Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Vals-le-Chastel

Today, hedgehog mushrooms are the best bet around Vals-le-Chastel (53/100, possible). Département: Haute-Loire · altitude 639 m.

Vals-le-Chastel is a municipality (39 inhabitants), at an altitude of 639 m (département: Haute-Loire, 43). On Thursday 5 November 2026, no species is really favourable; hedgehog mushrooms, black trumpets, wood blewits and saffron milk caps remain possible. For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions are improving, with a peak expected on Tuesday 10 November 2026 (70/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (Scots pine, silver fir, beech and sessile oak), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 49 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 12 °C.

Open on the map

17/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

0/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

53/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Possible

35/ 100

Black trumpets

Possible

29/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unlikely

51/ 100

Wood blewits

Possible

44/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

31/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Unlikely

8-day forecast

Ceps

17Thu 5

15Fri 6

13Sat 7

15Sun 8

22Mon 9

24Tue 10

26Wed 11

25Thu 12

Chanterelles

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

7Mon 9

11Tue 10

13Wed 11

13Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

53Thu 5

52Fri 6

50Sat 7

54Sun 8

63Mon 9

70Tue 10

70Wed 11

70Thu 12

Black trumpets

35Thu 5

35Fri 6

36Sat 7

38Sun 8

41Mon 9

42Tue 10

56Wed 11

69Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

29Thu 5

29Fri 6

20Sat 7

22Sun 8

27Mon 9

33Tue 10

52Wed 11

68Thu 12

Wood blewits

51Thu 5

50Fri 6

35Sat 7

38Sun 8

43Mon 9

45Tue 10

53Wed 11

65Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

44Thu 5

42Fri 6

40Sat 7

42Sun 8

50Mon 9

52Tue 10

49Wed 11

47Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

31Thu 5

29Fri 6

27Sat 7

32Sun 8

42Mon 9

49Tue 10

54Wed 11

55Thu 12

Forests and soils around Vals-le-Chastel

The terrain

Likely trees: Scots pine, silver fir, beech, sessile oak
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.8), balanced
Slope: 17° · north-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	100	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, downy oak, beech
Chanterelles	100	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Scots pine
Morels	52	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	100	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Scots pine
Black trumpets	97	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, downy oak, beech
Funnel chanterelles	100	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Scots pine, silver fir
Wood blewits	94	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Scots pine
Saffron milk caps	100	large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, silver fir, Norway spruce
Parasol mushrooms	100	large forest of suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	2 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	19 %
Fri 30	1 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	18 %
Sat 31	5 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	93 %	17 %
Sun 1	2 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	91 %	16 %
Mon 2	-0 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	15 %
Tue 3	2 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	14 %
Wed 4	-1 °C	6 °C	3.7 mm	90 %	17 %
Thu 5 forecast	4 °C	7 °C	45.4 mm	97 %	32 %
Fri 6 forecast	3 °C	10 °C	0.6 mm	92 %	28 %
Sat 7 forecast	2 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	88 %	27 %
Sun 8 forecast	2 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	80 %	26 %
Mon 9 forecast	11 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	79 %	24 %
Tue 10 forecast	12 °C	15 °C	0.6 mm	75 %	19 %
Wed 11 forecast	10 °C	14 °C	8.2 mm	83 %	26 %
Thu 12 forecast	8 °C	18 °C	2.4 mm	88 %	31 %

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

Going further

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