West Canton, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Canton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast40%—87°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast84%—86°68°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm70%—82°63°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers49%—85°61°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—88°61°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle43%—90°65°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle59%—86°65°-4°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:46 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Canton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — West Canton
- Sun87°66°40%
- Mon86°68°84%
- Tue82°63°70%
- Wed85°61°49%
- Thu88°61°30%
- Fri90°65°43%
- Sat86°65°59%
- Sun88°64°46%
- Mon82°61°25%
- Tue83°57°14%
- Wed89°61°13%
- Thu85°62°52%
- Fri75°64°68%
- Sat80°62°71%
- Sun85°62°66%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — West Canton
SPC has placed West Canton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 West Canton
- 28716
- 28721