Carter, Texas Weather
Carter, Texas — 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 Carter, Denton County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Carter. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Carter is published on the Denton Enterprise Airport (KDTO) page, 9 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 Carter 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 Carter: Vultures Row Airport (K6X6) 16 km · Prose Field (KXA0) 17 km · Aero Valley Airport (K52F) 20 km · Tailwheel Acres Airport (KX16) 32 km · Lazy G Bar Ranch Airport (K09T) 38 km
Conditions reported at KDTO describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Carter specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Carter.
About Carter, Texas
Carter lies under a vast expanse of Texas sky, where the land rolls with a quiet resilience. It lies 2.5 miles south-east of Denton, TX (from Denton, TX: bearing 133°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-north-west of Little Elm. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle rise and fall that hints at an ancient, unhurried shaping. Oak trees, their branches gnarled like old hands, punctuate the landscape, offering dappled shade where the sun’s insistent rays momentarily soften. The air itself carries a dry, warm breath, a constant companion that whispers of the wide-open spaces and the persistent sun. In the distance, the land stretches toward horizons that seem to shimmer, a testament to the sheer scale of the North Texas plains. The history of Carter is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land they have worked. This is a place where the economy has long been tied to the soil, where cattle ranches and agricultural pursuits have shaped livelihoods for generations. The spirit of enterprise, though perhaps quieter now than in its boom years, still pulses, a reminder of the hardy settlers who first carved a life from this fertile ground. Carter remembers its roots, a legacy of resilience carried forward, a subtle hum beneath the surface of everyday life, visible in the weathered fences and the dependable, unpretentious character of its inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Carter 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 | Carter, Denton County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.190397°N, 97.101678°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76208, 76085 |
| Area Code | 817, 682 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carter, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carter, Texas, 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 Carter includes coordinates 33.190397°N, 97.101678°W, situated in Denton County. ZIP code 76208, 76085. Telephone area code: 817, 682. 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.
