Carter, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Carter, Parker County.
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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.
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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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.