Outdoor conditions in

Canton

North Carolina

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 68°Sunny1% rain85% humidityGusts 2 mph
  2. 74°Sunny1% rain73% humidityGusts 2 mph
  3. 80°Sunny1% rain58% humidityGusts 2 mph
  4. 83°Sunny1% rain51% humidityGusts 5 mph
  5. 84°Sunny2% rain47% humidityGusts 5 mph
  6. 85°Sunny2% rain45% humidityGusts 6 mph
  7. 85°Sunny1% rain45% humidityGusts 7 mph
  8. 83°Sunny1% rain47% humidityGusts 7 mph
  9. 79°Mostly Clear1% rain54% humidityGusts 7 mph
  10. 74°Mostly Clear1% rain65% humidityGusts 7 mph
  11. 69°Mostly Clear0% rain78% humidityGusts 6 mph
  12. 66°Mostly Clear0% rain85% humidityGusts 6 mph
  13. 64°Clear0% rain89% humidityGusts 6 mph
  14. 63°Mostly Clear0% rain91% humidityGusts 7 mph
  15. 62°Mostly Clear0% rain92% humidityGusts 7 mph
  16. 61°Mostly Clear0% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  17. 60°Mostly Clear0% rain94% humidityGusts 7 mph
  18. 59°Mostly Clear0% rain98% humidityGusts 7 mph
  19. 58°Mostly Clear0% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  20. 57°Partly Cloudy0% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  21. 57°Patchy Fog0% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  22. 56°Patchy Fog0% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  23. 56°Patchy Fog0% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  24. 58°Sunny0% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Humidity
45–99%
Wind
7 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
51%
Humidity
49–100%
Wind
26 mph
Sat

Saturday has a real shower chance.

Rain
46%
Humidity
61–100%
Wind
28 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
8%
Humidity
39–90%
Wind
10 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
5%
Humidity
48–88%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 85° / 60°Today looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Humidity 45–99% · Wind 7 mph
  2. 78° / 51°Friday has a real shower chance.51% rain · Humidity 49–100% · Wind 26 mph
  3. 53° / 39°Saturday has a real shower chance.46% rain · Humidity 61–100% · Wind 28 mph
  4. 58° / 30°Sunday looks fairly quiet.8% rain · Humidity 39–90% · Wind 10 mph
  5. 63° / 32°Monday looks fairly quiet.5% rain · Humidity 48–88% · Wind 9 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Haywood County area · Updated Thu 10:25 AM
8GoodUS AQI

Good now, rising to Moderate by 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground8 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Canton radar

Radar animation for Canton, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
85%
Wind
1 mph
Gusts
2 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

Nearby regional view

Explore Asheville

About 16 miles away, the Asheville hub looks more deeply at Asheville, NC. It reflects that wider area rather than Canton’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Haywood County area, about 8 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Canton, NC, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.