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600–1,200 ft · IL🚗 Directions
Northwest Illinois driftless region along the Mississippi bluffs. Unglaciated terrain with steep wooded ravines of white oak, hickory, and elm. Apple Creek and tributary valleys are prime morel habitat. Cooler season than southern IL.
Updated May 29, 4:09 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.0.00"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Precip 14d
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1.19"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Soil Temp
68°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 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.15)
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.