Monument, Kansas Weather
Monument, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Monument, Logan County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
