Monticello, Utah Weather
Monticello, Utah — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Monticello, San Juan County.
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About Monticello, Utah
Monticello rests at the edge of a high desert plateau, a place where the sky feels vast and impossibly blue, stretching over an undulating landscape of sagebrush and juniper. It lies 92.9 miles south-south-west of Grand Junction, CO (from Grand Junction, CO: bearing 208°T), and is situated 18.6 miles north-north-east of Blanding. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and rust and pale tan, broken by the deeper greens of hardy vegetation that clings to the slopes. Distant mesas, their tops flattened by eons of wind and water, rise like ancient altars against the horizon, their profiles softened by the haze of perpetual dryness. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a crisp, clean scent, tinged with the dry perfume of sun-baked earth and the faint, resinous aroma of pine from the higher elevations. It is a place that commands a quiet reverence, where the sheer scale of the natural world dwarfs human endeavors. The history of Monticello is etched in the resilience of its people and the enduring spirit of the land. Originally settled by ranchers and homesteaders drawn to the promise of fertile valleys and the bounty of the surrounding ranges, the town's economy has long been tied to agriculture and livestock. The nearby Abajo Mountains, a dark forested mass to the east, provided timber and minerals in earlier times, hinting at a past more industrially active than the quiet present. Today, while agriculture still plays a vital role, Monticello serves as a gateway to the dramatic red rock country of southeastern Utah, drawing visitors who seek the wild beauty of Canyonlands and the Bears Ears National Monument. The rhythm of life in Monticello is unhurried, marked by the changing seasons and the enduring connection to the open spaces that define this corner of San Juan County.
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| Location | Monticello, San Juan County, Utah |
| Coordinates | 37.871383°N, 109.342895°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 84535 |
| Area Code | 801, 385 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Monticello, Utah Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monticello, Utah, 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 Monticello includes coordinates 37.871383°N, 109.342895°W, situated in San Juan County. ZIP code 84535. Telephone area code: 801, 385. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
