National Weather Service Forecast for: Canton MS
Issued by: National Weather Service Jackson, MS
Updated: 3:15 pm CDT Jul 28, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 109. West wind around 5 mph.
Hot

 Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Partly Cloudy

 Wednesday

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 109. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
Showers

 Thursday

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Partly Cloudy

 Friday

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
 Saturday

Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Hi 98 °F Lo 77 °F Hi 97 °F Lo 75 °F Hi 93 °F Lo 73 °F Hi 92 °F Lo 75 °F Hi 93 °F

Extreme Heat Warning
Extreme Heat Warning
 

This Afternoon
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 109. West wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 109. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Friday Night
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
 
 A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Sunday
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Monday
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Canton MS.