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Orange, Connecticut

Community in New Haven County, Connecticut

Air quality

The air at Orange

Index 23, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, Bridgeport (CT), 11 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good11.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good11.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb19.9 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb11.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 11, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Orange

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 8 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Orange, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 4 miles Fri 8 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Orange, ConnecticutReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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 2.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

New HavenNDBC-NWHC3

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.1 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank333of 375

measured daily2 instruments

Derby 1.0 SSECT-NH-102

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/109 ft/69 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank204of 375

AnsoniaANSC3

At a cooperative observer's station/5.0 mi away/177 ft/1 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at New Haven/Tweed, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.3 mi from Orange, Connecticut. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 9:17 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,400 ft, broken at 3,100 ft, overcast at 8,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,100 ft; visibility 3 mi.

Section of the sky over New Haven/Tweed, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,100 feet, and visibility of 3 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HVNFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW HAVEN/TWEEDSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,400 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 3 MI0510TITLENew Haven/Tweed, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HVNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HVN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 61.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,400 ft.

Chart of the air at New Haven/Tweed: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 61.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HVNFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW HAVEN/TWEEDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 63.0 F, 61.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLENew Haven/Tweed, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HVNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HVN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at New Haven/Tweed, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HVNFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW HAVEN/TWEEDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew Haven/Tweed, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HVNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HVN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of New Haven/Tweed, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Connecticut

20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Orange

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Orange

River and lake gauges