Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Francofonte

Today, parasol mushrooms are the best bet around Francofonte (55/100, favourable). Region: Sicilia · altitude 306 m.

Francofonte is a Italian municipality (11 847 inhabitants), at an altitude of 306 m (region: Sicilia). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: parasol mushrooms (55/100). For parasol mushrooms, the best day is Saturday 7 November 2026 (72/100), then conditions deteriorate. Terrain: neutral soil. Weather: 12 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 0 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 8 to 13 °C.

Open on the map

20/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

28/ 100

Chanterelles

Unlikely

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

35/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Possible

7/ 100

Black trumpets

Unfavourable

1/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

7/ 100

Wood blewits

Unfavourable

29/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Unlikely

55/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

20Thu 5

24Fri 6

27Sat 7

29Sun 8

26Mon 9

23Tue 10

19Wed 11

14Thu 12

Chanterelles

28Thu 5

33Fri 6

37Sat 7

30Sun 8

23Mon 9

14Tue 10

12Wed 11

13Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

35Thu 5

36Fri 6

37Sat 7

39Sun 8

40Mon 9

40Tue 10

41Wed 11

42Thu 12

Black trumpets

7Thu 5

16Fri 6

22Sat 7

26Sun 8

29Mon 9

32Tue 10

28Wed 11

24Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

1Thu 5

3Fri 6

4Sat 7

5Sun 8

5Mon 9

6Tue 10

5Wed 11

4Thu 12

Wood blewits

7Thu 5

8Fri 6

17Sat 7

23Sun 8

27Mon 9

30Tue 10

33Wed 11

29Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

29Thu 5

35Fri 6

39Sat 7

42Sun 8

38Mon 9

33Tue 10

27Wed 11

20Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

55Thu 5

64Fri 6

72Sat 7

62Sun 8

51Mon 9

45Tue 10

46Wed 11

47Thu 12

Forests and soils around Francofonte

The terrain

Soil: neutral (pH 7.2), balanced
Slope: 4°

Habitat by species

Ceps	20	large forest of suitable host trees: downy oak, maritime pine
Chanterelles	31	large forest of suitable host trees: sweet chestnut, maritime pine
Morels	88	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	42	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the hedgehog mushroom
Black trumpets	50	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the black trumpet
Funnel chanterelles	8	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the funnel chanterelle
Wood blewits	76	large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the wood blewit
Saffron milk caps	35	large forest of suitable host trees: maritime pine
Parasol mushrooms	84	large forest of suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	8 °C	22 °C	0.0 mm	66 %	12 %
Fri 30	9 °C	20 °C	0.2 mm	72 %	12 %
Sat 31	10 °C	19 °C	0.9 mm	81 %	14 %
Sun 1	10 °C	21 °C	0.0 mm	70 %	13 %
Mon 2	12 °C	18 °C	11.0 mm	68 %	27 %
Tue 3	10 °C	22 °C	0.0 mm	64 %	25 %
Wed 4	8 °C	21 °C	0.0 mm	72 %	23 %
Thu 5 forecast	13 °C	18 °C	0.4 mm	83 %	22 %
Fri 6 forecast	13 °C	20 °C	0.0 mm	77 %	21 %
Sat 7 forecast	12 °C	23 °C	0.0 mm	75 %	20 %
Sun 8 forecast	9 °C	20 °C	0.0 mm	80 %	19 %
Mon 9 forecast	11 °C	22 °C	0.0 mm	76 %	18 %
Tue 10 forecast	9 °C	21 °C	0.0 mm	80 %	13 %
Wed 11 forecast	12 °C	21 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	12 %
Thu 12 forecast	12 °C	22 °C	0.0 mm	88 %	18 %

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

Going further

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

Neighbouring municipalities

Lentini · Carlentini · Scordia · Militello in Val di Catania · Vizzini · Ferla · Buccheri