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NEW YORK · JEFFERSON COUNTY

Orleans

2,764 people, 440 ft above sea level in Jefferson County.

440 ftElevation, city center
2,764People, 2024 estimate
71 sq miLand area
Sunny 58°
Sunny now Dew point 50° · NNE 6 mph · high 63°
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 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Fort Drum / Wheeler-Sack U. S. Army Airfield (KGTB) · 2:55 PM
Sunny
58° Sunny Feels like 58° · high of 63° near 4 PM
WindNNE 6 mphno gusts
Humidity75%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.03 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 50° · Dry62° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday, about 3 AMin about 60 hours · 67% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.2 inmost likely 0.1; 1 in 10 over 0.7
LAST RAINSept. 100.53 in · 19 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Jefferson County
NWS Buffalo and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:20 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:58 AM6:49 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
35
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 38, 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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
62°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
67% · 0.30 in Friday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 49 to 54° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 60° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 47°
0% rain — N 2 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
73° 61°
10% rain — WSW 6 A
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
73° 61°
20% rain — SSW 12 B
FRI Oct. 2 Showers likely Showers likely
70° 45°
80% rain 0.06–0.6″ W 7 C
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 40°
10% rain — ENE 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65° 43°
30% rain — SSW 10 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 34°
20% rain — NW 8 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

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Le Ray NY · 13 MI 13 miles southeast Watertown NY · 17 MI 17 miles south Syracuse NY · 82 MI 82 miles south Greece NY · 110 MI 110 miles southwest Rochester NY · 110 MI 110 miles southwest Albany NY · 153 MI 153 miles southeast
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NEW YORK · JEFFERSON

Orleans

2,764 people, 440 ft above sea level in Jefferson County.

440 ftElevation
2,764People
71 sq miLand
Sunny 58°
SunnyDew point 50°
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Today in Orleans

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 62° 0%
6p partly cloudy day 61° 0%
9p mostly clear night 54° 0%
12a mostly clear night 51° 0%
3a partly cloudy night 50° 0%
6a partly cloudy night 49° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday about 3 AM · 67%
→
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47
63
A
Wed10%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
61
73
A
Thu20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
61
73
B
Fri80%
Showers likely Showers likely
45
70
C
Sat10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
64
B
Sun30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43
65
B
Mon20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
34
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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