Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Illnau-Effretikon

Today, hedgehog mushrooms are the best bet around Illnau-Effretikon (62/100, favourable). Canton: Zürich · altitude 590 m.

Illnau-Effretikon is a Swiss municipality (17 756 inhabitants), at an altitude of 590 m (canton: Zürich). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (62/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions are improving, with a peak expected on Thursday 12 November 2026 (80/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (Norway spruce, beech and silver fir), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 6 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 1 to 8 °C.

Open on the map

17/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

0/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

62/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

44/ 100

Black trumpets

Possible

30/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unlikely

46/ 100

Wood blewits

Possible

47/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

36/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Possible

8-day forecast

Ceps

17Thu 5

14Fri 6

12Sat 7

12Sun 8

12Mon 9

13Tue 10

13Wed 11

13Thu 12

Chanterelles

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

2Mon 9

4Tue 10

6Wed 11

6Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

62Thu 5

59Fri 6

60Sat 7

61Sun 8

64Mon 9

69Tue 10

74Wed 11

80Thu 12

Black trumpets

44Thu 5

39Fri 6

35Sat 7

33Sun 8

33Mon 9

37Tue 10

37Wed 11

38Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

30Thu 5

26Fri 6

22Sat 7

20Sun 8

20Mon 9

26Tue 10

26Wed 11

30Thu 12

Wood blewits

46Thu 5

41Fri 6

38Sat 7

36Sun 8

36Mon 9

41Tue 10

43Wed 11

44Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

47Thu 5

41Fri 6

38Sat 7

36Sun 8

36Mon 9

36Tue 10

36Wed 11

36Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

36Thu 5

30Fri 6

29Sat 7

29Sun 8

32Mon 9

35Tue 10

38Wed 11

41Thu 12

Forests and soils around Illnau-Effretikon

The terrain

Likely trees: Norway spruce, beech, silver fir
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.5), balanced
Slope: 7°

Habitat by species

Ceps	72	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, Scots pine
Chanterelles	91	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, beech
Morels	43	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	70	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, Scots pine
Black trumpets	58	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech
Funnel chanterelles	77	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, Scots pine
Wood blewits	54	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, Scots pine
Saffron milk caps	68	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, Scots pine
Parasol mushrooms	62	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	2 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	29 %
Fri 30	3 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	80 %	29 %
Sat 31	4 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	77 %	28 %
Sun 1	2 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	75 %	28 %
Mon 2	1 °C	6 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	27 %
Tue 3	4 °C	5 °C	0.0 mm	76 %	26 %
Wed 4	4 °C	6 °C	0.0 mm	80 %	26 %
Thu 5 forecast	3 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	26 %
Fri 6 forecast	1 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	91 %	26 %
Sat 7 forecast	5 °C	9 °C	0.7 mm	95 %	27 %
Sun 8 forecast	4 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	91 %	26 %
Mon 9 forecast	5 °C	10 °C	1.5 mm	93 %	27 %
Tue 10 forecast	4 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	88 %	27 %
Wed 11 forecast	6 °C	12 °C	0.2 mm	86 %	27 %
Thu 12 forecast	8 °C	16 °C	3.3 mm	85 %	32 %

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

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