Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Houthalen-Helchteren

Today, hedgehog mushrooms are the best bet around Houthalen-Helchteren (63/100, favourable). Province: Limburg · altitude 79 m.

Houthalen-Helchteren is a Belgian municipality (30 945 inhabitants), at an altitude of 79 m (province: Limburg). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (63/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions deteriorate over the next 8 days. Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (Scots pine, birch and pedunculate oak), acidic soil. Weather: 3 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 4 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 0 to 8 °C.

Open on the map

20/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

8/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

63/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

45/ 100

Black trumpets

Possible

44/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Possible

54/ 100

Wood blewits

Possible

45/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

46/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Possible

8-day forecast

Ceps

20Thu 5

14Fri 6

12Sat 7

11Sun 8

10Mon 9

6Tue 10

5Wed 11

6Thu 12

Chanterelles

8Thu 5

4Fri 6

3Sat 7

2Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

2Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

63Thu 5

50Fri 6

48Sat 7

47Sun 8

45Mon 9

35Tue 10

35Wed 11

39Thu 12

Black trumpets

45Thu 5

38Fri 6

9Sat 7

9Sun 8

9Mon 9

9Tue 10

8Wed 11

7Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

44Thu 5

35Fri 6

9Sat 7

8Sun 8

8Mon 9

7Tue 10

7Wed 11

6Thu 12

Wood blewits

54Thu 5

40Fri 6

21Sat 7

18Sun 8

16Mon 9

10Tue 10

9Wed 11

9Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

45Thu 5

35Fri 6

32Sat 7

29Sun 8

27Mon 9

20Tue 10

18Wed 11

18Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

46Thu 5

33Fri 6

31Sat 7

29Sun 8

25Mon 9

18Tue 10

18Wed 11

21Thu 12

Forests and soils around Houthalen-Helchteren

The terrain

Likely trees: Scots pine, birch, pedunculate oak
Soil: acidic (pH 4.7), sandy
Slope: 2°

Habitat by species

Ceps	82	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, Scots pine, Norway spruce
Chanterelles	100	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, Scots pine, birch
Morels	36	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	64	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Scots pine, Norway spruce
Black trumpets	50	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak
Funnel chanterelles	85	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Scots pine, birch, Norway spruce
Wood blewits	64	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, Scots pine, Norway spruce
Saffron milk caps	79	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Scots pine, black pine, Norway spruce
Parasol mushrooms	83	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	5 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	91 %	24 %
Fri 30	3 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	95 %	24 %
Sat 31	2 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	98 %	24 %
Sun 1	1 °C	10 °C	0.1 mm	98 %	23 %
Mon 2	5 °C	10 °C	2.5 mm	97 %	24 %
Tue 3	4 °C	9 °C	0.2 mm	87 %	24 %
Wed 4	3 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	80 %	22 %
Thu 5 forecast	2 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	21 %
Fri 6 forecast	0 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	21 %
Sat 7 forecast	1 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	20 %
Sun 8 forecast	4 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	20 %
Mon 9 forecast	2 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	20 %
Tue 10 forecast	1 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	20 %
Wed 11 forecast	5 °C	11 °C	3.6 mm	97 %	22 %
Thu 12 forecast	8 °C	16 °C	0.8 mm	93 %	23 %

Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.

Going further

Mushrooms in Limburg · All provinces · Ranking of provinces · How the score is calculated

Neighbouring municipalities

Genk · Heusden-Zolder · Oudsbergen · Zonhoven · Bourg-Léopold · Peer · Hechtel-Eksel