Citizen station GW5644GW5644
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/204 ft/41 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Weather/California/Orange
Orange, California
City in Orange County, CaliforniaHeat Advisory, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 35 to 55 mph expected. Strongest winds will be near the foothills and in canyons of the Santa Ana mountains, with gusts up to 70 mph possible. For the Heat Advisory, temperatures up to 95 degrees * WHERE...Orange County Inland Areas. * WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, until 8 PM PDT Saturday. For the Wind Advisory, until noon PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Moderate to locally major HeatRisk. Those sensitive to heat may be impacted.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
82°
93°/62°
Clear·
Feels like 80°·Gentle breeze 12 mph NE
Alert. A Heat Advisory is in force for Orange until 8 PM Saturday. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Orange is 82° and clear at 11 PM. The dew point is 37°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the northeast at 12 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 72° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 95°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 70°. Rain is likely Tuesday (57%) and Wednesday (64%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 20 mph. Tomorrow is hot, 95°: heat is a danger to anyone outdoors for long.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 27% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the south-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 22 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
34Air quality
20%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
11:00 PM
82feels80
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
9362
18mph
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
9572
20mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
9273
13mph
UV 6
Sun
Oct 18
8767
UV 6
Mon
Oct 19
8265
UV 6
Tue
Oct 20
7361
57%
13mph
Wed
Oct 21
7057
64%
82°
93°62°
95°72°
92°73°
87°67°
82°65°
73°61°
70°57°
As of 11:00 PM in Orange, California.
Air quality
The air at Orange
Index 34, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, North Orange CO (CA), 6 miles off.
34Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)-6 mi
- Ozone34Good40 ppb6 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)-6 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide5Good5.9 ppb4.7 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm4.7 mi
The days ahead
Moderate each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 45, good.
GoodModerate
- 45YesterdayOct 14
- 53TodayOct 15
- 65FriOct 16
Smoke, the next 43 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Orange
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Orange, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.
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Now, today, and the week
On the radar over Orange, CaliforniaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture
Weather instrument stations by state
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Orange, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Rank4,045of 4,465
Villa Park Dam - Alert #220VLLC1
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.2 mi away/512 ft/267 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
At an airfield/8.8 mi away/52 ft/193 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
I-15 : Jurupa AvenueCF174
Beside a road/23.7 mi away/908 ft/663 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Orange 1.7 SSWCA-OR-68
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/225 ft/20 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Santa Ana Fire STNSTAC1
At a cooperative observer's station/4.3 mi away/125 ft/120 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Station report
The weather at Santa Ana/Jon-Wayne, drawn
The nearest airport reporting now, 8.8 mi from Orange, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.
The sky
No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.
The air
84.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 19 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 10,600 ft up.
The wind
From the east (80 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
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Near Orange
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
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