Frontenac, New York Weather
Frontenac, New York — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Frontenac, Jefferson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Frontenac. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Frontenac is published on the Watertown International Airport (KART) page, 30 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 2 airfields within reach of Frontenac have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Frontenac: Wheeler Sack Army Air Field (KGTB) 35 km
Conditions reported at KART describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Frontenac specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Frontenac.
About Frontenac, New York
Frontenac lies at a place where the land begins to gently unfurl towards the vast expanse of Lake Ontario. It lies 74.3 miles north of Clay, NY (from Clay, NY: bearing 5°T), and is situated 2.2 miles north-east of Clayton. The terrain here is a soft mosaic of rolling fields, their cultivated greens and golds giving way to the darker, more secretive shades of mature woodlands. Here and there, the stoic silhouettes of farmhouses, weathered by countless seasons, punctuate the horizon, their chimneys often sending thin plumes of woodsmoke into the crisp air. The very scent of the place is a blend of damp earth after a spring rain and the distant, clean tang of freshwater carried on the breeze, a constant reminder of the immense body of water that shapes its character. In the late afternoon, the low sun casts long, languid shadows that stretch across the meadows, imbuing the landscape with a quiet, almost sleepy beauty. The story of Frontenac is intrinsically tied to the fertile ground and the abundant waters that have sustained life here for generations. Originally a hub for agriculture, the rich soil yielded bountiful harvests, a legacy still visible in the patchwork of farms that dot the landscape, many still worked by families whose roots run deep into this soil. While farming remains a cornerstone of the local economy, the proximity to the Great Lake has also fostered a connection to fishing and, more recently, to the quiet tourism drawn by the natural beauty and the promise of peaceful repose. Evidence of past endeavors can still be found in the occasional, sturdy stone foundations of long-gone barns or the remnants of early mills that once harnessed the power of the region's small but persistent creeks. The rhythm of life in Frontenac still echoes a slower, more grounded pace, where the seasons dictate the work and the community finds its strength in shared experience and the enduring, elemental draw of the land.
Live animated radar for Frontenac and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Frontenac, Jefferson County, New York |
| Coordinates | 44.256991°N, 76.049667°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 13624, 13026 |
| Area Code | 315 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Frontenac, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Frontenac, New York, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Frontenac includes coordinates 44.256991°N, 76.049667°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 13624, 13026. Telephone area code: 315. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.
