Orleans, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Wind Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

38°F
Feels Like 32°F  
Humidity 54% Dew Point 23°F Wind WSW 9 MPH Gusts 13 Barometer 29.73 in.
Solar Rad 58 w/m2
Report from a personal weather station 1.8 mi. SSW of central Orleans
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Point Forecast at a Glance

TueNov 25
Tue Nov 25: Rain And Snow, High 37F, Low 23F
30%
37
23
WedNov 26
Wed Nov 26: Mostly Sunny, High 30F, Low 17F
30
17
ThuNov 27
Thu Nov 27: Mostly Sunny, High 28F, Low 14F
28
14
FriNov 28
Fri Nov 28: Snow, High 26F, Low 19F
60%
26
19
SatNov 29
Sat Nov 29: Snow, High 24F, Low 5F
70%
24
5
SunNov 30
Sun Nov 30: Partly Sunny, High 15F, Low -2F
15
-2
MonDec 1
Mon Dec 1: Mostly Sunny, High 16F, Low 1F
16
1

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 37°F to a low of 15°F, then recover to 16°F by week's end. Some precipitation possible with wintry mix on at least one day.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 12°F below the historical average for November-December. Normal highs for this period are around 37°F with lows around 19°F.

This Date in Weather History

1983 - The Great Thanksgiving Weekend Blizzard hit Denver, CO. The storm produced 21.5 inches of snow in 37 hours, closing Stapleton Airport for 24 hours. The snow and wind closed interstate highways around Denver. Visibility at Limon CO was down to zero for 24 hours.

More on this and other weather history

Orleans, IA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Tuesday Nov 25

Rain And Snow

Day: A chance of rain and snow after 5pm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 37. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Rain And Snow

Night: Rain and snow before 2am, then a chance of flurries between 2am and 3am. Patchy blowing snow between 7pm and 11pm. Low around 23. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Nov 26

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Nov 27

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight.

Friday Nov 28

Snow

Day: Snow likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Snow

Night: Snow. Low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Nov 29

Snow

Day: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.

Sunday Nov 30

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 15.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

Monday Dec 1

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.

Tuesday Dec 2

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 17.


About Orleans, IA

Orleans is a city in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 521 at the time of the 2020 census. Orleans is part of the Iowa Great Lakes region, located along Spirit Lake. Numerous state parks are located within a few miles of the town, including Marble Beach and Mini-Wakan.

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