft — 60mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Tuesday
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft60mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.28
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light5 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Friday 11 September: Good. 8am–2pm — ground soft in places — 56mm rain over the last week
Friday 11 September · 8am–2pmLow confidence this far out
8am–2pm — ground soft in places — 56mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places56mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.29
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light4 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
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