Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Pescopagano

Today, parasol mushrooms are the best bet around Pescopagano (85/100, very favourable). Region: Basilicata · altitude 828 m.

Pescopagano is a Italian municipality (1 734 inhabitants), at an altitude of 828 m (region: Basilicata). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: parasol mushrooms (85/100), hedgehog mushrooms (70/100), wood blewits (68/100) and saffron milk caps (64/100). For parasol mushrooms, conditions are improving, with a peak expected on Thursday 12 November 2026 (95/100). Terrain: neutral soil. Weather: 68 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 4 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 2 to 8 °C.

Open on the map

37/ 100

Ceps

Possible

20/ 100

Chanterelles

Unlikely

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

70/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

50/ 100

Black trumpets

Possible

12/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

68/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

64/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Favourable

85/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Very favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

37Thu 5

35Fri 6

34Sat 7

33Sun 8

32Mon 9

31Tue 10

29Wed 11

29Thu 12

Chanterelles

20Thu 5

19Fri 6

19Sat 7

18Sun 8

17Mon 9

17Tue 10

16Wed 11

17Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

70Thu 5

70Fri 6

70Sat 7

70Sun 8

70Mon 9

70Tue 10

70Wed 11

70Thu 12

Black trumpets

50Thu 5

61Fri 6

75Sat 7

75Sun 8

75Mon 9

75Tue 10

75Wed 11

75Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

12Thu 5

16Fri 6

19Sat 7

20Sun 8

20Mon 9

20Tue 10

20Wed 11

21Thu 12

Wood blewits

68Thu 5

79Fri 6

93Sat 7

93Sun 8

93Mon 9

93Tue 10

93Wed 11

93Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

64Thu 5

64Fri 6

64Sat 7

64Sun 8

62Mon 9

60Tue 10

58Wed 11

56Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

85Thu 5

85Fri 6

86Sat 7

86Sun 8

86Mon 9

88Tue 10

90Wed 11

95Thu 12

Forests and soils around Pescopagano

The terrain

Soil: neutral (pH 6.9), balanced
Slope: 13° · north-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	30	large forest of suitable host trees: downy oak, maritime pine
Chanterelles	40	large forest of suitable host trees: sweet chestnut, maritime pine
Morels	100	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	54	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	13	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the funnel chanterelle
Wood blewits	93	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the wood blewit
Saffron milk caps	45	large forest of suitable host trees: maritime pine
Parasol mushrooms	98	large forest of suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	6 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	76 %	11 %
Fri 30	6 °C	12 °C	8.9 mm	85 %	18 %
Sat 31	8 °C	11 °C	7.4 mm	89 %	27 %
Sun 1	6 °C	10 °C	0.2 mm	80 %	24 %
Mon 2	6 °C	10 °C	47.4 mm	94 %	30 %
Tue 3	5 °C	12 °C	3.6 mm	85 %	32 %
Wed 4	4 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	29 %
Thu 5 forecast	6 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	28 %
Fri 6 forecast	5 °C	12 °C	3.4 mm	87 %	27 %
Sat 7 forecast	6 °C	15 °C	0.1 mm	88 %	28 %
Sun 8 forecast	5 °C	13 °C	0.3 mm	88 %	26 %
Mon 9 forecast	2 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	80 %	25 %
Tue 10 forecast	6 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	26 %
Wed 11 forecast	8 °C	14 °C	0.6 mm	85 %	26 %
Thu 12 forecast	8 °C	18 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	34 %

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

Going further

Mushrooms in Basilicata · All regions · Ranking of regions · How the score is calculated

Neighbouring municipalities

Rionero in Vulture · Muro Lucano · Ruvo del Monte · Rapone · Castelgrande