Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Villars-Sainte-Croix

Today, hedgehog mushrooms are the best bet around Villars-Sainte-Croix (63/100, favourable). Canton: Vaud · altitude 507 m.

Villars-Sainte-Croix is a Swiss municipality (953 inhabitants), at an altitude of 507 m (canton: Vaud). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (63/100), black trumpets (60/100) and saffron milk caps (55/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions are improving, with a peak expected on Tuesday 10 November 2026 (75/100). Terrain: slightly acidic soil. Weather: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 21 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 3 to 10 °C.

Open on the map

25/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

5/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

63/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

60/ 100

Black trumpets

Favourable

8/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

54/ 100

Wood blewits

Possible

55/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Favourable

42/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Possible

8-day forecast

Ceps

25Thu 5

24Fri 6

24Sat 7

23Sun 8

23Mon 9

23Tue 10

23Wed 11

23Thu 12

Chanterelles

5Thu 5

5Fri 6

6Sat 7

6Sun 8

7Mon 9

8Tue 10

8Wed 11

9Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

63Thu 5

64Fri 6

66Sat 7

67Sun 8

72Mon 9

75Tue 10

75Wed 11

75Thu 12

Black trumpets

60Thu 5

58Fri 6

56Sat 7

53Sun 8

52Mon 9

51Tue 10

51Wed 11

56Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

8Thu 5

7Fri 6

7Sat 7

7Sun 8

7Mon 9

8Tue 10

8Wed 11

9Thu 12

Wood blewits

54Thu 5

52Fri 6

52Sat 7

50Sun 8

50Mon 9

49Tue 10

50Wed 11

53Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

55Thu 5

53Fri 6

52Sat 7

50Sun 8

50Mon 9

49Tue 10

48Wed 11

46Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

42Thu 5

41Fri 6

42Sat 7

42Sun 8

45Mon 9

47Tue 10

49Wed 11

51Thu 12

Forests and soils around Villars-Sainte-Croix

The terrain

Soil: slightly acidic (pH 6.4), balanced
Slope: 4° · south-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	32	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, beech
Chanterelles	18	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, beech
Morels	36	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	35	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, beech
Black trumpets	30	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech
Funnel chanterelles	5	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, beech
Wood blewits	30	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, beech
Saffron milk caps	31	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir
Parasol mushrooms	34	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	7 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	80 %	30 %
Fri 30	6 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	80 %	30 %
Sat 31	7 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	77 %	30 %
Sun 1	5 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	66 %	29 %
Mon 2	3 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	72 %	29 %
Tue 3	4 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	76 %	29 %
Wed 4	4 °C	6 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	29 %
Thu 5 forecast	4 °C	10 °C	0.1 mm	80 %	29 %
Fri 6 forecast	7 °C	9 °C	11.6 mm	95 %	34 %
Sat 7 forecast	7 °C	11 °C	0.2 mm	86 %	33 %
Sun 8 forecast	5 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	31 %
Mon 9 forecast	7 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	31 %
Tue 10 forecast	6 °C	13 °C	0.6 mm	83 %	29 %
Wed 11 forecast	7 °C	13 °C	1.6 mm	85 %	30 %
Thu 12 forecast	10 °C	15 °C	7.0 mm	86 %	40 %

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

Lausanne · Renens (VD) · Pully · Morges · Ecublens (VD) · Prilly · Bussigny · Lutry