Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Mercœur

Today, conditions are poor around Mercœur for the species we follow. Département: Haute-Loire · altitude 952 m.

Mercœur is a municipality (146 inhabitants), at an altitude of 952 m (département: Haute-Loire, 43). On Thursday 5 November 2026, none of the nine tracked species has favourable conditions in Mercœur (out of season, or too dry, cold or hot). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Wednesday 11 November 2026 (21/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (Scots pine, beech and sessile oak), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 43 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 12 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from -1 to 11 °C.

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

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0Sun 8

2Mon 9

3Tue 10

4Wed 11

4Thu 12

Chanterelles

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

1Tue 10

2Wed 11

2Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

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0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

20Thu 5

18Fri 6

10Sat 7

12Sun 8

15Mon 9

19Tue 10

21Wed 11

21Thu 12

Black trumpets

18Thu 5

17Fri 6

11Sat 7

11Sun 8

13Mon 9

15Tue 10

15Wed 11

17Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

9Thu 5

8Fri 6

4Sat 7

5Sun 8

7Mon 9

9Tue 10

11Wed 11

13Thu 12

Wood blewits

18Thu 5

18Fri 6

11Sat 7

12Sun 8

13Mon 9

16Tue 10

17Wed 11

17Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

17Thu 5

15Fri 6

9Sat 7

9Sun 8

11Mon 9

11Tue 10

12Wed 11

11Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

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Forests and soils around Mercœur

The terrain

Likely trees: Scots pine, beech, sessile oak
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.8), balanced
Slope: 6° · north-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	74	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: sessile oak, downy oak, beech
Chanterelles	75	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Scots pine
Morels	46	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	77	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Scots pine
Black trumpets	71	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: sessile oak, downy oak, beech
Funnel chanterelles	59	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech, Scots pine, silver fir
Wood blewits	71	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Scots pine
Saffron milk caps	75	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Scots pine, silver fir
Parasol mushrooms	80	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	2 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	16 %
Fri 30	3 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	79 %	15 %
Sat 31	2 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	93 %	14 %
Sun 1	1 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	13 %
Mon 2	-1 °C	5 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	13 %
Tue 3	1 °C	4 °C	0.0 mm	91 %	13 %
Wed 4	-1 °C	5 °C	11.4 mm	93 %	20 %
Thu 5 forecast	3 °C	6 °C	31.5 mm	98 %	34 %
Fri 6 forecast	3 °C	8 °C	0.1 mm	88 %	30 %
Sat 7 forecast	0 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	88 %	26 %
Sun 8 forecast	3 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	79 %	25 %
Mon 9 forecast	10 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	24 %
Tue 10 forecast	11 °C	13 °C	0.3 mm	85 %	22 %
Wed 11 forecast	9 °C	13 °C	9.8 mm	86 %	28 %
Thu 12 forecast	8 °C	16 °C	1.9 mm	90 %	31 %

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

Going further

Mushrooms in Haute-Loire · All départements · Ranking of départements · How the score is calculated

Neighbouring municipalities

Brioude · Vieille-Brioude · Fontannes · Paulhac · Saint-Beauzire · Saint-Just-près-Brioude · Espalem · Villeneuve-d'Allier