Wednesday 4 November 2026

Mushrooms in Portlaoise

Today, wood blewits have the best chances around Portlaoise (68/100, favourable). Region : Laois · altitude 116 m.

Portlaoise is a British or Irish municipality (34 603 inhabitants), at an altitude of 116 m (region: Laois). On Wednesday 4 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: wood blewits (68/100) and parasol mushrooms (57/100). For wood blewits, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Wednesday 4 November 2026 (68/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak and sessile oak), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 1 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 0 mm of rain are expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 1 to 11 °C.

Open on the map

17/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

7/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

50/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Possible

50/ 100

Black trumpets

Possible

16/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unlikely

68/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

34/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Unlikely

57/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

17Wed 4

14Thu 5

11Fri 6

9Sat 7

7Sun 8

6Mon 9

5Tue 10

5Wed 11

Chanterelles

7Wed 4

5Thu 5

4Fri 6

2Sat 7

1Sun 8

1Mon 9

1Tue 10

1Wed 11

Morels

0Wed 4

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

Hedgehog mushrooms

50Wed 4

50Thu 5

47Fri 6

44Sat 7

41Sun 8

42Mon 9

43Tue 10

44Wed 11

Black trumpets

50Wed 4

48Thu 5

47Fri 6

47Sat 7

46Sun 8

45Mon 9

45Tue 10

44Wed 11

Funnel chanterelles

16Wed 4

14Thu 5

13Fri 6

12Sat 7

11Sun 8

11Mon 9

11Tue 10

12Wed 11

Wood blewits

68Wed 4

68Thu 5

68Fri 6

64Sat 7

61Sun 8

60Mon 9

61Tue 10

62Wed 11

Saffron milk caps

34Wed 4

33Thu 5

29Fri 6

27Sat 7

24Sun 8

23Mon 9

22Tue 10

21Wed 11

Parasol mushrooms

57Wed 4

50Thu 5

44Fri 6

37Sat 7

31Sun 8

31Mon 9

31Tue 10

31Wed 11

Forests and soils around Portlaoise

The terrain

Likely trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 6.0), équilibrée
Slope: 1°

Habitat by species

Ceps	41	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Chanterelles	32	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Morels	39	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Hedgehog mushrooms	40	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Black trumpets	40	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Funnel chanterelles	14	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Wood blewits	69	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Saffron milk caps	39	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Parasol mushrooms	85	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Wed 28	8 °C	14 °C	0.8 mm	89 %	38 %
Thu 29	10 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	37 %
Fri 30	11 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	35 %
Sat 31	6 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	34 %
Sun 1	4 °C	11 °C	0.1 mm	90 %	35 %
Mon 2	1 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	35 %
Tue 3	1 °C	10 °C	0.4 mm	96 %	33 %
Wed 4 forecast	3 °C	11 °C	0.1 mm	92 %	33 %
Thu 5 forecast	3 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	33 %
Fri 6 forecast	4 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	91 %	32 %
Sat 7 forecast	2 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	95 %	32 %
Sun 8 forecast	2 °C	6 °C	0.0 mm	99 %	32 %
Mon 9 forecast	4 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	94 %	32 %
Tue 10 forecast	6 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	34 %
Wed 11 forecast	8 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	34 %

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

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