Thompson, North Dakota Weather
Thompson, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Thompson, Grand Forks County.
Full aviation weather for Thompson is published on the Grand Forks International Airport (KGFK) page, 20 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. 5 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: Grand Forks Air Force Base (KRDR) 30 km · Northwood Municipal Airpiort - Vince Field (K4V4) 36 km · Crookston Municipal Kirkwood Field (KCKN) 37 km · Hillsboro Municipal Airport (K3H4) 46 km
Conditions reported at KGFK describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Thompson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
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, 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
