Wednesday 4 November 2026

Mushrooms in Elsau

Today, hedgehog mushrooms have the best chances around Elsau (64/100, favourable). Canton : Zürich · altitude 521 m.

Elsau is a Swiss municipality (3 898 inhabitants), at an altitude of 521 m (canton: Zürich). On Wednesday 4 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (64/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions are improving, with a peak expected on Wednesday 11 November 2026 (75/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (Norway spruce, silver fir and beech), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 1 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 46 mm of rain are expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 2 to 10 °C.

Open on the map

22/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

2/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

64/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

46/ 100

Black trumpets

Possible

24/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unlikely

45/ 100

Wood blewits

Possible

50/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

44/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Possible

8-day forecast

Ceps

22Wed 4

19Thu 5

16Fri 6

13Sat 7

11Sun 8

12Mon 9

15Tue 10

16Wed 11

Chanterelles

2Wed 4

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

2Mon 9

5Tue 10

5Wed 11

Morels

0Wed 4

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

Hedgehog mushrooms

64Wed 4

62Thu 5

59Fri 6

57Sat 7

55Sun 8

59Mon 9

68Tue 10

75Wed 11

Black trumpets

46Wed 4

40Thu 5

34Fri 6

30Sat 7

25Sun 8

25Mon 9

31Tue 10

36Wed 11

Funnel chanterelles

24Wed 4

20Thu 5

15Fri 6

12Sat 7

8Sun 8

7Mon 9

14Tue 10

21Wed 11

Wood blewits

45Wed 4

41Thu 5

36Fri 6

32Sat 7

29Sun 8

30Mon 9

37Tue 10

41Wed 11

Saffron milk caps

50Wed 4

45Thu 5

40Fri 6

36Sat 7

33Sun 8

33Mon 9

35Tue 10

38Wed 11

Parasol mushrooms

44Wed 4

38Thu 5

32Fri 6

30Sat 7

27Sun 8

31Mon 9

38Tue 10

42Wed 11

Forests and soils around Elsau

The terrain

Likely trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, beech
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.8), équilibrée
Slope: 7° · adret

Habitat by species

Ceps	72	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Chanterelles	67	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, beech
Morels	40	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	66	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Black trumpets	63	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech, pedunculate oak
Funnel chanterelles	49	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Wood blewits	62	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Saffron milk caps	64	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Parasol mushrooms	71	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Wed 28	5 °C	10 °C	0.7 mm	93 %	30 %
Thu 29	5 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	30 %
Fri 30	5 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	30 %
Sat 31	4 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	80 %	29 %
Sun 1	3 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	78 %	28 %
Mon 2	2 °C	6 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	28 %
Tue 3	4 °C	6 °C	0.2 mm	81 %	27 %
Wed 4 forecast	4 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	27 %
Thu 5 forecast	3 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	27 %
Fri 6 forecast	3 °C	7 °C	0.5 mm	96 %	27 %
Sat 7 forecast	3 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	94 %	26 %
Sun 8 forecast	3 °C	8 °C	2.2 mm	95 %	27 %
Mon 9 forecast	7 °C	11 °C	15.6 mm	90 %	33 %
Tue 10 forecast	10 °C	14 °C	27.2 mm	95 %	35 %
Wed 11 forecast	8 °C	13 °C	0.8 mm	91 %	33 %

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

Going further

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