Weather in Canton, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Canton, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:45 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
58%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Canton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
11p
44°
12a
41°
1a
40°
2a
39°
3a
37°
4a
36°
5a
36°
6a
35°
7a
41°
8a
49°
9a
57°
10a
62°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
63°
9p
60°
10p
Canton, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°59°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—85°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers72%87°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain89%79°61°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle71%70°61°
Canton, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Canton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
276° · backing 99°
Direction
W
276°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
9
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
Canton, NC
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 44.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Canton, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Canton, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:36 AM
- Moonset
- 12:54 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Canton, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Canton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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.