Soil temperature in Wrexham, Wales
Soil temperature
14.4°C58°F
at 6cm — germination depth
Cooling over the next 11 days.
Seeding conditions are open — soil is 14.4°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 Wrexham, Wales is currently 14.4°C, and falling about 2.5°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 14.4°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 Sunday 11am–8pm, on the basis that rain earlier today, ground firm.
The next recommended window in Wrexham opens at 4pm 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 firm 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 15.7°C cooling to 13.4°C
Wednesday 2 September: Good. 4pm–8pm — grass dry — dried off since a shower 4 hours ago
Wednesday 2 September · 4pm–8pmConfident
4pm–8pm — grass dry — dried off since a shower 4 hours ago
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 4 hours ago
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm31mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.88
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature14°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light10 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Thursday 3 September: Good. 8am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
Thursday 3 September · 8am–8pmConfident
8am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 5 hours ago
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm31mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.96
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature17°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light13 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:none
Friday 4 September: Good. 1pm–8pm — grass dry — dried off since a shower 4 hours ago
Friday 4 September · 1pm–8pmConfident
1pm–8pm — grass dry — dried off since a shower 4 hours ago
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 4 hours ago
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground soft in places22mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.87
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature18°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light21 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:grass wetness
Saturday 5 September: Good. 8am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
Saturday 5 September · 8am–8pmConfident
8am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm24mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.68
- 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:none
Sunday 6 September: Good. 11am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
Sunday 6 September · 11am–8pmReasonably confident
11am–8pm — rain earlier today, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm19mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.92
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature15°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light17 km/h
- Sociable hours
- Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off
Limiting factor:none
Monday 7 September: Good. 8am–2pm — no rain since Sunday, ground firm
Monday 7 September · 8am–2pmReasonably confident
8am–2pm — no rain since Sunday, ground firm
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryno rain since Sunday
- Good:Ground firmness
- Ground firm17mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.70
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature13°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light11 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 — rain earlier today, ground firm
Tuesday 8 September · 8am–11amReasonably confident
8am–11am — rain earlier today, ground firm
- Poor:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Marginal:Ground firmness
- Ground firm16mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing wellgrowth potential 0.64
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature12°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light14 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 — 3.3mm of rain falling.
Wednesday 9 SeptemberReasonably confident
No — 3.3mm of rain falling.
- Marginal:Grass wetness
- Grass drydried off since a shower 0 hours ago
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground saturated31mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.35
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light21 km/h
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Thursday 10 September: Not worth it. No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
Thursday 10 SeptemberLow confidence this far out
No — 0.1mm of rain falling.
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft45mm rain over the last week
- Marginal:Growth
- Growing slowlygrowth potential 0.29
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light7 km/h
Limiting factor:ground firmness
Friday 11 September: Good. 8am–2pm — ground soft — 45mm rain over the last week
Friday 11 September · 8am–2pmLow confidence this far out
8am–2pm — ground soft — 45mm rain over the last week
- Good:Grass wetness
- Grass dryrain earlier today
- Poor:Ground firmness
- Ground soft45mm rain over the last week
- Good:Growth
- Growing steadilygrowth potential 0.40
- Good:Temperature
- Temperature10°C
- Good:Wind
- Wind light6 km/h
- Sociable hours
- A bit early or late, but finestarts when it stops being antisocial
Limiting factor:ground firmness
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