Mushrooms in Val-des-Prés
Today, conditions are poor around Val-des-Prés for the species we follow. Département: Hautes-Alpes · altitude 2174 m.
Val-des-Prés is a municipality (593 inhabitants), at an altitude of 2174 m (département: Hautes-Alpes, 05). On Thursday 5 November 2026, none of the nine tracked species has favourable conditions in Val-des-Prés (out of season, or too dry, cold or hot). For ceps, conditions remain unfavourable over the next 8 days. Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (Scots pine and silver fir), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 12 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 35 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from -5 to 2 °C.
Ceps
UnfavourableChanterelles
UnfavourableMorels
UnfavourableHedgehog mushrooms
UnfavourableBlack trumpets
UnfavourableFunnel chanterelles
UnfavourableWood blewits
UnfavourableSaffron milk caps
UnfavourableParasol mushrooms
Unfavourable8-day forecast
Forests and soils around Val-des-Prés
The terrain
- Likely trees
- Scots pine, silver fir
- Soil
- slightly acidic (pH 6.2), balanced
- Slope
- 30° · south-facing
Habitat by species
| Ceps | 88 | large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, silver fir, Norway spruce |
| Chanterelles | 47 | large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, Norway spruce |
| Morels | 50 | large forest of suitable host trees |
| Hedgehog mushrooms | 81 | large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, silver fir, Norway spruce |
| Black trumpets | 51 | large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the black trumpet |
| Funnel chanterelles | 26 | large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, silver fir, Norway spruce |
| Wood blewits | 89 | large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, silver fir, Norway spruce |
| Saffron milk caps | 79 | large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, silver fir, Norway spruce |
| Parasol mushrooms | 97 | large forest of suitable host trees |
Recent and forecast weather
| Day | Min | Max | Rain | Air humidity | Soil moisture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 | 2 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 65 % | 29 % |
| Fri 30 | -0 °C | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 76 % | 30 % |
| Sat 31 | -1 °C | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 54 % | 29 % |
| Sun 1 | -5 °C | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 58 % | 29 % |
| Mon 2 | -5 °C | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 44 % | 28 % |
| Tue 3 | -3 °C | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 58 % | 28 % |
| Wed 4 | -2 °C | 0 °C | 0.9 mm | 78 % | 29 % |
| Thu 5 forecast | -2 °C | 2 °C | 10.7 mm | 82 % | 30 % |
| Fri 6 forecast | -2 °C | 1 °C | 10.6 mm | 90 % | 34 % |
| Sat 7 forecast | -4 °C | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 88 % | 30 % |
| Sun 8 forecast | -4 °C | 2 °C | 0.3 mm | 84 % | 30 % |
| Mon 9 forecast | 0 °C | 4 °C | 2.2 mm | 95 % | 31 % |
| Tue 10 forecast | 0 °C | 5 °C | 7.1 mm | 94 % | 32 % |
| Wed 11 forecast | 1 °C | 3 °C | 3.7 mm | 88 % | 36 % |
| Thu 12 forecast | 1 °C | 4 °C | 11.2 mm | 95 % | 49 % |
Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.
Going further
Mushrooms in Hautes-Alpes · All départements · Ranking of départements · How the score is calculated
Neighbouring municipalities
Briançon · Saint-Chaffrey · Villar-Saint-Pancrace · Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières · La Salle-les-Alpes · Puy-Saint-Pierre · Les Vigneaux · Puy-Saint-André