Thompsonville, Michigan Weather
Thompsonville, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Thompsonville, Benzie County.
Full aviation weather for Thompsonville is published on the Green Lake Airport (KY88) page, 18 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 Thompsonville 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 Thompsonville: Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (KFKS) 24 km · William B Bolton Airport (KY87) 30 km · Manistee County Blacker Airport (KMBL) 36 km · Cherry Capital Airport (KTVC) 38 km · Wexford County Airport (KCAD) 50 km
Conditions reported at KY88 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Thompsonville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Thompsonville.
About Thompsonville, Michigan
Thompsonville rests in a broad, shallow valley where rolling farmlands begin their gentle ascent towards the ancient, more rugged terrain of the Manistee National Forest. It lies 67.8 miles south-east of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 127°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-south-west of Inland Township. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the scent of pine needles warmed by the sun and the damp, earthy perfume of the forest floor, a fragrance that clings to the very fabric of the place. Fields of corn and soybeans, golden in their maturity, stretch out like rumpled blankets, punctuated by the dark, stoic stands of hardwoods that mark the edges of property lines and the beginnings of wilder country. The sky above Thompsonville often seems vast and open, a canvas for clouds that drift with unhurried deliberation, casting fleeting shadows that race across the landscape. Originally a hub for logging and later a stop on the railroad, Thompsonville’s past is whispered in the weathered facades of its few remaining historic buildings. The local economy, once driven by the bounty of the surrounding forests and the industry that processed them, has since shifted, now largely sustained by agriculture and the quiet tourism drawn by the nearby natural attractions. The Betsie River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, meanders not far from the heart of Thompsonville, offering a place for quiet reflection and the occasional flash of a leaping trout. This locality remembers its roots, a place where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates much of life's cadence, and the quiet strength of the land provides a constant, grounding presence.
Live animated radar for Thompsonville 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 | Thompsonville, Benzie County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 44.520279°N, 85.943972°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 49683 |
| Area Code | 989 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Thompsonville, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thompsonville, Michigan, 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 Thompsonville includes coordinates 44.520279°N, 85.943972°W, situated in Benzie County. ZIP code 49683. Telephone area code: 989. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Detroit).
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.
