Weather in Canton, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Canton, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
68%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Canton, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
63°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
61°
7a
66°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
83°
7p
79°
8p
75°
9p
Canton, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast11%86°65°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle15%85°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers38%89°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers56%87°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle57%84°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle65%89°68°
Canton, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Canton, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
146° · backing 18°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
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, MS
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Canton, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
1:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Canton, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:14 AM
- Moonset
- 1:15 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Canton, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Canton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (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
Peak growing season
As of May 17, 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.