Carbon, Iowa Weather
Carbon, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Carbon, Adams County.
Full aviation weather for Carbon is published on the Corning Municipal Airport (KCRZ) page, 8 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. 6 airfields within reach of Carbon 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 Carbon: Red Oak Municipal Airport (KRDK) 37 km · Creston Municipal Airport (KCSQ) 39 km · Schenck Field (KICL) 40 km · Atlantic Municipal Airport (KAIO) 44 km · Greenfield Municipal Airport (KGFZ) 44 km
Conditions reported at KCRZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Carbon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Carbon.
About Carbon, Iowa
Carbon unfolds across a landscape of gently rolling hills, where the broad, fertile plains of Adams County meet the sky in an unbroken horizon. It lies 55.9 miles east of Bellevue, NE (from Bellevue, NE: bearing 96°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-west of Corning. The earth here is a rich, loamy brown, yielding to the patient cultivation of generations, and the air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of sun-baked soil and the distant scent of ripening corn. Small farmsteads, their white paint often faded to a soft grey, dot the scene like scattered pearls, each a solitary sentinel against the vast expanse. The trees, mostly deciduous, stand in modest groves or line the dusty roads, their leaves a vibrant green in summer and a riot of gold and crimson in the autumn, catching the sunlight and casting long, dancing shadows. The story of Carbon is etched into its very soil, a testament to the enduring spirit of agriculture and the quiet resilience of its people. This was a place built on the promise of the land, its economy deeply rooted in the cultivation of crops that feed the nation, a steady, dependable pulse that has sustained it through changing times. While no grand monuments mark its past, the history of Carbon is held in the weathered barns, the sturdy fences, and the worn paths that crisscross the fields. The local character is one of quiet competence, a no-nonsense approach to life that values hard work and neighborly support, a tradition passed down through families who have called this place home for decades, their lives interwoven with the rhythm of the seasons and the bounty of the earth.
Live animated radar for Carbon 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 | Carbon, Adams County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.049987°N, 94.823311°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50839, 52537, 50841 |
| Area Code | 712, 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carbon, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carbon, Iowa, 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 Carbon includes coordinates 41.049987°N, 94.823311°W, situated in Adams County. ZIP code 50839, 52537, 50841. Telephone area code: 712, 319. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
