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MASSACHUSETTS · BARNSTABLE COUNTY

Orleans

1,767 people, 70 ft above sea level in Barnstable County.

70 ftElevation, city center
1,767People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Sunny 61°
Sunny now Dew point 57° · Calm · high 60°
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 EDT
RIGHT NOW Chatham Municipal Airport (KCQX) · 4:09 PM
Sunny
61° Sunny Feels like 61° · high of 60° near 4 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity87%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.94 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 57° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Friday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.35 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Barnstable County
NWS Norton and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:50 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:34 AM6:26 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
20
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, good. 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
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 55 to 62°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 67° / 53°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
60° 56°
0% rain — NW 5 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 57°
0% rain — SSE 1 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
68° 61°
0% rain — SW 8 A
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
69° 57°
40% rain up to 0.08″ SW 9 A
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 54°
10% rain — NE 3 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
61° 54°
40% rain up to 0.7″ E 5 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 49°
20% rain — NW 7 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 Ontario three days ago, and over New England a day ago, about 1,240 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the North Atlantic; at 10,000 feet, from New England. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Neighboring plates

Barnstable Town MA · 20 MI 20 miles southwest Plymouth MA · 33 MI 33 miles west Boston MA · 65 MI 65 miles northwest Providence RI · 73 MI 73 miles west Worcester MA · 99 MI 99 miles west Brookhaven NY · 167 MI 167 miles southwest
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MASSACHUSETTS · BARNSTABLE

Orleans

1,767 people, 70 ft above sea level in Barnstable County.

70 ftElevation
1,767People
2 sq miLand
Sunny 61°
SunnyDew point 57°
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Today in Orleans

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 60° 0%
7p mostly cloudy night 58° 1%
10p mostly cloudy night 56° 1%
1a mostly cloudy night 57° 2%
4a partly cloudy night 57° 1%
7a partly cloudy day 58° 1%
Showers
NEXT RAINFriday · 40%
→
Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
56
60
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57
63
A
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61
68
A
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
57
69
A
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
54
63
B
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
54
61
B
Mon20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
49
61
B
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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