Thompson Ridge, New York Weather
Thompson Ridge, New York — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Thompson Ridge, Orange County.
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About Thompson Ridge, New York
Thompson Ridge rises with a quiet dignity, its rounded shoulders softened by centuries of wind and rain. It lies 8.0 miles west-south-west of Wallkill, NY (from Wallkill, NY: bearing 251°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-north-east of Middletown. The land here is a study in muted greens and browns, a gentle swell of hills that cradle pockets of dense forest, their canopies a deep, almost bruised emerald in the midday sun. Fields, checkerboarded with the diligent geometry of agriculture, stretch out below, punctuated by the stoic silhouette of barns and the occasional farmhouse, their paint weathered to a soft, sun-bleached hue. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of damp soil and pine needles, especially potent after a summer shower, when the very ground seems to exhale its secrets. This is a place where the echoes of industry are faint but persistent, where the legacy of farming, particularly dairy and apples, still shapes the landscape and the local character of Thompson Ridge. The economic pulse beats to the rhythm of the seasons, with the vibrant blush of ripening fruit in autumn and the hushed stillness of winter. The old stone walls, remnants of a more labor-intensive past, still trace the boundaries of fields and pastures, silent witnesses to generations who worked this land. While not a hub of grand pronouncements or bustling modernity, Thompson Ridge offers a profound sense of continuity, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather a quiet underpinning to the present, a gentle hum beneath the surface of everyday life.
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| Location | Thompson Ridge, Orange County, New York |
| Coordinates | 41.568149°N, 74.329875°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12566, 10985 |
| Area Code | 845, 914 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Thompson Ridge, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thompson Ridge, New York, 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 Thompson Ridge includes coordinates 41.568149°N, 74.329875°W, situated in Orange County. ZIP code 12566, 10985. Telephone area code: 845, 914. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
