Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Ampus

Today, saffron milk caps have the best chances around Ampus (94/100, very favourable). Département : Var · altitude 616 m.

Ampus is a municipality (919 inhabitants), at an altitude of 616 m (département: Var, 83). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: saffron milk caps (94/100), parasol mushrooms (94/100), wood blewits (89/100), hedgehog mushrooms (79/100) and black trumpets (63/100). For saffron milk caps, conditions deteriorate over the next 8 days. Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (downy oak and Scots pine), neutral soil. Weather: 10 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 66 mm of rain are expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 4 to 12 °C.

Open on the map

37/ 100

Ceps

Possible

24/ 100

Chanterelles

Unlikely

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

79/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Very favourable

63/ 100

Black trumpets

Favourable

25/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unlikely

89/ 100

Wood blewits

Very favourable

94/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Very favourable

94/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Very favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

37Thu 5

34Fri 6

30Sat 7

28Sun 8

28Mon 9

27Tue 10

27Wed 11

25Thu 12

Chanterelles

24Thu 5

21Fri 6

19Sat 7

17Sun 8

17Mon 9

17Tue 10

17Wed 11

17Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

79Thu 5

79Fri 6

79Sat 7

79Sun 8

79Mon 9

79Tue 10

79Wed 11

79Thu 12

Black trumpets

63Thu 5

66Fri 6

69Sat 7

72Sun 8

73Mon 9

75Tue 10

75Wed 11

75Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

25Thu 5

25Fri 6

25Sat 7

26Sun 8

27Mon 9

29Tue 10

31Wed 11

31Thu 12

Wood blewits

89Thu 5

93Fri 6

96Sat 7

99Sun 8

99Mon 9

99Tue 10

99Wed 11

99Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

94Thu 5

92Fri 6

89Sat 7

86Sun 8

83Mon 9

80Tue 10

77Wed 11

74Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

94Thu 5

89Fri 6

85Sat 7

84Sun 8

86Mon 9

88Tue 10

89Wed 11

86Thu 12

Forests and soils around Ampus

The terrain

Likely trees: downy oak, Scots pine
Soil: neutral (pH 7.0), argilo-limoneuse
Slope: 3° · ubac

Habitat by species

Ceps	28	large forest of suitable host trees: downy oak, Scots pine, maritime pine
Chanterelles	48	large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, maritime pine
Morels	100	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	68	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the hedgehog mushroom
Black trumpets	61	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the black trumpet
Funnel chanterelles	17	large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine
Wood blewits	94	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the wood blewit
Saffron milk caps	90	large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, maritime pine
Parasol mushrooms	85	large forest of suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	9 °C	18 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	29 %
Fri 30	10 °C	16 °C	0.6 mm	82 %	29 %
Sat 31	8 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	29 %
Sun 1	6 °C	13 °C	4.0 mm	83 %	31 %
Mon 2	4 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	69 %	33 %
Tue 3	4 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	67 %	32 %
Wed 4	7 °C	11 °C	0.4 mm	74 %	31 %
Thu 5 forecast	10 °C	12 °C	5.1 mm	79 %	34 %
Fri 6 forecast	7 °C	11 °C	2.1 mm	91 %	36 %
Sat 7 forecast	5 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	88 %	35 %
Sun 8 forecast	6 °C	10 °C	3.3 mm	87 %	36 %
Mon 9 forecast	10 °C	12 °C	8.1 mm	91 %	37 %
Tue 10 forecast	11 °C	13 °C	10.8 mm	80 %	34 %
Wed 11 forecast	12 °C	14 °C	16.6 mm	88 %	40 %
Thu 12 forecast	11 °C	16 °C	25.4 mm	92 %	40 %

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

Going further

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