Canton, Georgia Weather
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Canton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—94°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast28%—96°74°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers60%—92°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm25%—85°70°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail17%—88°69°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm26%—89°70°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—87°71°-2°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Canton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 30114, 30115
16-Day Forecast — Canton
- Sat94°72°13%
- Sun96°74°28%
- Mon92°70°60%
- Tue85°70°25%
- Wed88°69°17%
- Thu89°70°26%
- Fri87°71°37%
- Sat85°71°50%
- Sun90°71°25%
- Mon83°67°11%
- Tue85°60°11%
- Wed81°65°23%
- Thu88°65°30%
- Fri76°70°23%
- Sat88°69°19%
- Sun81°72°36%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Canton
SPC includes Canton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Canton
- 30114
- 30115