Francis, Saskatchewan — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Francis in 21-13-14-W2.
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Francis is a town in 21-13-14-W2, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a small community with a population of 182. Francis is located at 50.1017°N, 103.8663°W. It observes Central Standard Time — no DST (UTC−6). Postal code area: S4L.
Francis sits upon the vast, open expanse of the Saskatchewan plains, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a pulled thread. It lies 49.0 km north of Weyburn, SK (from Weyburn, SK: bearing 359°T), and is situated 13.0 km south-east of Sedley. The land here holds the sky in a wide, pale embrace, and when the sun begins its slow descent, the light catches the golden stubble of the fields, turning the earth into a shimmering plate of burnished copper. While the Souris River runs its course some twenty kilometers away, the immediate terrain of Francis is defined by the absolute stillness of the wind-swept prairie, a geography that demands a quiet kind of attention from those who walk its edges. The economy of Francis is anchored to the immense productivity of the surrounding grain fields, reflecting a heritage built by those who first broke the heavy sod to plant the rows that still dictate the seasonal pulse of the region. Life in Francis moves in accordance with the demands of the harvest, a cycle that has defined the daily habits of its residents for generations. Grain elevators remain the tall, sentinel figures of the skyline, standing as markers of a long-standing commitment to the land. Even in the quietest hours of the afternoon, there is a tangible weight to the silence, as if the air itself is waiting for the next turning of the season to bring the hum of machinery back to the fields.
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Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Francis, 21-13-14-W2, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 50.101704°N, 103.866264°W |
| Timezone | Central Standard Time — no DST (UTC−6) |
| Postal FSA | S4L |
| Area Code | 306, 639 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Francis, Saskatchewan, 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 Francis includes coordinates 50.101704°N, 103.866264°W, situated in 21-13-14-W2. Postal FSA: S4L. Telephone area code: 306, 639. Timezone: Central Standard Time — no DST (UTC−6).
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.