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1,800–2,400 ft · ND🚗 Directions
Glacial uplands along the Manitoba border — an island of aspen, birch, and bur oak rising above the prairie. Beaver-pond margins and old logging openings produce reliable spring morels (Morchella americana) once oaks leaf out. Latest morel season in the Dakotas due to latitude.
Updated Oct 11, 5:11 AM MT
Precip 7d
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.0.00"
PRISM 4km · thru 10-09
Precip 14d
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0.61"
PRISM 4km · thru 10-09
Soil Temp
55°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 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil warming up (55°F today, only 3/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil warming up (55°F today, only 3/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 1/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
moisture marginal (today 0.11 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)
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.