Canton, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Canton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast15%—88°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle18%0.01″87°72°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——82°67°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——84°63°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——90°64°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm39%—84°71°-6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle39%0.04″85°69°+1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
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 51 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Canton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 63435
16-Day Forecast — Canton
- Sat88°72°15%
- Sun87°72°18%
- Mon82°67°3%
- Tue84°63°2%
- Wed90°64°6%
- Thu84°71°39%
- Fri85°69°39%
- Sat71°63°19%
- Sun77°60°8%
- Mon78°59°4%
- Tue79°58°11%
- Wed84°58°12%
- Thu86°65°16%
- Fri82°68°14%
- Sat85°66°26%
- Sun77°62°29%
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 has placed Canton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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
- 63435