Soil temperature in Wexford, Leinster
Soil temperature
15.9°C61°F
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 15.9°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 Wexford, Leinster is currently 15.9°C, and falling about 2.6°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 15.9°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–5pm, on the basis that ground soft in places — 35mm rain over the last week.
The next recommended window in Wexford opens at 3pm on Wednesday 2 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 37mm 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 18.4°C cooling to 14.5°C
Wednesday 2 September: Good. 3pm–9pm — ground soft in places — 37mm rain over the last week
Wednesday 2 September · 3pm–9pmConfident
3pm–9pm — ground soft in places — 37mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places37mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.95
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature17°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light21 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Thursday 3 September: Good. 8am–8pm — no rain since Wednesday, ground firm
Thursday 3 September · 8am–8pmConfident
8am–8pm — no rain since Wednesday, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm43mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.94
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature16°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light12 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:none
Friday 4 September: Good. 1pm–9pm — ground soft in places — 31mm rain over the last week
Friday 4 September · 1pm–9pmConfident
1pm–9pm — ground soft in places — 31mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places31mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.73
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature14°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light19 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Saturday 5 September: Good. 8am–5pm — ground soft in places — 35mm rain over the last week
Saturday 5 September · 8am–5pmConfident
8am–5pm — ground soft in places — 35mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Friday
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places35mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.55
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light8 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Sunday 6 September: Good. 5pm–9pm — grass dry — dried off since a shower 2 hours ago
Sunday 6 September · 5pm–9pmReasonably confident
5pm–9pm — grass dry — dried off since a shower 2 hours ago
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 2 hours ago
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places33mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.91
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature18°C
- Marginal:Wind
- Breezy31 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts once the rain has passed
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Monday 7 September: Good. 8am–2pm — ground soft in places — 30mm rain over the last week
Monday 7 September · 8am–2pmReasonably confident
8am–2pm — ground soft in places — 30mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places30mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.68
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light16 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–10am — ground soft — 32mm rain over the last week
Tuesday 8 September · 8am–10amReasonably confident
8am–10am — ground soft — 32mm rain over the last week
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places32mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.65
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Marginal:Wind
- Wind light12 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Wednesday 9 September: Good. 10am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
Wednesday 9 September · 10am–8pmReasonably confident
10am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft44mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.38
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature11°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light19 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Thursday 10 September: Good. 8am–2pm — grass dry — no rain since Wednesday
Thursday 10 September · 8am–2pmLow confidence this far out
8am–2pm — grass dry — no rain since Wednesday
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Wednesday
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places38mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.33
- 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:grass wetness
Friday 11 September: Not worth it. No — 0.5mm of rain falling.
Friday 11 SeptemberLow confidence this far out
No — 0.5mm of rain falling.
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places37mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.62
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature14°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light11 km/h
Limiting factor:ground firmness
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