Weather in West Canton, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Canton, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
53%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
West Canton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
9p
48°
10p
46°
11p
44°
12a
42°
1a
40°
2a
39°
3a
38°
4a
37°
5a
36°
6a
36°
7a
42°
8a
49°
9a
56°
10a
62°
11a
67°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
West Canton, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—83°59°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—85°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers74%87°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain92%79°61°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle70%70°61°
West Canton, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
West Canton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
282° · veering 51°
Direction
WNW
282°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
8
avg 4
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
West Canton, NC
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 64.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
West Canton, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Canton, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:36 AM
- Moonset
- 12:54 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
West Canton, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
West Canton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.