Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Today, wood blewits are the best bet around Rhondda Cynon Taf (84/100, very favourable). Region: Wales · altitude 272 m.

Rhondda Cynon Taf is a British or Irish municipality (241 015 inhabitants), at an altitude of 272 m (region: Wales). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: wood blewits (84/100), hedgehog mushrooms (82/100), black trumpets (82/100), funnel chanterelles (69/100) and parasol mushrooms (60/100). For wood blewits, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 5 November 2026 (84/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak, sessile oak, Scots pine and Norway spruce), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 1 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 39 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 3 to 9 °C.

Open on the map

23/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

11/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

82/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Very favourable

82/ 100

Black trumpets

Very favourable

69/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Favourable

84/ 100

Wood blewits

Very favourable

54/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

60/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

23Thu 5

20Fri 6

17Sat 7

14Sun 8

13Mon 9

12Tue 10

10Wed 11

8Thu 12

Chanterelles

11Thu 5

8Fri 6

6Sat 7

5Sun 8

5Mon 9

5Tue 10

4Wed 11

4Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

82Thu 5

79Fri 6

76Sat 7

75Sun 8

75Mon 9

78Tue 10

80Wed 11

82Thu 12

Black trumpets

82Thu 5

82Fri 6

82Sat 7

82Sun 8

82Mon 9

82Tue 10

82Wed 11

82Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

69Thu 5

65Fri 6

63Sat 7

62Sun 8

62Mon 9

64Tue 10

66Wed 11

70Thu 12

Wood blewits

84Thu 5

84Fri 6

84Sat 7

84Sun 8

84Mon 9

84Tue 10

84Wed 11

84Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

54Thu 5

50Fri 6

46Sat 7

43Sun 8

41Mon 9

39Tue 10

37Wed 11

36Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

60Thu 5

53Fri 6

48Sat 7

45Sun 8

42Mon 9

43Tue 10

43Wed 11

44Thu 12

Forests and soils around Rhondda Cynon Taf

The terrain

Likely trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, Scots pine, Norway spruce
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.6), balanced
Slope: 13°

Habitat by species

Ceps	75	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Chanterelles	87	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Morels	41	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	73	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Norway spruce
Black trumpets	73	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Funnel chanterelles	75	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, Scots pine
Wood blewits	74	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Saffron milk caps	71	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, black pine
Parasol mushrooms	83	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	9 °C	12 °C	1.0 mm	93 %	40 %
Fri 30	8 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	93 %	39 %
Sat 31	6 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	94 %	39 %
Sun 1	4 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	93 %	39 %
Mon 2	6 °C	10 °C	0.1 mm	83 %	38 %
Tue 3	6 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	38 %
Wed 4	7 °C	8 °C	0.1 mm	81 %	38 %
Thu 5 forecast	6 °C	7 °C	0.2 mm	84 %	37 %
Fri 6 forecast	5 °C	8 °C	2.4 mm	92 %	38 %
Sat 7 forecast	3 °C	8 °C	0.4 mm	94 %	38 %
Sun 8 forecast	6 °C	8 °C	1.4 mm	97 %	37 %
Mon 9 forecast	6 °C	9 °C	4.7 mm	96 %	37 %
Tue 10 forecast	9 °C	12 °C	18.3 mm	97 %	38 %
Wed 11 forecast	8 °C	12 °C	1.8 mm	99 %	41 %
Thu 12 forecast	8 °C	13 °C	10.2 mm	97 %	42 %

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

Going further

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