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MICHIGAN · SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY

Thompson

827 people, 610 ft above sea level in Schoolcraft County.

610 ftElevation, city center
827People, 2024 estimate
112 sq miLand area
Sunny 68°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · S 14 mph · high 67°
City of Thompson River Interstate 5 miles
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The Thompson plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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Today in Thompson

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Schoolcraft County Airport (KISQ) · 2:55 PM
Sunny
68° Sunny Feels like 68° · high of 67° near 3 PM
WindS 14 mphgusts 17
Humidity78%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.96 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky40° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tomorrow, about 2 AMin about 11 hours · 65% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 170.05 in · 12 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Beach Hazards StatementBeach Hazards Statement issued September 29 at 1:48PM EDT until September 30 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
NWS Marquette and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:40 AM7:30 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
28
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, moderate. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
67°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
65% · 0.24 in Wednesday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 57 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 41° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 61° / 45°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
67° 57°
0% rain — S 12 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
68° 55°
60% rain — SSW 13, gusts 26 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
69° 42°
10% rain — WNW 9 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 35°
0% rain — NNW 8 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
62° 42°
40% rain up to 0.09″ S 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 35°
20% rain — NW 9 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 36°
0% rain — NNW 5 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Thompson about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,360 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the northern Rockies; at 10,000 feet, from the California coast. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MICHIGAN · SCHOOLCRAFT

Thompson

827 people, 610 ft above sea level in Schoolcraft County.

610 ftElevation
827People
112 sq miLand
Sunny 68°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in Thompson

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 67° 0%
6p mostly cloudy day 65° 0%
9p overcast 60° 3%
12a overcast 61° 9%
3a rain 60° 52%
6a rain 59° 43%
Rain
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 2 AM · 65%
→
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57
67
A
Wed60%
Showers likely Showers likely
55
68
B
Thu10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
42
69
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
35
62
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
42
62
B
Sun20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
35
61
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
57
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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