Soil temperature in Wakefield, England
Soil temperature
15.3°C60°F
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 15.3°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 Wakefield, England is currently 15.3°C, and falling about 3.1°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 15.3°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 ground soft in places — 40mm rain over the last week.
The next recommended window in Wakefield 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 soft in places after 43mm 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 16.7°C cooling to 14.4°C
Wednesday 2 September: Marginal. No — 0.4mm of rain falling.
Wednesday 2 SeptemberConfident
No — 0.4mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Monday
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places43mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.82
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature15°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light10 km/h
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Thursday 3 September: Good. 11am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Thursday 3 September · 11am–8pmConfident
11am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places58mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.96
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature17°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light10 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Friday 4 September: Good. 2pm–8pm — ground soft in places — 44mm rain over the last week
Friday 4 September · 2pm–8pmConfident
2pm–8pm — ground soft in places — 44mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 0 hours ago
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places44mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.88
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature16°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light20 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the rain has passed
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Saturday 5 September: Good. 8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 40mm rain over the last week
Saturday 5 September · 8am–8pmConfident
8am–8pm — ground soft in places — 40mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places40mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.81
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light10 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
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
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places38mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.97
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature15°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light12 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Monday 7 September: Good. 8am–2pm — ground soft in places — 40mm rain over the last week
Monday 7 September · 8am–2pmReasonably confident
8am–2pm — ground soft in places — 40mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Sunday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places40mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.74
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature14°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
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 0.65
- 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:ground firmness
Wednesday 9 September: Good. No — 6.7mm of rain falling.
Wednesday 9 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 6.7mm of rain falling.
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 5 hours ago
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground saturated61mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.39
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light20 km/h
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Thursday 10 September: Good. No — ground saturated, 86mm rain over the last week.
Thursday 10 SeptemberLow confidence this far out
No — ground saturated, 86mm rain over the last week.
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground saturated86mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.38
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light8 km/h
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Friday 11 September: Good. No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
Friday 11 SeptemberLow confidence this far out
No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground saturated85mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.44
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light3 km/h
Limiting factor:ground firmness
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