Mowing Window Predictor
The best day to mow this week, town by town. We blend temperature, rainfall, wind and growth conditions into one verdict per day. Wait for green; never mow on red.
Best mowing day this week (averaged): Saturday 17 October
Cupar
Sat
11°
0 mm
Excellent
Sun
11°
0 mm
Excellent
Mon
12°
0.9 mm
Excellent
Tue
12°
11.5 mm
Poor
Wed
11°
8.7 mm
Poor
Thu
10°
0.5 mm
Excellent
Fri
11°
3.2 mm
Fair
Tayport
Sat
11°
0 mm
Excellent
Sun
10°
0 mm
Excellent
Mon
12°
0.9 mm
Excellent
Tue
12°
12.6 mm
Poor
Wed
11°
9 mm
Poor
Thu
10°
0.3 mm
Excellent
Fri
11°
2.4 mm
Fair
Newport-on-Tay
Sat
11°
0 mm
Excellent
Sun
10°
0 mm
Excellent
Mon
12°
0.9 mm
Excellent
Tue
12°
12.6 mm
Poor
Wed
11°
9 mm
Poor
Thu
10°
0.3 mm
Excellent
Fri
11°
3.2 mm
Fair
St Michaels
Sat
11°
0 mm
Excellent
Sun
11°
0 mm
Excellent
Mon
12°
0.9 mm
Excellent
Tue
12°
12.6 mm
Poor
Wed
11°
9 mm
Poor
Thu
10°
0.3 mm
Excellent
Fri
11°
3.2 mm
Fair
How we score a mowing day
Boosts the score
- · Dry weather (under 1 mm rain)
- · Highs between 12 and 22°C
- · Light wind (under 20 mph)
- · No active growth-suppressing cold snap
Drops the score
- · Rain on the day or the day before (wet grass tears)
- · Highs below 6°C (grass barely growing)
- · Highs above 25°C (heat-stressed grass should stay long)
- · Wind over 25 mph (clippings blow everywhere)
Tip: Lawn dew lifts about 90 minutes after sunrise. Mid-morning to mid-afternoon is the sweet spot in Fife, see our Daylight Hours tracker for today's window.
Let us catch the right day
On a maintenance round we watch the weather for you and slide the visit to the day the lawn actually wants. Smarter cutting, better lawns.
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