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800–3,500 ft · WV🚗 Directions
Southern coalfields and the upper Coal River watershed — heart of Appalachian morel and ramps culture. Mixed mesophytic forest in the deep coves: tulip poplar, basswood, sugar maple, white oak, beech, and rich understory of ramps (Allium tricoccum), bloodroot, and trillium. Coal River Mountain, Kayford Mountain, and Wyoming/Boone county headwaters. Spring morels in tulip poplar coves and dying-elm flats; ramps March-April; black trumpets and chanterelles in summer; hen-of-the-woods on white oak in fall.
Updated May 29, 4:22 AM MT
Coal River is firing on all cylinders—S-tier legitimately earned. Soil temp has crested 65°F with seven solid days of sustained moisture averaging 0.32 VWC; you've got 28 species in full play across saprophytes, lignicoles, and mycorrhizals. Half-free Morels are still viable this late if you haven't cleaned them out yet, but the real action is in the polypores (Artist's Conk, Birch, Tinder) and jelly fungi (Witch's Butter, Wood Ear, Jelly Ear)—all locked and loaded. The only brake here is moderate desiccation risk, which means you're in a 48–72 hour window before those soil moisture gains start bleeding off; watch for afternoon relative humidity drops and expect flush timing to compress. Monitor the next rain event hard—even 0.4" will reset the clock and push new cohorts. Don't get caught sleeping on Dryad's Saddle if stands are still pushing; that window closes fast once soil hits 70°F. Hot tip: Hit your north-aspect slopes first and save south-facing ground for the cooler half of the day—you've got the moisture to sustain it, but you're racing the drying trend.
Generated by Claude (Anthropic) from the structured weather, soil, and phenology data on this page. The LLM can misread edge cases — treat this as a starting hypothesis, not a guarantee. Always verify conditions on the ground before committing to a long drive.
Precip 7d
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2.17"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Precip 14d
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.2.36"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Soil Temp
66°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
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 66°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.32 — moisture sustained)
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.