Thompson Springs, Utah Weather
Thompson Springs, Utah — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Thompson Springs, Grand County.
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About Thompson Springs, Utah
Thompson Springs unfolds under a vast sky, a sparse collection of buildings clinging to the ochre earth where the Book Cliffs begin their monumental rise. It lies 62.8 miles west of Grand Junction, CO (from Grand Junction, CO: bearing 265°T), and is situated 28.9 miles north-north-west of Moab. The air here, even at midday, carries a dry, mineral tang, a whisper of the ancient seas that once covered this land, now a canvas of sun-baked clay, scrubby juniper, and resilient sagebrush. Distant mesas, carved by millennia of wind and water, stand as silent sentinels, their layered striations glowing with an almost internal fire as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the landscape in hues of burnt sienna and muted lavender. The silence is profound, broken only by the rustle of wind through dry grasses or the distant, lonely cry of a hawk circling in the boundless blue. This place, Thompson Springs, has long been a crossroads, a brief pause for those traversing the rugged expanse of eastern Utah. Its history is etched in the faint traces of old mining roads and the weathered bones of structures that once pulsed with a different kind of life, a testament to the hopes and labors of prospectors and ranchers who sought their fortune or a quiet existence in this unforgiving beauty. The local economy, now more about passage than industry, sees travelers pausing for fuel and provisions, a brief moment of human presence before the vast, untamed country swallows them once more. The springs themselves, though perhaps no longer the vibrant lifeblood they once were, lend their name to this enduring outpost, a reminder of the water that drew life to this arid land and continues to sustain its hardy, understated character.
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| Location | Thompson Springs, Grand County, Utah |
| Coordinates | 38.971082°N, 109.713735°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 84540 |
| Area Code | 801, 385 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Thompson Springs, Utah Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thompson Springs, Utah, 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 Springs includes coordinates 38.971082°N, 109.713735°W, situated in Grand County. ZIP code 84540. Telephone area code: 801, 385. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
