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Canton, North Carolina Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Canton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Canton, NC
Thursday, June 4 at 4:13 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
50%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Canton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCanton, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 78°
Canton, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    78°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°58°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    84°59°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    14%
    85°60°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    61%
    79°63°-6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.01″
    67°62°-12°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    0.07″
    68°61°+1°
Canton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
023° · veering 41°
Direction
NNE
023°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 9 @ 2:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 84SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Canton, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
930.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.46 inHg
Now
930.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 930935
925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW935.3929.7929.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Canton, NC
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Canton, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.3mi
UNLIMITED
113 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:13 UTC ·Canton, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:13 UTC ·Canton, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Canton, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Canton, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Canton, NC
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
1:13 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Canton, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
3:46 AM
Moonset
1:45 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Canton, NC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Canton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 4, 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.