Weather in Monument, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monument, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
27%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Monument, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
5p
76°
6p
73°
10%
7p
70°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
63°
11p
60°
12a
61°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
75°
1p
72°
2p
76°
3p
74°
4p
Monument, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast15%73°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast25%75°48°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow Shwrs90%51°30°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast72%52°29°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers72%64°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers65%58°41°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle34%62°39°
Monument, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Monument, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
063° · backing 116°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Monument, CO
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 127.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.7 Low
Monument, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:16 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Monument, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:09 AM
- Moonset
- 1:21 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Monument, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Monument at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.