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ČeštinaMushrooms in Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
Today, wood blewits are the best bet around Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire (89/100, very favourable). Département: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence · altitude 531 m.
Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire is a municipality (1 329 inhabitants), at an altitude of 531 m (département: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, 04). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: wood blewits (89/100), parasol mushrooms (88/100), saffron milk caps (80/100), hedgehog mushrooms (69/100) and black trumpets (66/100). For wood blewits, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Saturday 7 November 2026 (92/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (downy oak), calcareous soil. Weather: 3 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 43 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 2 to 12 °C.
Ceps
UnlikelyChanterelles
UnlikelyMorels
UnfavourableHedgehog mushrooms
FavourableBlack trumpets
FavourableFunnel chanterelles
UnfavourableWood blewits
Very favourableSaffron milk caps
Very favourableParasol mushrooms
Very favourable8-day forecast
Forests and soils around Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
The terrain
- Likely trees
- downy oak
- Soil
- calcareous (pH 7.6), silty clay
- Slope
- 9° · south-facing
Habitat by species
| Ceps | 22 | large forest of suitable host trees: downy oak, Scots pine |
| Chanterelles | 29 | large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine |
| Morels | 100 | large forest of suitable host trees |
| Hedgehog mushrooms | 52 | large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the hedgehog mushroom |
| Black trumpets | 57 | large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the black trumpet |
| Funnel chanterelles | 10 | large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine |
| Wood blewits | 70 | large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the wood blewit |
| Saffron milk caps | 69 | large forest of suitable host trees: black pine, Scots pine |
| Parasol mushrooms | 66 | 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 | 85 % | 23 % |
| Fri 30 | 9 °C | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 83 % | 23 % |
| Sat 31 | 7 °C | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 84 % | 22 % |
| Sun 1 | 5 °C | 14 °C | 0.2 mm | 81 % | 22 % |
| Mon 2 | 3 °C | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 78 % | 22 % |
| Tue 3 | 2 °C | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 64 % | 22 % |
| Wed 4 | 5 °C | 11 °C | 1.8 mm | 79 % | 22 % |
| Thu 5 forecast | 10 °C | 15 °C | 0.7 mm | 74 % | 22 % |
| Fri 6 forecast | 5 °C | 11 °C | 0.5 mm | 92 % | 24 % |
| Sat 7 forecast | 3 °C | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 86 % | 32 % |
| Sun 8 forecast | 6 °C | 10 °C | 3.6 mm | 88 % | 33 % |
| Mon 9 forecast | 10 °C | 12 °C | 9.8 mm | 90 % | 37 % |
| Tue 10 forecast | 11 °C | 13 °C | 3.8 mm | 84 % | 33 % |
| Wed 11 forecast | 12 °C | 14 °C | 13.9 mm | 91 % | 39 % |
| Thu 12 forecast | 10 °C | 16 °C | 11.8 mm | 95 % | 43 % |
Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.
Going further
Mushrooms in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence · All départements · Ranking of départements · How the score is calculated
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