Mushrooms in Challes-la-Montagne
Today, wood blewits are the best bet around Challes-la-Montagne (84/100, very favourable). Département: Ain · altitude 468 m.
Challes-la-Montagne is a municipality (184 inhabitants), at an altitude of 468 m (département: Ain, 01). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: wood blewits (84/100), black trumpets (77/100), hedgehog mushrooms (64/100) and saffron milk caps (62/100). For wood blewits, the best day is Saturday 7 November 2026 (86/100), then conditions deteriorate. Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (sessile oak, Norway spruce, beech and silver fir), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 2 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 26 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 1 to 12 °C.
Ceps
UnlikelyChanterelles
UnfavourableMorels
UnfavourableHedgehog mushrooms
FavourableBlack trumpets
Very favourableFunnel chanterelles
UnlikelyWood blewits
Very favourableSaffron milk caps
FavourableParasol mushrooms
Possible8-day forecast
Forests and soils around Challes-la-Montagne
The terrain
- Likely trees
- sessile oak, Norway spruce, beech, silver fir
- Soil
- slightly acidic (pH 6.2), balanced
- Slope
- 1°
Habitat by species
| Ceps | 86 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, downy oak, beech |
| Chanterelles | 49 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Norway spruce |
| Morels | 49 | large forest of suitable host trees |
| Hedgehog mushrooms | 85 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Norway spruce |
| Black trumpets | 86 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, downy oak, beech |
| Funnel chanterelles | 24 | large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, silver fir |
| Wood blewits | 67 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Norway spruce |
| Saffron milk caps | 83 | large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, black pine, silver fir |
| Parasol mushrooms | 72 | large forest of suitable host trees |
Recent and forecast weather
| Day | Min | Max | Rain | Air humidity | Soil moisture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 | 5 °C | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 92 % | 32 % |
| Fri 30 | 4 °C | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 89 % | 31 % |
| Sat 31 | 4 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 90 % | 31 % |
| Sun 1 | 2 °C | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 80 % | 30 % |
| Mon 2 | 1 °C | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 81 % | 30 % |
| Tue 3 | 2 °C | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 86 % | 30 % |
| Wed 4 | 2 °C | 9 °C | 0.2 mm | 86 % | 30 % |
| Thu 5 forecast | 6 °C | 12 °C | 1.6 mm | 88 % | 30 % |
| Fri 6 forecast | 8 °C | 10 °C | 0.8 mm | 95 % | 32 % |
| Sat 7 forecast | 6 °C | 9 °C | 0.2 mm | 97 % | 37 % |
| Sun 8 forecast | 6 °C | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 84 % | 35 % |
| Mon 9 forecast | 11 °C | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 82 % | 34 % |
| Tue 10 forecast | 11 °C | 16 °C | 2.9 mm | 79 % | 33 % |
| Wed 11 forecast | 11 °C | 15 °C | 5.3 mm | 89 % | 35 % |
| Thu 12 forecast | 12 °C | 16 °C | 16.4 mm | 95 % | 43 % |
Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.
Going further
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