Thompson stays cool in summer
Thompson has cold winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 7°. In November, a normal day reaches 43° and a normal night drops to 25°.
Getting the latest forecast from the National Weather Service…
What stands out about Thompson’s weather
Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.
Where today sits in Thompson’s year
Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.
Weather talk
Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Thompson.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Thompson itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Forest City 2 Nne, IA (9 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.