Canton, Ontario Weather
Canton, Ontario — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast, soil and crop conditions for Canton in Northumberland.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Canton.
About Canton, Ontario
Canton is a locality in Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Canton is located at 43.9976°N, 78.3510°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: L1A.
Canton rests within the rise of McBurney's Hill, where the land gathers itself into a quiet elevation above the surrounding Northumberland countryside. It lies 15.4 km west-north-west of Cobourg, ON (from Cobourg, ON: bearing 285°T), and is situated 4.5 km south-east of Port Hope. The North Ganaraska River traces a clear, cold line through the lower reaches of the landscape, its movement providing a persistent, low-frequency pulse to the terrain. Here, the light at dusk settles heavily against the slopes, turning the fields into muted shades of copper and grey before the stars take hold. Farmers have long worked the soil of Canton, building an economy tied to the cycles of harvest and the slow accumulation of seasonal work. The history of the locality persists in the placement of older farmsteads that cling to the contours of the hill, their structures weathered by the prevailing winds that sweep across the open ground. Life in Canton follows the turning of the year, marked by the distinct chill that descends from the higher elevations and the way the North Ganaraska River narrows as the summer sun wanes. It is a quiet persistence of place, where the physical weight of the earth remains the primary architect of daily life.
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NOAA GOES-19 GEOCOLOR — Canada / Northern U.S. sector. Auto-refreshes every 10 minutes on page reload. Frames the whole country from Newfoundland to the BC coast, plus adjacent Pacific and Atlantic storm approaches.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Canton, Northumberland, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 43.9976°N, 78.35097°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4) |
| Postal FSA | L1A |
| Area Code | 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Canton, Ontario Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Canton, Ontario, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, ECCC extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modelled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES satellite imagery. Additional sections may include marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live Water Survey of Canada river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Canton includes coordinates 43.997600°N, 78.350970°W, situated in Northumberland. Postal FSA: L1A. Telephone area code: 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905. Timezone: Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4).
Weather data is sourced from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from Water Survey of Canada (WSC) via the ECCC GeoMet realtime hydrometric feed. Marine and solunar data are modelled 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-19 and is public domain.