Carter, Texas Weather
Carter, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Carter, Parker County.
Full aviation weather for Carter is published on the Parker County Airport (KWEA) page, 19 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: Kenneth Copeland Airport (K4T2) 25 km · Hicks Air Field (KT67) 31 km · NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field (KNFW) 32 km · Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (KFTW) 37 km · Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport (KAFW) 40 km
Conditions reported at KWEA describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 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 unfolds across a landscape of gently rolling terrain, where the Texas sun paints the horizon with hues of ochre and rust. It lies 10.7 miles north-north-east of Weatherford, TX (from Weatherford, TX: bearing 18°T), and is situated 5.3 miles south-west of Springtown. The land here is a study in patient resilience, a blend of stubborn scrub oak and resilient prairie grasses that whisper secrets to the wind. The air, especially as the day softens into evening, carries a dry, clean scent, punctuated by the distant hum of cicadas and the faint, earthy aroma of sun-baked soil. There's a quietude to Carter, a sense of space that allows the sky to feel vast and unburdened, its blues deepening to indigo as twilight descends, a canvas for the first shy stars. The history of Carter is as deeply rooted as the mesquite trees that dot its outskirts, a legacy shaped by the agricultural spirit of Parker County. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, from cotton fields that once stretched towards the horizon to the cattle ranches that continue to define its economy. The rhythm of life in Carter is intrinsically tied to the land and the seasons, a steady, unhurried cadence that has persisted through the decades. While not a place of grand monuments, Carter possesses a quiet dignity, a testament to the enduring strength of those who have called it home, their stories woven into the very fabric of its unassuming character.
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.
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| Location | Carter, Parker County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.906791°N, 97.741418°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 32.906791°N, 97.741418°W, situated in Parker 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.
