Thompson, Iowa Weather
Thompson, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Thompson, Winnebago County.
Full aviation weather for Thompson is published on the Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY) page, 19 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. 6 airfields within reach of Thompson 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 Thompson: Lake Mills Municipal Airport (K0Y6) 22 km · Blue Earth Municipal Airport (KSBU) 36 km · Wells Municipal Airport (K68Y) 41 km · Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW) 43 km · Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL) 48 km
Conditions reported at KFXY describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Thompson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Thompson.
About Thompson, Iowa
Thompson rises from the broad, fertile floor of northern Iowa, a place where the land unfurls in generous, sweeping gestures under an immense sky. It lies 32.5 miles west-north-west of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 298°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east of Buffalo Center. The terrain here is a study in gentle repose, a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers and now given over to the patient work of agriculture. Long, straight roads, like taut threads, stitch together fields of corn and soybeans that stretch to horizons softened by distance, their verdant hues deepening as the sun arcs across the heavens. The air, especially in the quiet of early morning or the hushed moments before twilight, carries a clean, earthy fragrance, a constant reminder of the soil's enduring bounty. A scattering of mature trees, survivors of prairie winds and human endeavor, punctuate the fields, their branches reaching like supplicants towards the boundless blue. The story of Thompson is written in the rich, dark earth and the enduring spirit of those who have worked it. This is a place deeply rooted in the agricultural heritage of the American Midwest, where the bounty of the land has long dictated the rhythm of life and shaped the local economy. The town itself, a modest collection of buildings, serves as a vital hub for the surrounding farms, a place where neighbors gather and the day’s concerns are shared over coffee. Its history is a narrative of resilience and adaptation, of generations who have understood the profound connection between human endeavor and the land's capacity to sustain. Thompson holds within its quiet streets the echoes of pioneers and farmers, a testament to the enduring strength of community built on shared labor and a profound respect for the natural world.
Live animated radar for Thompson 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 | Thompson, Winnebago County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.371344°N, 93.773556°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50478 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Thompson, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thompson, Iowa, 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 Thompson includes coordinates 43.371344°N, 93.773556°W, situated in Winnebago County. ZIP code 50478. Telephone area code: 515. 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.
