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Carter Lake, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Carter Lake, a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

Tonight
62°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Carter Lake

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Tonight 62°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 9 mph N 29%
Sunday 65°F Chance Rain Showers 9 mph N 41%
Sunday Night 57°F Rain Showers Likely 5 to 8 mph NNE 58%
Monday 61°F Rain Showers Likely 8 mph NE 67%
Monday Night 53°F Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 3 to 7 mph NNE 28%
Tuesday 62°F Partly Sunny 6 mph NE 3%
Tuesday Night 50°F Mostly Cloudy 5 mph E 1%
Wednesday 64°F Partly Sunny 5 mph ESE 3%
Wednesday Night 55°F Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph SE 24%
Thursday 67°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 7 mph SE 35%
Thursday Night 60°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 5 mph SE 20%
Friday 69°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 5 mph ESE 22%
Friday Night 62°F Chance Rain Showers 6 mph ESE 28%
Saturday 69°F Chance Rain Showers 6 to 9 mph SE 35%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Carter Lake (41.289, -95.917). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Carter Lake

Last spring frost
Apr 18
First fall frost
Oct 21
Growing season
185 days
Hardiness zone
6a

More local growing data for Carter Lake: nearby ZIP 51510 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Omaha Eppley Airfield, Ne (1.8 mi from Carter Lake). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 20, 2026.