Canton, Missouri Weather
Canton, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Canton, Lewis County.
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About Canton, Missouri
Canton rests in a broad, green swell of northeast Missouri, where the land begins its gentle tilt towards the Mississippi River. It lies 14.7 miles north-north-west of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 337°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north of La Grange. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a rolling tapestry of fields and woodlands that catch the light in shifting patterns. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching with the quiet persistence of ages, fringe the cultivated land, their leaves a vibrant symphony of greens in summer and a fiery farewell in autumn. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, especially after a rain, a damp whisper of soil and growing things. The Mississippi, a blue-grey ribbon of immense presence, is never far, its broad currents shaping the very character of the horizon. The history of Canton is interwoven with the great river that defines its eastern edge, a waterway that has served as both highway and barrier for centuries. Originally settled by pioneers drawn to the fertile bottomlands, Canton became a vital steamboat port in the 19th century, its wharves bustling with trade and the echoes of distant towns. The local economy, once heavily reliant on river traffic and agriculture, has since diversified, though farming remains a bedrock. Today, the presence of Culver-Stockton College lends a youthful energy to Canton, its students adding a contemporary hum to the enduring quietude. The riverfront, though less a hub of commerce than in its heyday, still offers a sense of connection to the vastness of the American heartland, a place where the sky feels impossibly wide and the past whispers in the rustling leaves.
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| Location | Canton, Lewis County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 40.130394°N, 91.519933°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63435 |
| Area Code | 314 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Canton, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Canton, Missouri, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 40.130394°N, 91.519933°W, situated in Lewis County. ZIP code 63435. Telephone area code: 314. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
