Canton, Mississippi Weather
Canton, Mississippi — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Canton, Madison County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Canton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Canton is published on the Bruce Campbell Field (KMBO) page, 20 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Canton have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Canton: Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (KJAN) 34 km · Hawkins Field (KHKS) 36 km · John Bell Williams Airport (KJVW) 49 km · Yazoo County Airport (K87I) 50 km · C. A. Moore Airport (K19M) 57 km
Conditions reported at KMBO describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Canton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Canton.
About Canton, Mississippi
Canton unfolds across rolling hills that cradle the verdant landscape of Madison County. It lies 11.4 miles north-north-east of Madison, MS (from Madison, MS: bearing 24°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-north-east of Gluckstadt. The land here, a rich, red earth, slopes gently towards the meandering waterways that thread through the countryside, hinting at the fertile soil that defines this part of Mississippi. Magnolia trees, their waxy leaves a deep, glossy green, stand sentinel along the roads, their heavy, sweet scent a constant companion in the humid air, especially potent as the sun begins its descent, painting the sky in hues of apricot and rose. The character of Canton is one of quiet resilience, a place where the slow, deliberate pace of life is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring strength of its people and the persistent green of its fields. The history of Canton is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the region, its economy once driven by the cotton and timber that flourished here. Evidence of this past can still be seen in the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of older homes, remnants of a time when these industries were the lifeblood of the community. Today, while agriculture remains a thread in the local fabric, Canton has diversified, with small businesses and a growing sense of innovation breathing new life into its thoroughfares. The town’s spirit, however, carries echoes of its founding, a blend of Southern hospitality and a practical, down-to-earth sensibility that is distinctly its own, a feeling palpable in the way neighbors greet one another with a knowing nod.
Live animated radar for Canton and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Canton, Madison County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 32.612638°N, 90.036751°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39046 |
| Area Code | 601, 769 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Canton, Mississippi Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Canton, Mississippi, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Canton includes coordinates 32.612638°N, 90.036751°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 39046. Telephone area code: 601, 769. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
