Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Balsièges

Today, hedgehog mushrooms are the best bet around Balsièges (99/100, very favourable). Département: Lozère · altitude 672 m.

Balsièges is a municipality (608 inhabitants), at an altitude of 672 m (département: Lozère, 48). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (99/100), wood blewits (93/100), saffron milk caps (93/100), black trumpets (86/100) and parasol mushrooms (77/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Tuesday 10 November 2026 (100/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (Scots pine and black pine), neutral soil. Weather: 72 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 31 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 1 to 12 °C.

Open on the map

38/ 100

Ceps

Possible

15/ 100

Chanterelles

Unlikely

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

99/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Very favourable

86/ 100

Black trumpets

Very favourable

42/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Possible

93/ 100

Wood blewits

Very favourable

93/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Very favourable

77/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Very favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

38Thu 5

33Fri 6

29Sat 7

27Sun 8

29Mon 9

30Tue 10

31Wed 11

30Thu 12

Chanterelles

15Thu 5

13Fri 6

9Sat 7

8Sun 8

11Mon 9

13Tue 10

14Wed 11

14Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

99Thu 5

95Fri 6

90Sat 7

89Sun 8

97Mon 9

100Tue 10

100Wed 11

100Thu 12

Black trumpets

86Thu 5

86Fri 6

86Sat 7

86Sun 8

86Mon 9

86Tue 10

86Wed 11

86Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

42Thu 5

39Fri 6

37Sat 7

37Sun 8

41Mon 9

44Tue 10

47Wed 11

49Thu 12

Wood blewits

93Thu 5

93Fri 6

92Sat 7

91Sun 8

93Mon 9

93Tue 10

93Wed 11

93Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

93Thu 5

87Fri 6

80Sat 7

77Sun 8

79Mon 9

77Tue 10

74Wed 11

71Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

77Thu 5

72Fri 6

66Sat 7

62Sun 8

71Mon 9

75Tue 10

80Wed 11

81Thu 12

Forests and soils around Balsièges

The terrain

Likely trees: Scots pine, black pine
Soil: neutral (pH 6.6), balanced
Slope: 2° · north-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	65	large forest of suitable host trees: downy oak, Scots pine, silver fir
Chanterelles	54	large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, Norway spruce, beech
Morels	82	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	100	large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, silver fir, Norway spruce
Black trumpets	79	large forest of suitable host trees: downy oak, beech, sweet chestnut
Funnel chanterelles	25	large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, silver fir, Norway spruce
Wood blewits	86	large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, silver fir, Norway spruce
Saffron milk caps	100	large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, black pine, silver fir
Parasol mushrooms	91	large forest of suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	5 °C	18 °C	0.0 mm	76 %	25 %
Fri 30	5 °C	17 °C	0.0 mm	79 %	25 %
Sat 31	6 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	24 %
Sun 1	3 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	70 %	23 %
Mon 2	2 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	72 %	21 %
Tue 3	2 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	75 %	21 %
Wed 4	2 °C	8 °C	11.8 mm	87 %	27 %
Thu 5 forecast	7 °C	10 °C	59.7 mm	94 %	42 %
Fri 6 forecast	3 °C	11 °C	4.0 mm	82 %	39 %
Sat 7 forecast	1 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	36 %
Sun 8 forecast	2 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	35 %
Mon 9 forecast	12 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	35 %
Tue 10 forecast	11 °C	12 °C	0.6 mm	95 %	36 %
Wed 11 forecast	10 °C	14 °C	17.4 mm	90 %	39 %
Thu 12 forecast	9 °C	17 °C	8.7 mm	91 %	50 %

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

Going further

Mushrooms in Lozère · All départements · Ranking of départements · How the score is calculated

Neighbouring municipalities

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