Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Esparron-de-Verdon

Today, saffron milk caps are the best bet around Esparron-de-Verdon (100/100, very favourable). Département: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence · altitude 457 m.

Esparron-de-Verdon is a municipality (379 inhabitants), at an altitude of 457 m (département: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, 04). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: saffron milk caps (100/100), parasol mushrooms (95/100), wood blewits (92/100), hedgehog mushrooms (80/100) and black trumpets (70/100). For saffron milk caps, conditions deteriorate over the next 8 days. Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (downy oak), calcareous soil. Weather: 1 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 38 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 3 to 12 °C.

Open on the map

42/ 100

Ceps

Possible

30/ 100

Chanterelles

Unlikely

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

80/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Very favourable

70/ 100

Black trumpets

Favourable

32/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unlikely

92/ 100

Wood blewits

Very favourable

100/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Very favourable

95/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Very favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

42Thu 5

41Fri 6

39Sat 7

36Sun 8

35Mon 9

33Tue 10

32Wed 11

30Thu 12

Chanterelles

30Thu 5

27Fri 6

25Sat 7

23Sun 8

23Mon 9

23Tue 10

23Wed 11

21Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

80Thu 5

80Fri 6

80Sat 7

80Sun 8

80Mon 9

80Tue 10

80Wed 11

80Thu 12

Black trumpets

70Thu 5

73Fri 6

74Sat 7

74Sun 8

74Mon 9

74Tue 10

74Wed 11

74Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

32Thu 5

32Fri 6

33Sat 7

33Sun 8

33Mon 9

35Tue 10

35Wed 11

35Thu 12

Wood blewits

92Thu 5

93Fri 6

93Sat 7

93Sun 8

93Mon 9

93Tue 10

93Wed 11

93Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

100Thu 5

100Fri 6

100Sat 7

99Sun 8

96Mon 9

93Tue 10

89Wed 11

86Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

95Thu 5

95Fri 6

95Sat 7

94Sun 8

95Mon 9

95Tue 10

95Wed 11

94Thu 12

Forests and soils around Esparron-de-Verdon

The terrain

Likely trees: downy oak
Soil: calcareous (pH 7.6), balanced
Slope: 23°

Habitat by species

Ceps	32	large forest of suitable host trees: downy oak, Scots pine, maritime pine
Chanterelles	49	large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, maritime pine
Morels	100	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	69	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the hedgehog mushroom
Black trumpets	60	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the black trumpet
Funnel chanterelles	18	large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine
Wood blewits	96	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the wood blewit
Saffron milk caps	100	large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, maritime pine, black pine
Parasol mushrooms	100	large forest of suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	8 °C	19 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	26 %
Fri 30	8 °C	18 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	24 %
Sat 31	8 °C	18 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	24 %
Sun 1	5 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	23 %
Mon 2	5 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	70 %	22 %
Tue 3	3 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	68 %	21 %
Wed 4	7 °C	13 °C	1.0 mm	76 %	21 %
Thu 5 forecast	10 °C	15 °C	0.2 mm	74 %	21 %
Fri 6 forecast	8 °C	13 °C	1.0 mm	92 %	22 %
Sat 7 forecast	5 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	30 %
Sun 8 forecast	4 °C	11 °C	2.1 mm	92 %	30 %
Mon 9 forecast	11 °C	13 °C	6.5 mm	88 %	33 %
Tue 10 forecast	12 °C	13 °C	5.1 mm	80 %	31 %
Wed 11 forecast	12 °C	14 °C	9.3 mm	90 %	36 %
Thu 12 forecast	11 °C	16 °C	13.7 mm	91 %	40 %

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

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