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Weather in Monument, Oregon

High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Monument, OR
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
56
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
32%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Monument, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
4p
71°
5p
68°
6p
62°
7p
58°
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
48°
7a
51°
8a
54°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
65°
2p
65°
3p
L 44°H 71°
Monument, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    26%
    58°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    28%
    61°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    68°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    69°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    78°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    81°52°
Monument, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
312° · veering 45°
Direction
NW
312°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
avg 11 · pk 23 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Monument, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
949.4
+0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 28.04 inHg
Now
949.4
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 947951
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Monument, OR
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.4 Low
Monument, OR
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:55 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
3:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Monument, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 AM
Moonset
2:41 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Monument, OR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Monument at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (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

Cool-season window is open

As of May 16, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Monument

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.