Mushrooms in La Grand-Croix
Today, wood blewits are the best bet around La Grand-Croix (56/100, favourable). Département: Loire · altitude 348 m.
La Grand-Croix is a municipality (4 947 inhabitants), at an altitude of 348 m (département: Loire, 42). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: wood blewits (56/100). For wood blewits, conditions are improving, with a peak expected on Monday 9 November 2026 (66/100). Terrain: slightly acidic soil. Weather: 22 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 35 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 2 to 12 °C.
Ceps
UnlikelyChanterelles
UnfavourableMorels
UnfavourableHedgehog mushrooms
PossibleBlack trumpets
PossibleFunnel chanterelles
UnfavourableWood blewits
FavourableSaffron milk caps
PossibleParasol mushrooms
Possible8-day forecast
Forests and soils around La Grand-Croix
The terrain
- Soil
- slightly acidic (pH 6.1), balanced
- Slope
- 11° · south-facing
Habitat by species
| Ceps | 33 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Chanterelles | 20 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Morels | 31 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Hedgehog mushrooms | 30 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Black trumpets | 27 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Funnel chanterelles | 5 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Wood blewits | 54 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Saffron milk caps | 30 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Parasol mushrooms | 71 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
Recent and forecast weather
| Day | Min | Max | Rain | Air humidity | Soil moisture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 | 5 °C | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 86 % | 21 % |
| Fri 30 | 6 °C | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 90 % | 21 % |
| Sat 31 | 6 °C | 10 °C | 0.8 mm | 95 % | 21 % |
| Sun 1 | 5 °C | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 78 % | 20 % |
| Mon 2 | 2 °C | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 77 % | 20 % |
| Tue 3 | 3 °C | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 81 % | 20 % |
| Wed 4 | 3 °C | 8 °C | 1.4 mm | 82 % | 20 % |
| Thu 5 forecast | 6 °C | 9 °C | 19.8 mm | 94 % | 27 % |
| Fri 6 forecast | 6 °C | 12 °C | 11.2 mm | 89 % | 32 % |
| Sat 7 forecast | 4 °C | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 92 % | 25 % |
| Sun 8 forecast | 3 °C | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 88 % | 24 % |
| Mon 9 forecast | 9 °C | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 86 % | 23 % |
| Tue 10 forecast | 12 °C | 16 °C | 3.3 mm | 79 % | 25 % |
| Wed 11 forecast | 12 °C | 17 °C | 3.8 mm | 84 % | 28 % |
| Thu 12 forecast | 10 °C | 18 °C | 16.2 mm | 88 % | 38 % |
Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.
Going further
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