Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec Weather

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About Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec

Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is a municipality in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans; L'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is located at 47.0000°N, 70.8167°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: G5V.

Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans occupies the easternmost reach of the island, standing watch where the widening St. Lawrence pulls away toward the sea. It lies 10.1 km east of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, QC (from Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, QC: bearing 100°T), and is situated 7.8 km south-east of Beaupré. The salt-heavy wind carries a distinct, sharp clarity, cooling the air as it moves over the Coteau Fortin and settles along the banks of the Rivière Dauphine. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, metallic violet, casting long shadows across the fields that stretch toward the water’s edge. While the Chutes Jean-Larose remain a distant landmark ten kilometers away and the silence of Le Petit Lac lies fifteen kilometers to the west, the immediate horizon of Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is defined by the immense, shifting presence of the river. Agriculture remains the pulse of the land, with long-tilled soil supporting the orchards and farms that have defined the island’s character for generations. The people of Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans maintain a quiet persistence, working the earth in a cycle dictated by the harsh winters and the brief, brilliant summers. This eastern tip of the island serves as a point of reflection, where the isolation of the landscape encourages a focus on the tangible—the quality of the harvest, the maintenance of the homestead, and the bracing influence of the river air. History here is found in the weathered wood of the oldest barns and the steady, unyielding resolve of those who choose to live where the island meets the vast, grey expanse of the St. Lawrence.

Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans s'étire avec une patience séculaire le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le fleuve élargit son souffle sous une lumière qui semble suspendre l'heure. La terre, nourrie par une agriculture tenace, descend doucement vers les eaux de la Rivière Dauphine, dessinant un horizon où la ligne des champs rejoint l'immensité liquide. À proximité de Coteau Fortin, le relief garde la mémoire des premiers défrichements, ces gestes répétés qui ont façonné le caractère résolu de Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans. Le silence y possède une texture particulière, à peine troublé par le passage des marées ou le murmure du vent qui remonte depuis le Petit Lac, lointain écho dans la topographie environnante, tandis que les Chutes Jean-Larose, situées à une dizaine de kilomètres, ajoutent leur fracas discret à la géographie du secteur. Les demeures, tournées vers le courant, conservent une simplicité austère, héritière d'une tradition où chaque récolte et chaque automne marquent le rythme intime des jours. Ici, l'air porte une fraîcheur saline, une sensation de bout de monde qui n'est pourtant que le début d'un vaste espace, offrant à celui qui s'y attarde une présence physique, presque tangible, de ce littoral québécois où le temps s'écoule avec la lenteur majestueuse du fleuve.

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About This Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec Weather Page

This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, ECCC extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modelled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES satellite imagery. Additional sections may include marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live Water Survey of Canada river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.

Location data for Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans includes coordinates 47.000000°N, 70.816667°W, situated in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans; L'Île-d'Orléans. Postal FSA: G5V. Telephone area code: 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873. Timezone: Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4).

Weather data is sourced from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from Water Survey of Canada (WSC) via the ECCC GeoMet realtime hydrometric feed. Marine and solunar data are modelled 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-19 and is public domain.