Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Falkenstein/Harz

Today, hedgehog mushrooms are the best bet around Falkenstein/Harz (60/100, favourable). Land: Sachsen-Anhalt · altitude 259 m.

Falkenstein/Harz is a German municipality (4 899 inhabitants), at an altitude of 259 m (Land: Sachsen-Anhalt). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (60/100) and black trumpets (56/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions deteriorate over the next 8 days. Terrain: slightly acidic soil. Weather: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 6 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

60/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

56/ 100

Black trumpets

Favourable

42/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Possible

49/ 100

Wood blewits

Possible

42/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

30/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Unlikely

8-day forecast

Ceps

15Thu 5

10Fri 6

7Sat 7

5Sun 8

3Mon 9

1Tue 10

3Wed 11

3Thu 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

60Thu 5

55Fri 6

49Sat 7

47Sun 8

45Mon 9

36Tue 10

39Wed 11

42Thu 12

Black trumpets

56Thu 5

52Fri 6

48Sat 7

46Sun 8

44Mon 9

34Tue 10

35Wed 11

36Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

42Thu 5

38Fri 6

34Sat 7

32Sun 8

29Mon 9

23Tue 10

24Wed 11

25Thu 12

Wood blewits

49Thu 5

46Fri 6

42Sat 7

41Sun 8

39Mon 9

31Tue 10

31Wed 11

32Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

42Thu 5

38Fri 6

34Sat 7

31Sun 8

28Mon 9

22Tue 10

21Wed 11

20Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

30Thu 5

23Fri 6

15Sat 7

13Sun 8

8Mon 9

4Tue 10

8Wed 11

12Thu 12

Forests and soils around Falkenstein/Harz

The terrain

Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.5), balanced
Slope: 7° · north-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	78	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: downy oak, maritime pine, silver fir
Chanterelles	100	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: maritime pine, beech, pedunculate oak
Morels	47	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	81	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: silver fir, beech, sessile oak
Black trumpets	71	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: downy oak, beech, pedunculate oak
Funnel chanterelles	98	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: silver fir, beech, Norway spruce
Wood blewits	82	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: silver fir, beech, pedunculate oak
Saffron milk caps	79	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: black pine, maritime pine, silver fir
Parasol mushrooms	92	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	3 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	24 %
Fri 30	6 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	93 %	24 %
Sat 31	6 °C	9 °C	0.3 mm	94 %	23 %
Sun 1	5 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	23 %
Mon 2	4 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	72 %	23 %
Tue 3	2 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	74 %	22 %
Wed 4	2 °C	8 °C	0.1 mm	85 %	22 %
Thu 5 forecast	0 °C	6 °C	0.0 mm	88 %	22 %
Fri 6 forecast	1 °C	6 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	22 %
Sat 7 forecast	1 °C	5 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	21 %
Sun 8 forecast	1 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	21 %
Mon 9 forecast	1 °C	6 °C	0.6 mm	93 %	21 %
Tue 10 forecast	1 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	20 %
Wed 11 forecast	4 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	66 %	19 %
Thu 12 forecast	3 °C	10 °C	5.5 mm	97 %	32 %

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

Going further

Mushrooms in Sachsen-Anhalt · All Länder · Ranking of Länder · How the score is calculated

Neighbouring municipalities

Ballenstedt · Mansfeld · Seeland · Arnstein