Weather in Canton, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Canton, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
27%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Canton, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
59°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
57°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
90°
6p
86°
7p
79°
8p
Canton, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°47°
- SundayMay 17Rain47%77°55°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle75%61°48°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle75%54°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle18%64°54°
Canton, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Canton, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
062° · veering 79°
Direction
ENE
062°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Canton, SD
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Canton, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Canton, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 2:19 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Canton, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Canton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 6 (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
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).