Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Ballens

Today, black trumpets have the best chances around Ballens (68/100, favourable). Canton : Vaud · altitude 703 m.

Ballens is a Swiss municipality (579 inhabitants), at an altitude of 703 m (canton: Vaud). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: black trumpets (68/100), hedgehog mushrooms (58/100) and wood blewits (58/100). For black trumpets, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 12 November 2026 (72/100). 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, 26 mm of rain are expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 2 to 9 °C.

Open on the map

16/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

0/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

58/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

68/ 100

Black trumpets

Favourable

32/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unlikely

58/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

47/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

29/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Unlikely

8-day forecast

Ceps

16Thu 5

16Fri 6

16Sat 7

16Sun 8

18Mon 9

19Tue 10

19Wed 11

18Thu 12

Chanterelles

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

5Mon 9

7Tue 10

8Wed 11

8Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

58Thu 5

59Fri 6

62Sat 7

63Sun 8

71Mon 9

77Tue 10

81Wed 11

81Thu 12

Black trumpets

68Thu 5

66Fri 6

65Sat 7

65Sun 8

65Mon 9

65Tue 10

67Wed 11

72Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

32Thu 5

32Fri 6

32Sat 7

32Sun 8

35Mon 9

38Tue 10

42Wed 11

48Thu 12

Wood blewits

58Thu 5

57Fri 6

57Sat 7

56Sun 8

59Mon 9

61Tue 10

63Wed 11

66Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

47Thu 5

46Fri 6

45Sat 7

44Sun 8

45Mon 9

46Tue 10

45Wed 11

43Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

29Thu 5

30Fri 6

32Sat 7

33Sun 8

39Mon 9

43Tue 10

47Wed 11

49Thu 12

Forests and soils around Ballens

The terrain

Likely trees: Norway spruce, beech, silver fir
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.9), équilibrée
Slope: 2°

Habitat by species

Ceps	18	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, silver fir
Chanterelles	17	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, sessile oak
Morels	40	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	18	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, silver fir
Black trumpets	18	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech, sessile oak
Funnel chanterelles	12	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, silver fir
Wood blewits	26	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, silver fir
Saffron milk caps	16	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir
Parasol mushrooms	30	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	6 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	30 %
Fri 30	4 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	30 %
Sat 31	5 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	30 %
Sun 1	3 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	77 %	30 %
Mon 2	2 °C	5 °C	0.0 mm	80 %	29 %
Tue 3	2 °C	5 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	29 %
Wed 4	2 °C	5 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	29 %
Thu 5 forecast	2 °C	10 °C	0.5 mm	87 %	29 %
Fri 6 forecast	6 °C	8 °C	11.6 mm	96 %	34 %
Sat 7 forecast	6 °C	9 °C	0.3 mm	88 %	31 %
Sun 8 forecast	5 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	30 %
Mon 9 forecast	8 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	29 %
Tue 10 forecast	8 °C	13 °C	1.8 mm	82 %	29 %
Wed 11 forecast	9 °C	13 °C	1.4 mm	85 %	30 %
Thu 12 forecast	9 °C	14 °C	10.4 mm	90 %	41 %

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

Going further

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

Neighbouring municipalities

Morges · Rolle · Saint-Prex · Préverenges · Cossonay · Hautemorges · Aubonne · Echichens