Mushrooms in Virieu-le-Grand
Today, black trumpets are the best bet around Virieu-le-Grand (93/100, very favourable). Département: Ain · altitude 384 m.
Virieu-le-Grand is a municipality (1 111 inhabitants), at an altitude of 384 m (département: Ain, 01). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: black trumpets (93/100), wood blewits (91/100), hedgehog mushrooms (90/100), saffron milk caps (79/100) and parasol mushrooms (66/100). For black trumpets, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 12 November 2026 (100/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (sessile oak, beech, silver fir and Norway spruce), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 1 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 17 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 1 to 10 °C.
Ceps
PossibleChanterelles
UnfavourableMorels
UnfavourableHedgehog mushrooms
Very favourableBlack trumpets
Very favourableFunnel chanterelles
UnlikelyWood blewits
Very favourableSaffron milk caps
Very favourableParasol mushrooms
Favourable8-day forecast
Forests and soils around Virieu-le-Grand
The terrain
- Likely trees
- sessile oak, beech, silver fir, Norway spruce
- Soil
- slightly acidic (pH 6.4), balanced
- Slope
- 15°
Habitat by species
| Ceps | 86 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, downy oak, beech |
| Chanterelles | 52 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Norway spruce |
| Morels | 62 | large forest of suitable host trees |
| Hedgehog mushrooms | 100 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Norway spruce |
| Black trumpets | 100 | 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 | 95 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Norway spruce |
| Saffron milk caps | 80 | large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, 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 | 5 °C | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 89 % | 32 % |
| Fri 30 | 4 °C | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 87 % | 31 % |
| Sat 31 | 4 °C | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 84 % | 31 % |
| Sun 1 | 3 °C | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 85 % | 30 % |
| Mon 2 | 1 °C | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 88 % | 31 % |
| Tue 3 | 3 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 82 % | 30 % |
| Wed 4 | 1 °C | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 87 % | 30 % |
| Thu 5 forecast | 4 °C | 13 °C | 1.0 mm | 84 % | 30 % |
| Fri 6 forecast | 7 °C | 10 °C | 1.5 mm | 95 % | 32 % |
| Sat 7 forecast | 5 °C | 10 °C | 0.3 mm | 93 % | 35 % |
| Sun 8 forecast | 4 °C | 12 °C | 0.1 mm | 78 % | 34 % |
| Mon 9 forecast | 9 °C | 14 °C | 0.2 mm | 80 % | 33 % |
| Tue 10 forecast | 7 °C | 14 °C | 3.0 mm | 87 % | 33 % |
| Wed 11 forecast | 9 °C | 14 °C | 1.6 mm | 88 % | 34 % |
| Thu 12 forecast | 10 °C | 17 °C | 10.2 mm | 87 % | 41 % |
Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.
Going further
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