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650–1,350 ft · OH🚗 Directions
Northeast Ohio including Cuyahoga Valley NP and surrounding Geauga and Portage county woodlands. Beech-maple forest with scattered ash and elm. Lake Erie moderates temperatures, delaying but extending the morel window.
Updated Oct 11, 5:08 AM MT
NE Ohio is rated Good: soil is sitting at 57.6°F with sustained moisture (0.21 VWC today, 0.24 over the 7-day average), no drought, and the moisture trigger is met. The best bets are the species with all conditions satisfied: Honey Mushroom, Hedgehog, Red-Belted Conk, Angel Wings, Yellow-Gilled Gym, Tooth Jelly, and Jelly Antler. Most of the rest are in the moderate band, where mycelium is active but primordia haven't fully set. That includes Hen of the Woods, Lion's Mane, Turkey Tail, and the oysters. Chicken of the Woods, Black Trumpet, and the stinkhorns are still a couple of degrees short of their minimums. The limiting factor is moderate desiccation risk: only 0.28" fell in the past week and 0.4" over two weeks, so the moisture you're relying on is stored rather than replenished, and exposed sites will dry out first. Watch for rain in the next few days, since even a half inch would push the moderate species toward fruiting, while another dry stretch plus cooling soil would stall them. Hot tip: Hunt shaded north-facing slopes, hollows, and sites near standing dead wood or stumps, where moisture holds longest. Target Honey Mushroom flushes on stumps and Hedgehogs under hardwoods.
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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0.28"
PRISM 4km · thru 10-09
Precip 14d
Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-10-09. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.0.40"
PRISM 4km · thru 10-09
Soil Temp
58°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
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 60°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 62°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained)
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained)
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained)
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained)
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained)
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained)
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 60°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (58°F vs 60°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.21 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — 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.