Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Cugnasco-Gerra

Today, hedgehog mushrooms are the best bet around Cugnasco-Gerra (85/100, very favourable). Canton: Ticino · altitude 1034 m.

Cugnasco-Gerra is a Swiss municipality (2 858 inhabitants), at an altitude of 1034 m (canton: Ticino). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (85/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 5 November 2026 (85/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (sweet chestnut, birch and beech), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 44 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 2 to 6 °C.

Open on the map

17/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

5/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

85/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Very favourable

46/ 100

Black trumpets

Possible

25/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unlikely

51/ 100

Wood blewits

Possible

39/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

45/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Possible

8-day forecast

Ceps

17Thu 5

14Fri 6

11Sat 7

9Sun 8

7Mon 9

6Tue 10

6Wed 11

5Thu 12

Chanterelles

5Thu 5

2Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

85Thu 5

81Fri 6

76Sat 7

75Sun 8

73Mon 9

74Tue 10

77Wed 11

80Thu 12

Black trumpets

46Thu 5

44Fri 6

44Sat 7

46Sun 8

48Mon 9

50Tue 10

54Wed 11

59Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

25Thu 5

23Fri 6

23Sat 7

24Sun 8

25Mon 9

27Tue 10

30Wed 11

34Thu 12

Wood blewits

51Thu 5

47Fri 6

47Sat 7

48Sun 8

49Mon 9

51Tue 10

54Wed 11

58Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

39Thu 5

36Fri 6

33Sat 7

32Sun 8

30Mon 9

28Tue 10

27Wed 11

27Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

45Thu 5

39Fri 6

34Sat 7

31Sun 8

28Mon 9

27Tue 10

29Wed 11

30Thu 12

Forests and soils around Cugnasco-Gerra

The terrain

Likely trees: sweet chestnut, birch, beech
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.7), balanced
Slope: 34° · south-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	100	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, silver fir
Chanterelles	100	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, birch
Morels	55	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	100	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, silver fir
Black trumpets	100	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, sweet chestnut, downy oak
Funnel chanterelles	100	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, silver fir
Wood blewits	100	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, silver fir
Saffron milk caps	78	large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir
Parasol mushrooms	100	large forest of suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	6 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	64 %	26 %
Fri 30	5 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	74 %	26 %
Sat 31	5 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	69 %	26 %
Sun 1	4 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	59 %	26 %
Mon 2	2 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	44 %	25 %
Tue 3	2 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	62 %	25 %
Wed 4	4 °C	6 °C	0.3 mm	84 %	27 %
Thu 5 forecast	4 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	27 %
Fri 6 forecast	4 °C	7 °C	1.3 mm	89 %	27 %
Sat 7 forecast	4 °C	6 °C	5.2 mm	91 %	31 %
Sun 8 forecast	2 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	28 %
Mon 9 forecast	2 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	28 %
Tue 10 forecast	4 °C	8 °C	4.2 mm	88 %	28 %
Wed 11 forecast	5 °C	8 °C	19.9 mm	95 %	34 %
Thu 12 forecast	6 °C	9 °C	13.2 mm	90 %	38 %

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

Going further

Mushrooms in Ticino · All cantons · Ranking of cantons · How the score is calculated

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