Good morning, weather watchers! This is your friendly neighborhood meteorologist coming to you with today's forecast for Carter Lake, Iowa.

Let's dive right into what Mother Nature has in store for us. Tonight, we're looking at a mostly clear sky with temperatures dipping down to a chilly 26 degrees. Expect a light west wind to keep things crisp.

Tuesday brings us a beautiful sunny day with temperatures climbing up to a pleasant 55 degrees. We'll have west winds between 5 to 14 miles per hour, with gusts reaching up to 22 miles per hour. Perfect day to grab a light jacket and soak up some winter sunshine!

As we roll into Tuesday night, we'll see mostly clear skies and temperatures settling around 29 degrees. A northwest wind of 6 to 9 miles per hour will be our evening companion.

Wednesday continues the sunny trend with highs near 50 degrees. The northwest wind will start around 6 miles per hour before becoming light and variable in the afternoon.

Things get interesting on Thursday. We've got a 30 percent chance of rain after noon, with partly sunny skies and temperatures hitting around 49 degrees. Expect a light south wind that'll shift to east southeast in the afternoon.

Thursday night brings a higher likelihood of rain, with mostly cloudy conditions and temperatures around 33 degrees. We're looking at a 60 percent chance of precipitation.

Friday offers a chance of morning rain, then mostly sunny skies with a high near 46 degrees. North winds will be blowing 6 to 10 miles per hour with gusts up to 18 miles per hour.

The weekend looks pretty stable, with temperatures hovering around 46 degrees and partly sunny to mostly sunny conditions.

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