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 22 August
Cupar
Mon
18°
8.1 mm
Poor
Tue
19°
0.1 mm
Good
Wed
17°
9.5 mm
Poor
Thu
15°
10.3 mm
Poor
Fri
14°
1.8 mm
Fair
Sat
17°
0 mm
Excellent
Sun
18°
0 mm
Excellent
Newport-on-Tay
Mon
16°
11.3 mm
Poor
Tue
18°
0.6 mm
Good
Wed
17°
8.9 mm
Poor
Thu
16°
6.4 mm
Poor
Fri
16°
0 mm
Excellent
Sat
17°
0 mm
Excellent
Sun
17°
0 mm
Excellent
Dairsie
Mon
17°
8.2 mm
Poor
Tue
19°
0.6 mm
Good
Wed
17°
9.5 mm
Poor
Thu
15°
10.3 mm
Poor
Fri
14°
1.8 mm
Fair
Sat
17°
0 mm
Excellent
Sun
18°
0 mm
Excellent
St Michaels
Mon
17°
10.8 mm
Poor
Tue
19°
0.6 mm
Good
Wed
17°
8.9 mm
Poor
Thu
16°
6.4 mm
Poor
Fri
16°
0 mm
Excellent
Sat
18°
0 mm
Excellent
Sun
17°
0 mm
Excellent
Strathkinness
Mon
17°
7.5 mm
Poor
Tue
18°
0.7 mm
Good
Wed
17°
9.5 mm
Poor
Thu
15°
10.3 mm
Poor
Fri
14°
1.8 mm
Fair
Sat
17°
0 mm
Excellent
Sun
18°
0 mm
Excellent
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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