Thompson, North Dakota Weather
Thompson, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Thompson, Grand Forks County.
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About Thompson, North Dakota
Thompson, North Dakota, unfolds across a landscape that breathes the vastness of the prairie, a place where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious generosity. It lies 11.1 miles south-south-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 199°T), and is situated 11.5 miles south-south-west of East Grand Forks. Rolling fields, etched with the deep furrows of agricultural life, create a textured quilt under the immense sky, a sky that can shift from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the fiery spectacle of sunset, painting the clouds in hues of rose and gold. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the distant, sweet promise of ripening grain. Here, the land asserts its quiet dominion, a gentle undulation that invites the eye to wander, to trace the subtle contours that lead the gaze towards the distant, low-slung silhouette of the town. The history of Thompson is as deeply rooted as the wheat that sways in its fields, a testament to the pioneering spirit that carved a life from this fertile, if sometimes unforgiving, terrain. Its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the earth, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence, a tradition passed down through generations. The rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of the community, a familiar cycle observed with a quiet understanding. While not a place of grand monuments, Thompson holds its own distinctive character, a simple elegance in its unassuming presence, a place where the enduring strength of the land shapes the lives and stories of its people.
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| Location | Thompson, Grand Forks County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47.77359°N, 97.109805°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58278 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Thompson, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thompson, North Dakota, 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 includes coordinates 47.773590°N, 97.109805°W, situated in Grand Forks County. ZIP code 58278. Telephone area code: 701. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
