Monument, Kansas Weather
Monument, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Monument, Logan County.
Full aviation weather for Monument is published on the Oakley Municipal Airport (KOEL) page, 16 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 2 airfields within reach of Monument have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Monument: Shalz Field (KCBK) 36 km
Conditions reported at KOEL describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Monument specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Monument.
About Monument, Kansas
Monument, Kansas, rises from a vast, unbroken prairie, a place where the sky seems to stretch to infinity and the horizon is a clean, sharp line. It lies 78.6 miles north of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 355°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west-south-west of Oakley. The land here is a study in muted earth tones – the ochre of dry soil, the pale gold of dormant grass, and the subtle greens that appear after a rare rain. Small, weathered farmhouses dot the landscape, their roofs a faded red or a tin gray, like lonely punctuation marks in the immense expanse. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of sun-baked earth and distant, unseen wheat fields, and when the wind blows, it stirs the fine dust into a soft, almost musical sigh. The light here, particularly in the early morning and late afternoon, is a painterly wash of pale blues and soft oranges, casting long, elegant shadows that stretch and shrink with the sun's slow arc. Monument's roots are firmly planted in the agricultural heartland, its economy historically tied to the cultivation of wheat and other grains that define this part of the Great Plains. The town itself is a quiet testament to the resilience of those who have chosen to make their lives on this open land, with a few essential businesses serving the surrounding farms and ranches. The rhythm of Monument is dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, a steady, unhurried tempo that contrasts with the frenetic pace of more populated areas. While there are no grand monuments to boast of, the enduring spirit of the people and their deep connection to the soil stand as a quiet, powerful testament to the enduring character of Monument.
Live animated radar for Monument and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Monument, Logan County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.104452°N, 101.007096°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67747 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Monument, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monument, Kansas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Monument includes coordinates 39.104452°N, 101.007096°W, situated in Logan County. ZIP code 67747. Telephone area code: 785. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled 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-East and is public domain.
