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Wednesday 4 November 2026 · region NIR

Mushrooms in Northern Ireland

Today, the most favourable conditions in Northern Ireland are for wood blewits (average score 49/100, ranked #31 out of 38 by region). Scores are calculated for each municipality from the local weather and the surrounding forests.

On Wednesday 4 November 2026, no species is favourable on average in Northern Ireland; wood blewits have the best chances there (49/100 on average). Its best national ranking is for morels: #23 out of 38 regions. For wood blewits, the best-placed municipalities are Mid and East Antrim (68/100), Ards and North Down (67/100) and Mid Ulster (61/100). For wood blewits, the best day is Thursday 5 November 2026 (52/100), then conditions deteriorate. In Belfast: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 2 mm of rain are expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 2 to 13 °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 34

Chanterelles

Unfavourable · rank 33

Morels

Unfavourable · rank 23

Hedgehog mushrooms

Unfavourable · rank 34

Black trumpets

Unfavourable · rank 34

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable · rank 28

Wood blewits

Possible · rank 31

Saffron milk caps

Unfavourable · rank 35

Parasol mushrooms

Possible · rank 34

The next 8 days

Ceps

Average per region. Best municipality today: 18

Chanterelles

Average per region. Best municipality today: 8

Morels

Average per region. Best municipality today: 0

Hedgehog mushrooms

Average per region. Best municipality today: 56

Black trumpets

Average per region. Best municipality today: 56

Funnel chanterelles

Average per region. Best municipality today: 26

Wood blewits

Average per region. Best municipality today: 68

Saffron milk caps

Average per region. Best municipality today: 23

Parasol mushrooms

Average per region. Best municipality today: 65

Best municipalities today

Ceps

  1. Lisburn and Castlereagh 18
  2. Antrim and Newtownabbey 9
  3. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 3
  4. Mid Ulster 3
  5. Causeway Coast and Glens 3
  6. Belfast 2
  7. Ards and North Down 2
  8. Derry City and Strabane 2

Chanterelles

  1. Lisburn and Castlereagh 8
  2. Antrim and Newtownabbey 5
  3. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 2
  4. Causeway Coast and Glens 2
  5. Belfast 1
  6. Newry, Mourne and Down 1
  7. Ards and North Down 1
  8. Derry City and Strabane 1

Hedgehog mushrooms

  1. Lisburn and Castlereagh 56
  2. Antrim and Newtownabbey 33
  3. Derry City and Strabane 12
  4. Mid Ulster 12
  5. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 11
  6. Causeway Coast and Glens 10
  7. Belfast 6
  8. Newry, Mourne and Down 5

Black trumpets

  1. Lisburn and Castlereagh 56
  2. Antrim and Newtownabbey 32
  3. Mid Ulster 11
  4. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 10
  5. Causeway Coast and Glens 9
  6. Derry City and Strabane 8
  7. Belfast 6
  8. Newry, Mourne and Down 5

Funnel chanterelles

  1. Antrim and Newtownabbey 26
  2. Lisburn and Castlereagh 11
  3. Belfast 5
  4. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 5
  5. Ards and North Down 5
  6. Derry City and Strabane 5
  7. Causeway Coast and Glens 5
  8. Mid Ulster 4

Wood blewits

  1. Mid and East Antrim 68
  2. Ards and North Down 67
  3. Mid Ulster 61
  4. Lisburn and Castlereagh 59
  5. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 57
  6. Derry City and Strabane 53
  7. Causeway Coast and Glens 51
  8. Newry, Mourne and Down 49

Saffron milk caps

  1. Lisburn and Castlereagh 23
  2. Antrim and Newtownabbey 19
  3. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 7
  4. Mid Ulster 7
  5. Belfast 4
  6. Derry City and Strabane 4
  7. Causeway Coast and Glens 4
  8. Newry, Mourne and Down 3

Parasol mushrooms

  1. Ards and North Down 65
  2. Lisburn and Castlereagh 50
  3. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 48
  4. Mid Ulster 48
  5. Mid and East Antrim 47
  6. Causeway Coast and Glens 42
  7. Newry, Mourne and Down 39
  8. Derry City and Strabane 31

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Weather in Belfast

DayMinMaxRainSoil moisture
Wed 28 9 °C14 °C 0.3 mm40 %
Thu 29 10 °C15 °C 0.1 mm39 %
Fri 30 13 °C15 °C 0.0 mm38 %
Sat 31 12 °C16 °C 0.0 mm37 %
Sun 1 8 °C13 °C 0.0 mm37 %
Mon 2 8 °C12 °C 0.0 mm39 %
Tue 3 8 °C12 °C 0.0 mm38 %
Wed 4 forecast 8 °C11 °C 0.1 mm37 %
Thu 5 forecast 9 °C12 °C 0.1 mm37 %
Fri 6 forecast 9 °C10 °C 2.3 mm37 %
Sat 7 forecast 6 °C10 °C 0.0 mm38 %
Sun 8 forecast 4 °C8 °C 0.0 mm38 %
Mon 9 forecast 2 °C10 °C 0.0 mm37 %
Tue 10 forecast 5 °C10 °C 0.0 mm37 %
Wed 11 forecast 5 °C10 °C 0.0 mm36 %