Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Saxon

Today, conditions are poor around Saxon for the species we follow. Canton : Valais · altitude 1015 m.

Saxon is a Swiss municipality (7 424 inhabitants), at an altitude of 1015 m (canton: Valais). On Thursday 5 November 2026, none of the nine tracked species has favourable conditions in Saxon (out of season, or too dry, cold or hot). For black trumpets, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Monday 9 November 2026 (32/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (Norway spruce, silver fir and Scots pine), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 13 mm of rain are expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from -3 to 9 °C.

5Thu 5

4Fri 6

4Sat 7

4Sun 8

4Mon 9

4Tue 10

4Wed 11

4Thu 12

Chanterelles

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

1Tue 10

1Wed 11

1Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

29Thu 5

29Fri 6

28Sat 7

29Sun 8

33Mon 9

37Tue 10

40Wed 11

40Thu 12

Black trumpets

30Thu 5

30Fri 6

30Sat 7

30Sun 8

32Mon 9

32Tue 10

32Wed 11

32Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

12Thu 5

11Fri 6

11Sat 7

12Sun 8

13Mon 9

15Tue 10

16Wed 11

17Thu 12

Wood blewits

30Thu 5

30Fri 6

30Sat 7

31Sun 8

33Mon 9

36Tue 10

36Wed 11

36Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

21Thu 5

20Fri 6

19Sat 7

18Sun 8

18Mon 9

19Tue 10

19Wed 11

17Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

13Thu 5

12Fri 6

11Sat 7

12Sun 8

15Mon 9

18Tue 10

19Wed 11

19Thu 12

Forests and soils around Saxon

The terrain

Likely trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, Scots pine
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 6.4), équilibrée
Slope: 28° · ubac

Habitat by species

Ceps	83	large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Chanterelles	54	large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine
Morels	61	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	100	large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Black trumpets	70	large forest of suitable host trees: downy oak
Funnel chanterelles	24	large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Wood blewits	93	large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Saffron milk caps	100	large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Parasol mushrooms	99	large forest of suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	3 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	91 %	24 %
Fri 30	2 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	25 %
Sat 31	2 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	91 %	25 %
Sun 1	-0 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	78 %	25 %
Mon 2	-2 °C	4 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	24 %
Tue 3	-3 °C	6 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	24 %
Wed 4	-2 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	79 %	24 %
Thu 5 forecast	1 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	76 %	24 %
Fri 6 forecast	5 °C	7 °C	2.3 mm	89 %	24 %
Sat 7 forecast	4 °C	9 °C	0.1 mm	87 %	24 %
Sun 8 forecast	2 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	71 %	23 %
Mon 9 forecast	5 °C	10 °C	1.4 mm	72 %	24 %
Tue 10 forecast	8 °C	15 °C	0.6 mm	62 %	24 %
Wed 11 forecast	9 °C	15 °C	0.1 mm	67 %	24 %
Thu 12 forecast	6 °C	17 °C	8.2 mm	72 %	47 %

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

Going further

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

Neighbouring municipalities

Martigny · Fully · Nendaz · Vétroz · Chamoson · Ardon · Riddes · Leytron