Carter Lake, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Wind Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy 48°F
Feels Like 45°F  
Humidity 84% Dew Point 43°F Wind S 7 MPH Gusts 15 Barometer 29.44 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 0.1 mi. E of central Carter Lake
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Rain, Low 38F
90%
 
38
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Snow, High 26F, Low 18F
20%
26
18
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Mostly Sunny, High 44F, Low 34F
44
34
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Mostly Sunny, High 44F, Low 25F
44
25
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Mostly Sunny, High 44F, Low 33F
44
33
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Mostly Sunny, High 52F, Low 36F
52
36
TueDec 23
Tue Dec 23: Mostly Sunny, High 51F, Low 32F
51
32

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 44°F to 52°F. Some precipitation possible, including both rain and snow.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 10°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

1929 - An icestorm in western New York State resulted in much damage and hardship. A Buffalo report stated, "one was kept awake by the breaking limbs, which snapped off with a report much louder than a rifle shot."

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Carter Lake, IA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Dec 17

Rain

Night: Rain, mainly before 4am. Low around 38. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Dec 18

Snow

Day: A slight chance of snow before noon, then a chance of flurries after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Friday Dec 19

Mostly Sunny

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

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west 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 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Sunday Dec 21

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southeast wind around 8 mph.

Monday Dec 22

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Tuesday Dec 23

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind around 7 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday Dec 24

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. South wind 5 to 7 mph.


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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