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Monument, Oregon

City in Grant County, Oregon

Air quality

The air at Monument

Index 27, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, John Day (OR), 36 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)27Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 144, unhealthy for sensitive groups, Fri 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Monument

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Monument, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Monument, OregonReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Monument, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 16.6 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Board CreekBCFO3

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.6 mi away/4,498 ft/2,481 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank242of 1,635

John DayGCD

At an airfield/36.5 mi away/3,697 ft/1,680 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank201of 1,635

measured daily2 instruments

SpraySPYO3

At a cooperative observer's station/17.4 mi away/1,837 ft/180 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at John Day, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 36.5 mi from Monument, Oregon. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over John Day, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GCDFIG. A THE SKY OVER JOHN DAYSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEJohn Day, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GCDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GCD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 24.8 F, 28 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at John Day: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.8, 28 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GCDFIG. B THE AIR AT JOHN DAYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 7,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 18.1 FTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 24.8 FSPREAD 33.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 28 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEJohn Day, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GCDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GCD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 9 mph.

Plan of the wind at John Day, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GCDFIG. C THE WIND AT JOHN DAYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJohn Day, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GCDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GCD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of John Day, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Near Monument

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