Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Maasmechelen

Today, hedgehog mushrooms have the best chances around Maasmechelen (61/100, favourable). Province : Limburg · altitude 47 m.

Maasmechelen is a Belgian municipality (40 486 inhabitants), at an altitude of 47 m (province: Limburg). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (61/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions deteriorate over the next 8 days. Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak, birch and Scots pine), acidic soil. Weather: 2 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 6 mm of rain are expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 0 to 9 °C.

Open on the map

20/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

9/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

61/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

49/ 100

Black trumpets

Possible

49/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Possible

45/ 100

Wood blewits

Possible

41/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

39/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Possible

8-day forecast

Ceps

20Thu 5

14Fri 6

13Sat 7

11Sun 8

9Mon 9

6Tue 10

5Wed 11

5Thu 12

Chanterelles

9Thu 5

5Fri 6

5Sat 7

4Sun 8

2Mon 9

0Tue 10

1Wed 11

2Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

61Thu 5

50Fri 6

49Sat 7

48Sun 8

46Mon 9

35Tue 10

35Wed 11

38Thu 12

Black trumpets

49Thu 5

20Fri 6

11Sat 7

11Sun 8

11Mon 9

10Tue 10

10Wed 11

8Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

49Thu 5

19Fri 6

11Sat 7

11Sun 8

11Mon 9

9Tue 10

9Wed 11

8Thu 12

Wood blewits

45Thu 5

28Fri 6

18Sat 7

10Sun 8

10Mon 9

8Tue 10

10Wed 11

9Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

41Thu 5

31Fri 6

29Sat 7

28Sun 8

25Mon 9

18Tue 10

17Wed 11

16Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

39Thu 5

29Fri 6

27Sat 7

25Sun 8

22Mon 9

16Tue 10

15Wed 11

18Thu 12

Forests and soils around Maasmechelen

The terrain

Likely trees: pedunculate oak, birch, Scots pine
Soil: acidic (pH 5.0), sableuse
Slope: 2°

Habitat by species

Ceps	87	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, Scots pine
Chanterelles	100	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, Scots pine, birch
Morels	27	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	69	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Scots pine
Black trumpets	61	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak
Funnel chanterelles	95	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Scots pine, birch
Wood blewits	48	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, Scots pine
Saffron milk caps	83	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Scots pine, black pine
Parasol mushrooms	61	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	88 %	24 %
Fri 30	4 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	91 %	23 %
Sat 31	3 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	94 %	22 %
Sun 1	3 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	95 %	22 %
Mon 2	6 °C	10 °C	2.2 mm	97 %	24 %
Tue 3	5 °C	10 °C	0.2 mm	78 %	24 %
Wed 4	4 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	73 %	22 %
Thu 5 forecast	2 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	22 %
Fri 6 forecast	0 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	21 %
Sat 7 forecast	3 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	21 %
Sun 8 forecast	4 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	20 %
Mon 9 forecast	2 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	20 %
Tue 10 forecast	1 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	20 %
Wed 11 forecast	5 °C	12 °C	3.4 mm	98 %	22 %
Thu 12 forecast	9 °C	16 °C	2.4 mm	92 %	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

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