Orleans, Michigan Weather
Orleans, Michigan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Orleans, Ionia County.
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About Orleans, Michigan
Orleans lies in a land where the earth gently rolls and dips, a quiet tableau of fields and woodlands that stretches toward the horizon. It lies 19.4 miles east-north-east of Forest Hills, MI (from Forest Hills, MI: bearing 67°T), and is situated 6.5 miles north-north-west of Ionia. The air here carries the clean scent of pine and damp soil, especially after a summer rain, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, has a soft, diffused quality that seems to linger. The landscape is not dramatic, but rather possesses a steady, unassuming beauty, with the occasional stand of mature oak trees marking the boundaries of farms or hinting at forgotten woods. Creeks, often shallow and clear, meander through the terrain, their banks fringed with reeds and the occasional splash of a startled frog. The history of Orleans is woven into the agricultural heartland of Michigan, a place where generations have worked the land, coaxing crops from the fertile soil. For many years, the local economy was largely sustained by farming, with fields of corn and soybeans dominating the scenery, their emerald and gold hues a constant presence through the growing season. Though the rhythm of agriculture still beats strong, the character of Orleans reflects the quiet evolution of rural life, with small businesses and community gatherings forming the connective tissue of its daily existence. The very feel of the place is one of enduring simplicity, a community that has seen its share of seasons and continues to face each new day with a quiet resilience.
Live animated radar for Orleans and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Orleans, Ionia County, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 43.068643°N, 85.135012°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48865 |
| Area Code | 517 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orleans, Michigan Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orleans, Michigan, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Orleans includes coordinates 43.068643°N, 85.135012°W, situated in Ionia County. ZIP code 48865. Telephone area code: 517. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Detroit).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
