Forecast Details for Canton, NY

Recent Locations: Robstown, TX Bly, OR Canton, NY

This Afternoon: Snow showers, mainly before 3pm. High near 31. Northwest wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Light and variable wind.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. South wind 14 to 17 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Light west wind.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Monday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!

Current U.S. National Radar--Current

The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).

National Weather Forecast--Current

The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.

National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow

Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.

North America Water Vapor (Moisture)

This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.

Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Shelf Clouds

Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

Next Topic: Sleet

Weather Topic: What is Snow?

Home - Education - Precipitation - Snow

Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds