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, Davis County.
Full aviation weather for Carbon is published on the Bloomfield Municipal Airport (K4K6) page, 18 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: Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM) 24 km · Albia Municipal Airport (K4C8) 31 km · Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (KOOA) 37 km · Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFFL) 41 km · Keosauqua Municipal Airport (K6K9) 44 km
Conditions reported at K4K6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 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 lies spread across a low, rolling terrain, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizon is a soft blur of cultivated fields and scattered woodlands. It lies 8.6 miles south of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 184°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north of Bloomfield. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, the soil a rich loam that yields generously to the farmer's hand. A quiet stillness often settles over Carbon, broken only by the distant hum of machinery or the calls of unseen birds in the hedgerows that stitch the landscape together. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, particularly after a rain, a reminder of the deep, dark earth that underpins everything. This was a place forged in the earth's embrace, its early days marked by the persistent labor of coal mining that gave Carbon its name. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the legacy of that industry lingers, a subtle undercurrent in the local character. Today, agriculture forms the bedrock of Carbon's economy, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching as far as the eye can see, their stalks rustling in the prairie wind. The rhythm of life in Carbon is dictated by the seasons and the sun, a steady, unhurried cadence that allows for a deep connection to the land and the quiet traditions that have been passed down through generations.
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.
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| Location | Carbon, Davis County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.896406°N, 92.421852°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 40.896406°N, 92.421852°W, situated in Davis 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.
