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Wednesday 4 November 2026 · region DON

Mushrooms in Donegal

Today, the most favourable conditions in Donegal are for wood blewits (average score 64/100, ranked #11 out of 38 by region). Scores are calculated for each municipality from the local weather and the surrounding forests.

On Wednesday 4 November 2026, in Donegal, conditions are favourable on average for: wood blewits (64/100). Its best national ranking is for morels: #5 out of 38 regions. For wood blewits, the best-placed municipalities are Letterkenny (83/100), Milford (76/100) and Buncrana (71/100). For wood blewits, conditions deteriorate over the next 8 days. In Letterkenny: 9 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 0 mm of rain are expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from -3 to 10 °C. The score of a region is an average over all its municipalities (forests, farmland, towns): an average score can hide excellent woods.

Ceps

Unfavourable · rank 26

Chanterelles

Unfavourable · rank 23

Morels

Unfavourable · rank 5

Hedgehog mushrooms

Possible · rank 13

Black trumpets

Unlikely · rank 14

Funnel chanterelles

Unlikely · rank 6

Wood blewits

Favourable · rank 11

Saffron milk caps

Unlikely · rank 17

Parasol mushrooms

Possible · rank 25

The next 8 days

Ceps

Average per region. Best municipality today: 12

Chanterelles

Average per region. Best municipality today: 6

Morels

Average per region. Best municipality today: 0

Hedgehog mushrooms

Average per region. Best municipality today: 65

Black trumpets

Average per region. Best municipality today: 58

Funnel chanterelles

Average per region. Best municipality today: 50

Wood blewits

Average per region. Best municipality today: 83

Saffron milk caps

Average per region. Best municipality today: 32

Parasol mushrooms

Average per region. Best municipality today: 56

Best municipalities today

Ceps

  1. Buncrana 12
  2. Letterkenny 10
  3. Donegal 10
  4. Lifford-Stranorlar 9
  5. Milford 7
  6. Carndonagh 5
  7. Glenties 1

Chanterelles

  1. Buncrana 6
  2. Letterkenny 5
  3. Donegal 5
  4. Lifford-Stranorlar 4
  5. Carndonagh 3
  6. Milford 3
  7. Glenties 1

Hedgehog mushrooms

  1. Letterkenny 65
  2. Buncrana 60
  3. Milford 55
  4. Lifford-Stranorlar 41
  5. Donegal 38
  6. Carndonagh 26
  7. Glenties 5

Black trumpets

  1. Letterkenny 58
  2. Buncrana 49
  3. Lifford-Stranorlar 38
  4. Donegal 34
  5. Milford 25
  6. Carndonagh 10
  7. Glenties 4

Funnel chanterelles

  1. Buncrana 50
  2. Letterkenny 49
  3. Milford 30
  4. Lifford-Stranorlar 29
  5. Donegal 20
  6. Carndonagh 6
  7. Glenties 4

Wood blewits

  1. Letterkenny 83
  2. Milford 76
  3. Buncrana 71
  4. Glenties 63
  5. Lifford-Stranorlar 56
  6. Donegal 55
  7. Carndonagh 46

Saffron milk caps

  1. Buncrana 32
  2. Letterkenny 29
  3. Milford 25
  4. Donegal 23
  5. Lifford-Stranorlar 22
  6. Carndonagh 13
  7. Glenties 3

Parasol mushrooms

  1. Glenties 56
  2. Letterkenny 49
  3. Buncrana 49
  4. Milford 48
  5. Donegal 41
  6. Carndonagh 36
  7. Lifford-Stranorlar 35

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Weather in Letterkenny

DayMinMaxRainSoil moisture
Wed 28 8 °C12 °C 6.2 mm31 %
Thu 29 9 °C13 °C 0.0 mm28 %
Fri 30 10 °C14 °C 0.1 mm26 %
Sat 31 7 °C12 °C 2.8 mm26 %
Sun 1 5 °C10 °C 0.0 mm26 %
Mon 2 4 °C10 °C 0.0 mm27 %
Tue 3 2 °C8 °C 0.0 mm25 %
Wed 4 forecast 4 °C9 °C 0.3 mm24 %
Thu 5 forecast 5 °C9 °C 0.0 mm24 %
Fri 6 forecast 5 °C8 °C 0.0 mm24 %
Sat 7 forecast 5 °C8 °C 0.3 mm24 %
Sun 8 forecast 2 °C9 °C 0.0 mm24 %
Mon 9 forecast -3 °C8 °C 0.0 mm24 %
Tue 10 forecast -3 °C9 °C 0.0 mm24 %
Wed 11 forecast 2 °C8 °C 0.0 mm23 %