Monument, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monument weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——84°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°64°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——100°71°+10°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers16%—96°72°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers41%0.82″94°69°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast41%—91°67°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——94°68°+3°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 37 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 12:01 AM
- Moonset
- 11:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Monument at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67747
15-Day Forecast — Monument
- Sun84°62°5%
- Mon90°64°3%
- Tue100°71°9%
- Wed96°72°16%
- Thu94°69°41%
- Fri91°67°41%
- Sat94°68°8%
- Sun94°70°1%
- Mon99°71°1%
- Tue106°74°4%
- Wed107°75°14%
- Thu100°73°22%
- Fri93°74°16%
- Sat96°71°13%
- Sun103°75°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Monument
SPC includes Monument in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Monument
- 67747