Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Melsungen

Today, black trumpets are the best bet around Melsungen (62/100, favourable). Land: Hessen · altitude 312 m.

Melsungen is a German municipality (13 992 inhabitants), at an altitude of 312 m (Land: Hessen). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: black trumpets (62/100), hedgehog mushrooms (59/100) and wood blewits (59/100). For black trumpets, conditions deteriorate over the next 8 days. Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (beech and Norway spruce), acidic soil. Weather: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 5 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 0 to 6 °C.

Open on the map

15/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

0/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

59/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

62/ 100

Black trumpets

Favourable

40/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Possible

59/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

43/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

32/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Unlikely

8-day forecast

Ceps

15Thu 5

12Fri 6

10Sat 7

8Sun 8

7Mon 9

5Tue 10

5Wed 11

5Thu 12

Chanterelles

0Thu 5

0Fri 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

59Thu 5

56Fri 6

55Sat 7

54Sun 8

54Mon 9

46Tue 10

48Wed 11

51Thu 12

Black trumpets

62Thu 5

58Fri 6

56Sat 7

53Sun 8

52Mon 9

42Tue 10

42Wed 11

44Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

40Thu 5

36Fri 6

34Sat 7

32Sun 8

31Mon 9

25Tue 10

26Wed 11

28Thu 12

Wood blewits

59Thu 5

56Fri 6

53Sat 7

51Sun 8

50Mon 9

40Tue 10

40Wed 11

43Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

43Thu 5

40Fri 6

37Sat 7

34Sun 8

32Mon 9

24Tue 10

23Wed 11

23Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

32Thu 5

27Fri 6

24Sat 7

22Sun 8

22Mon 9

18Tue 10

19Wed 11

22Thu 12

Forests and soils around Melsungen

The terrain

Likely trees: beech, Norway spruce
Soil: acidic (pH 5.0), balanced
Slope: 9° · south-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	96	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, Scots pine
Chanterelles	100	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, Scots pine
Morels	51	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	87	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, Scots pine
Black trumpets	93	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, sessile oak
Funnel chanterelles	100	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, Scots pine
Wood blewits	85	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, Scots pine
Saffron milk caps	85	large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine
Parasol mushrooms	91	large forest of suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	2 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	95 %	28 %
Fri 30	3 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	88 %	28 %
Sat 31	1 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	97 %	28 %
Sun 1	5 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	28 %
Mon 2	0 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	28 %
Tue 3	2 °C	6 °C	0.0 mm	74 %	27 %
Wed 4	5 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	75 %	26 %
Thu 5 forecast	2 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	26 %
Fri 6 forecast	2 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	26 %
Sat 7 forecast	2 °C	6 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	26 %
Sun 8 forecast	4 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	26 %
Mon 9 forecast	1 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	26 %
Tue 10 forecast	0 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	26 %
Wed 11 forecast	6 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	76 %	26 %
Thu 12 forecast	6 °C	13 °C	5.4 mm	95 %	36 %

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

Going further

Mushrooms in Hessen · All Länder · Ranking of Länder · How the score is calculated

Neighbouring municipalities

Felsberg · Fuldabrück · Spangenberg · Helsa · Guxhagen · Alheim · Söhrewald · Malsfeld