Soil temperature in Stirling, Scotland
Soil temperature
11.7°C53°F
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 11.7°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 Stirling, Scotland is currently 11.7°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 11.7°C at 6cm and holding above 9°C.
7 of the next 10 days are good mowing days. The other 3 are held back by wet grass or soft ground. The best weekend slot right now is Saturday 8am–11am, on the basis that rain earlier today, ground firm.
The next recommended window in Stirling opens at 1pm on Wednesday 2 September, because the rain clears by then. Underfoot, the ground reads as firm after 24mm 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 13.6°C cooling to 11.5°C
Wednesday 2 September: Good. 1pm–3pm — dried off since a shower 2 hours ago, ground firm
Wednesday 2 September · 1pm–3pmConfident
1pm–3pm — dried off since a shower 2 hours ago, ground firm
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 2 hours ago
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm24mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.49
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light3 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the rain has passed
Limiting factor:none
Thursday 3 September: Good. midday–5pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Thursday 3 September · midday–5pmConfident
midday–5pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm28mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.73
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature14°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light14 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 firm
Friday 4 September · 8pm–9pmConfident
8pm–9pm — dried off since a shower 1 hour ago, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 0 hours ago
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm32mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.53
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light22 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Your neighbours will remember itstarts once the rain has passed
Limiting factor:none
Saturday 5 September: Good. 8am–11am — rain earlier today, ground firm
Saturday 5 September · 8am–11amConfident
8am–11am — rain earlier today, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm35mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.44
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°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: Not worth it. No — 1.4mm of rain falling.
Sunday 6 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 1.4mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass wetraining now
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft35mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.56
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light10 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 wetrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft58mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.36
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light15 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 wetdew forming, rain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft66mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.26
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light13 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Wednesday 9 September: Good. 8am–8pm — ground soft — 65mm rain over the last week
Wednesday 9 September · 8am–8pmReasonably confident
8am–8pm — ground soft — 65mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft65mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.25
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°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
Thursday 10 September: Good. 8am–8pm — barely growing — growth potential 0.18
Thursday 10 September · 8am–8pmLow confidence this far out
8am–8pm — barely growing — growth potential 0.18
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Tuesday
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places61mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Growth
- Barely growinggrowth potential 0.18
- 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:growth
Friday 11 September: Good. 8am–2pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.21
Friday 11 September · 8am–2pmLow confidence this far out
8am–2pm — growing slowly — growth potential 0.21
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Tuesday
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places58mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.21
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light3 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:growth
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