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This is the current conditions weather report for Thompson. The report was made 63 minutes ago, at 06:00 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 9.3 kilometers per hour / 6 miles per hour from the south (180°). The temperature was 21°C / 70°F, with a dew-point at 21°C / 70°F. The atmospheric pressure was 1017 hPa / 30 inHg. The relative humidity was 40%. The skies were mostly cloudy.

Thompson, Manitoba is a city in Manitoba. It is the largest city in northern Manitoba, and it is located 739 (approximately 472 miles) km north of Winnipeg and 396 (approximately 237 miles) km north-east of Flin Flon. As of the 2001 census, Thompson had a population of 13,256.

Thompson contains one of the two main campuses of the University College of the North, as well as the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Social Work branch in the region.

Thompson is home to western Canada's first fully enclosed shopping center, the Thompson Plaza. The surrounding communities also rely on many of the shopping ammenities it has to offer.

Thompson has a large retail sector, providing such things as vehicles and groceries to many in the outlying region, who come to take advantage of the lower prices found there, mainly on the weekends. The aviation sector is also quite busy as many of the communities in Northern Manitoba are only reachable by air for half of the year.

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