Weather in Canton, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Canton, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
70%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Canton, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
8p
63°
9p
62°
10p
62°
11p
61°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
60°
3a
57°
40%
4a
54°
82%
5a
54°
70%
6a
53°
18%
7a
54°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
Canton, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle24%78°64°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle34%87°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm81%83°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers65%72°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast21%64°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%61°54°
Canton, IL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Canton, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
125° · backing 64°
Direction
SE
125°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Canton, IL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Canton, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Canton, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:47 AM
- Moonset
- 1:41 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Canton, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Canton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.