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Weather in Canton, Texas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Canton, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
84
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
53%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Canton, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
86°
8p
81°
9p
79°
10p
78°
11p
78°
12a
75°
1a
74°
2a
74°
3a
71°
4a
69°
5a
67°
6a
69°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
76°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
89°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
L 67°H 90°
Canton, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    89°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    90°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    34%
    90°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    88°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    66%
    80°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    63%
    79°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    46%
    82°68°
Canton, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · backing 18°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 12
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
avg 12 · pk 36 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 18° from the sse.
Canton, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.2
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.2
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991996
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Canton, TX
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.7 μg/m³
PM 10
13.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
111.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Canton, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:58 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Canton, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 AM
Moonset
1:39 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Canton, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Canton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 2 (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.

ZIP codes in Canton

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.