Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Balmuccia

Today, hedgehog mushrooms are the best bet around Balmuccia (100/100, very favourable). Region: Piemonte · altitude 652 m.

Balmuccia is a Italian municipality (114 inhabitants), at an altitude of 652 m (region: Piemonte). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (100/100), parasol mushrooms (83/100), saffron milk caps (75/100), wood blewits (67/100) and black trumpets (62/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 5 November 2026 (100/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (sweet chestnut, sessile oak, birch and beech), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 5 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 39 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 5 to 9 °C.

Open on the map

41/ 100

Ceps

Possible

18/ 100

Chanterelles

Unlikely

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

100/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Very favourable

62/ 100

Black trumpets

Favourable

44/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Possible

67/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

75/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Very favourable

83/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Very favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

41Thu 5

37Fri 6

34Sat 7

32Sun 8

29Mon 9

27Tue 10

26Wed 11

25Thu 12

Chanterelles

18Thu 5

16Fri 6

13Sat 7

13Sun 8

11Mon 9

10Tue 10

10Wed 11

10Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

100Thu 5

100Fri 6

97Sat 7

98Sun 8

96Mon 9

96Tue 10

98Wed 11

100Thu 12

Black trumpets

62Thu 5

62Fri 6

65Sat 7

67Sun 8

69Mon 9

70Tue 10

72Wed 11

73Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

44Thu 5

43Fri 6

44Sat 7

46Sun 8

47Mon 9

48Tue 10

51Wed 11

54Thu 12

Wood blewits

67Thu 5

68Fri 6

70Sat 7

72Sun 8

74Mon 9

75Tue 10

76Wed 11

77Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

75Thu 5

73Fri 6

70Sat 7

69Sun 8

66Mon 9

63Tue 10

62Wed 11

61Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

83Thu 5

78Fri 6

72Sat 7

70Sun 8

66Mon 9

64Tue 10

64Wed 11

63Thu 12

Forests and soils around Balmuccia

The terrain

Likely trees: sweet chestnut, sessile oak, birch, beech
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.9), balanced
Slope: 25° · south-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	100	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Norway spruce
Chanterelles	91	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Norway spruce
Morels	52	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	100	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Norway spruce
Black trumpets	100	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, sweet chestnut
Funnel chanterelles	94	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, silver fir
Wood blewits	93	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Norway spruce
Saffron milk caps	97	large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, silver fir, Scots pine
Parasol mushrooms	97	large forest of suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	9 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	73 %	22 %
Fri 30	8 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	23 %
Sat 31	8 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	58 %	22 %
Sun 1	5 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	70 %	21 %
Mon 2	5 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	45 %	19 %
Tue 3	7 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	56 %	19 %
Wed 4	6 °C	8 °C	3.5 mm	95 %	20 %
Thu 5 forecast	7 °C	10 °C	1.5 mm	97 %	22 %
Fri 6 forecast	7 °C	9 °C	6.5 mm	97 %	22 %
Sat 7 forecast	7 °C	9 °C	1.4 mm	100 %	23 %
Sun 8 forecast	6 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	94 %	23 %
Mon 9 forecast	6 °C	8 °C	0.6 mm	94 %	23 %
Tue 10 forecast	6 °C	10 °C	2.4 mm	89 %	21 %
Wed 11 forecast	8 °C	10 °C	14.1 mm	93 %	23 %
Thu 12 forecast	8 °C	12 °C	14.4 mm	89 %	28 %

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

Going further

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