Carter Lake, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Wind Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Partly Cloudy 41°F
Feels Like 35°F  
Humidity 74% Dew Point 33°F Wind W 9 MPH Gusts 14 Barometer 29.58 in.
Solar Rad 163 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 0.1 mi. E of central Carter Lake
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Snow, High 25F, Low 18F
20%
25
18
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Sunny, High 44F, Low 34F
44
34
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Mostly Sunny, High 44F, Low 24F
44
24
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Mostly Sunny, High 44F, Low 34F
44
34
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Mostly Sunny, High 53F, Low 36F
53
36
TueDec 23
Tue Dec 23: Mostly Sunny, High 53F, Low 34F
53
34
WedDec 24
Wed Dec 24: Mostly Cloudy, High 52F
52
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 44°F to 53°F. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing snow chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 11°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 37°F with lows around 18°F.

This Date in Weather History

1983 - Record cold hit the north central states. At Havre, MT, the mercury plunged to a record reading of 34 degrees below zero.

More on this and other weather history

Carter Lake, IA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 18

Snow

Day: A slight chance of snow between 11am and noon. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 25 by 3pm. Very windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 31 to 36 mph. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Friday Dec 19

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 44. Light south wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Dec 20

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday Dec 21

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southeast wind around 9 mph.

Monday Dec 22

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west after midnight.

Tuesday Dec 23

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday Dec 24

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the morning.


About Carter Lake, IA

Carter Lake is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. A suburb of Omaha, Nebraska, it sits surrounding the south and west sides of the region's major airport, Eppley Airfield. It is separated from the rest of Iowa by the Missouri River, effectively making it an exclave. The population was 3,791 at the 2020 census.

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