Orleans, Vermont Weather
Orleans, Vermont — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Orleans, Orleans County.
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About Orleans, Vermont
Orleans rests in a broad, fertile valley, a place where the land seems to sigh with contentment under the vast Vermont sky. It lies 53.6 miles east-north-east of Burlington, VT (from Burlington, VT: bearing 64°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south of Newport. The Barton River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, winds its way through the heart of Orleans, its banks often fringed with willows that trail their slender branches into the current. Rolling hills, cloaked in a patchwork of emerald fields and dark, stoic forests, cradle the town, their slopes catching the changing light of day and evening in a way that feels ancient and intimate. The air here, especially in the quiet hours before dawn or as twilight deepens, carries the scent of damp earth, pine needles, and the distant promise of woodsmoke, a fragrance that imbues the very essence of the place with a deep, abiding peace. The history of Orleans is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the surrounding landscape, a legacy still visible in the sturdy farmhouses and weathered barns that dot the countryside. For generations, the fertile soil and the generous flow of the Barton River sustained a community built on hard work and a profound connection to the land. While the local economy has diversified over time, echoes of its agricultural past remain, and the town continues to serve as a hub for the surrounding farming communities. The distinctive architecture, a blend of utilitarian structures and charmingly preserved older buildings, tells stories of resilience and adaptation, reflecting the quiet determination of the people who have called Orleans home.
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| Location | Orleans, Orleans County, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 44.816715°N, 72.232881°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 05860 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orleans, Vermont Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orleans, Vermont, 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 44.816715°N, 72.232881°W, situated in Orleans County. ZIP code 05860. Telephone area code: 802. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
