Monument, New Mexico 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 5Showers19%0.17″96°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—94°65°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°73°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——95°77°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——94°78°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—96°75°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle19%—92°75°-4°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Monument at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88265
15-Day Forecast — Monument
- Sun96°68°19%
- Mon94°65°10%
- Tue93°73°7%
- Wed95°77°2%
- Thu94°78°5%
- Fri96°75°19%
- Sat92°75°19%
- Sun91°75°9%
- Mon94°73°11%
- Tue95°77°6%
- Wed97°78°5%
- Thu104°77°13%
- Fri92°77°9%
- Sat94°73°11%
- Sun90°72°3%
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 has placed Monument in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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
- 88265