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INDIANA · ORANGE COUNTY

Orleans

2,077 people, 640 ft above sea level in Orange County.

640 ftElevation, city center
2,077People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Sunny 48°
Sunny now Dew point 30° · W 7 mph · high 45°
City of Orleans River Interstate 2 miles
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The Orleans 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

Today in Orleans

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport (KBFR) · 4:35 PM
Sunny
48° Sunny Feels like 45° · high of 45° near 4 PM
WindW 7 mphno gusts
Humidity50%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.25 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 30° · Dry40° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 130.04 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Orange County
NWS Louisville and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:26 AM5:33 PM ↓
10 h 6 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
12
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 28 to 34° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 39° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45° 27°
0% rain — NW 3 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
54° 28°
0% rain — N 1 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
55° 28°
0% rain — ESE 0 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
59° 30°
0% rain — SE 1 A
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 36°
0% rain — SSE 2 A
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
64° 43°
0% rain — S 2 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
68° 43°
0% rain — SE 1 B
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 Orleans about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 2,000 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK, SEVEN YEARS AGO Nov. 13, 2019

The coldest this week has been

6° on Nov. 13, 2019, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1893. Next is 7° in 1959.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Oolitic Purdue Ex Frm record since 1893.
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THE GROUND

What Orleans stands on

Orleans’s center stands about 640 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 590 ft to 770 ft, a difference of 180 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Smith Hill, about 1,000 ft, 14 miles east-southeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Blue River Group (limestone), from the Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old.

The section below crosses 2 rock units mapped at the surface.

Orleans, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
600 ft800 ft ORLEANS640 ftEast Fork White Riverabout 540 ftTom Rice Hill810 ftLost Riverabout 630 ftHigh point of the line960 ft ← NWLivonia · SE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 40×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Blue River Group

Limestone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 21 mi of the line.

West Baden Group

Sandstone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE ALMANAC

Orleans’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1893 · Oolitic Purdue Ex Frm, 17 mi north-northwest

Orleans has a hot-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 85° in July; winter nights fall to about 21° in January. A normal year brings about 16 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 48 inches of water.

38°21°43°23°53°31°64°41°74°52°82°60°85°64°85°62°79°54°67°42°54°33°42°25° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY ORLEANS 48.0 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average85° / 64°high / low, the warmest month
January, average38° / 21°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow48.0 inwettest months: May and June
Snow a year16.4 insnowiest: January
Hottest on record111°FJuly 28, 1930
Coldest on record−29°FJanuary 19, 1994
Wettest day on record5.03 inOctober 13, 1978
Snowiest day on record12.0 inDecember 23, 2004
90° days a year19very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°119and 24 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHot-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfa

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 18, to the last in spring, about April 17 (median dates)
2Lows below freezingNov. 17 to March 21; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Orleans normally reaches 54° and falls to 33°. The record high is 75°, in 1978; the record low 7°, in 2019. The most rain on this date, 1.77 in, fell in 1972.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high38°43°53°64°74°82°85°85°79°67°54°42°
Normal low21°23°31°41°52°60°64°62°54°42°33°25°
Rain and melt, in3.362.753.905.115.605.154.343.633.363.513.783.53
Snow, inches5.14.72.10.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.24.2
Record high75° (1943)77° (2018)87° (1929)92° (1925)103° (1918)108° (1936)111° (1930)109° (1936)105° (1953)96° (1900)91° (1900)75° (1982)
Record low−29° (1994)−18° (1951)−6° (1960)13° (1969)27° (2020)21° (1895)45° (1937)33° (1898)27° (1928)16° (1981)−3° (1958)−23° (1989)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1893 at Oolitic Purdue Ex Frm, 17 miles north-northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ON THE NETWORK

Around Orleans on the Forecast Network

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INDIANA · ORANGE

Orleans

2,077 people, 640 ft above sea level in Orange County.

640 ftElevation
2,077People
2 sq miLand
Sunny 48°
SunnyDew point 30°
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Today in Orleans

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 45° 0%
7p mostly clear night 41° 0%
10p mostly clear night 35° 0%
1a clear night 31° 0%
4a mostly clear night 29° 0%
7a mostly sunny 27° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, SEVEN YEARS AGO · NOV. 13, 2019

6°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1893.

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What Orleans stands on

Orleans’s center stands about 640 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 590 ft to 770 ft, a difference of 180 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Smith Hill, about 1,000 ft, 14 miles east-southeast.

Orleans, northwest to southeast Orleans640 ftEast Fork White Riverabout 540 ftLost Riverabout 630 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 77×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center640 ft
Within 3 miles590 to 770 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (180 ft of relief)
High point nearbySmith Hill, 1,000 ft, 14 mi east-southeast
Rock at the surfaceBlue River Group
Its ageCarboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old
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Orleans’s year

Orleans has a hot-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 85° in July; winter nights fall to about 21° in January. A normal year brings about 16 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 48 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 48.0 in
July, average85° / 64° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average38° / 21° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow48.0 in · wettest months: May and June
Snow a year16.4 in · snowiest: January
Hottest on record111°F · July 28, 1930
Coldest on record−29°F · January 19, 1994
Wettest day on record5.03 in · October 13, 1978
Snowiest day on record12.0 in · December 23, 2004
90° days a year19 · very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°119 · and 24 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHot-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfa
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 18, to the last in spring, about April 17 (median dates)
2Lows below freezing · Nov. 17 to March 21; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Orleans normally reaches 54° and falls to 33°. The record high is 75°, in 1978; the record low 7°, in 2019. The most rain on this date, 1.77 in, fell in 1972.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1893 at Oolitic Purdue Ex Frm, 17 miles north-northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.