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500–3,491 ft · MA🚗 Directions
Berkshire Hills and Taconic Range in western Massachusetts. October Mountain SF, Mt Greylock (3,491 ft, state high point). Mixed northern hardwoods with sugar maple, beech, oak, and white ash. Abundant old apple orchards in the hill towns — classic New England morel country. Housatonic River bottomlands are productive. Season April-May at lower elevations, extending into June on ridgetops. Chanterelles and black trumpets Jul-Sep.
Updated May 29, 4:13 AM MT
Precip 7d
Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-05-27. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.0.95"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Precip 14d
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1.33"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Soil Temp
57°F
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.0%
Drought
None
Snowmelt
complete
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
soil temp marginal (57°F vs 58°F min, 4/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.