Lakewood, Colorado weather · now
Partly Cloudy
- High / Low
- 95° / 66°
- Wind
- 29 mph SSW
Precipitation · next 12 hrs
Peak 27% · 3 PM
Current weather and 7-day forecast for Lakewood, Colorado, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect patchy smoke today. Today's high is 95° with a low near 66°. 3 active weather alerts in effect.
What to wear today
Loose, light, and water nearby
95°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.
Next 24 hours
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2 PM
93°
16%
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4 PM
91°
27%
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6 PM
88°
23%
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8 PM
83°
23%
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10 PM
78°
10%
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12 AM
76°
0%
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2 AM
73°
0%
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4 AM
70°
0%
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6 AM
67°
1%
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8 AM
73°
1%
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10 AM
83°
1%
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12 PM
90°
30%
Live radar
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Today 8/11
Patchy Smoke 27% 95° · 66° - 3 PM
93° Patchy Smoke 27% - 4 PM
91° Patchy Smoke 27% - 5 PM
90° Patchy Smoke 27% - 6 PM
88° Patchy Smoke 23% - 7 PM
85° Patchy Smoke 23% - 8 PM
83° Patchy Smoke 23% - 9 PM
80° Patchy Smoke 10% - 10 PM
78° Patchy Smoke 10% - 11 PM
77° Patchy Smoke 10%
- 3 PM
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Wed 8/12
Patchy Smoke 51% 92° · 61° - 12 AM
76° Patchy Smoke - 1 AM
74° Patchy Smoke - 2 AM
73° Patchy Smoke - 3 AM
71° Patchy Smoke - 4 AM
70° Patchy Smoke - 5 AM
69° Patchy Smoke - 6 AM
67° Patchy Smoke 1% - 7 AM
69° Patchy Smoke 1% - 8 AM
73° Patchy Smoke 1% - 9 AM
77° Patchy Smoke 1% - 10 AM
83° Patchy Smoke 1% - 11 AM
87° Patchy Smoke 1% - 12 PM
90° Patchy Smoke 30% - 1 PM
90° Patchy Smoke 30% - 2 PM
91° Patchy Smoke 30% - 3 PM
89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 51% - 4 PM
86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 51% - 5 PM
83° Patchy Smoke 51% - 6 PM
79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46% - 7 PM
77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46% - 8 PM
76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46% - 9 PM
73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21% - 10 PM
72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21% - 11 PM
72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
- 12 AM
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Thu 8/13
Showers And Thunderstorms 80% 83° · 58° - 12 AM
71° Mostly Cloudy 4% - 1 AM
70° Mostly Cloudy 4% - 2 AM
69° Mostly Cloudy 4% - 3 AM
66° Partly Cloudy - 4 AM
66° Mostly Cloudy - 5 AM
65° Mostly Cloudy - 6 AM
63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16% - 7 AM
62° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16% - 8 AM
64° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16% - 9 AM
67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16% - 10 AM
71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16% - 11 AM
75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16% - 12 PM
78° Showers And Thunderstorms 80% - 1 PM
80° Showers And Thunderstorms 80% - 2 PM
81° Showers And Thunderstorms 80% - 3 PM
81° Showers And Thunderstorms 80% - 4 PM
80° Showers And Thunderstorms 80% - 5 PM
78° Showers And Thunderstorms 80% - 6 PM
76° Showers And Thunderstorms 78% - 7 PM
73° Showers And Thunderstorms 78% - 8 PM
71° Showers And Thunderstorms 78% - 9 PM
69° Showers And Thunderstorms 78% - 10 PM
68° Showers And Thunderstorms 78% - 11 PM
67° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
- 12 AM
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Fri 8/14
Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms 85% 83° · 56° - 12 AM
66° Mostly Cloudy 14% - 1 AM
65° Mostly Cloudy 14% - 2 AM
64° Mostly Cloudy 14% - 3 AM
63° Mostly Cloudy 14% - 4 AM
61° Partly Cloudy 14% - 5 AM
60° Partly Cloudy 14% - 6 AM
59° Mostly Sunny 3% - 7 AM
60° Mostly Sunny 3% - 8 AM
63° Mostly Sunny 3% - 9 AM
66° Partly Sunny 3% - 10 AM
70° Partly Sunny 3% - 11 AM
75° Mostly Cloudy 3% - 12 PM
78° Showers And Thunderstorms 82% - 1 PM
80° Showers And Thunderstorms 82% - 2 PM
82° Showers And Thunderstorms 82% - 3 PM
81° Showers And Thunderstorms 82% - 4 PM
80° Showers And Thunderstorms 82% - 5 PM
78° Showers And Thunderstorms 82% - 6 PM
74° Showers And Thunderstorms 85% - 7 PM
72° Showers And Thunderstorms 85% - 8 PM
70° Showers And Thunderstorms 85% - 9 PM
68° Showers And Thunderstorms 85% - 10 PM
66° Showers And Thunderstorms 85% - 11 PM
65° Showers And Thunderstorms 85%
- 12 AM
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Sat 8/15
Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72% 82° · 56° - 12 AM
64° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 1 AM
63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 2 AM
62° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 3 AM
61° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 4 AM
59° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 5 AM
57° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 6 AM
57° Mostly Sunny 8% - 7 AM
59° Mostly Sunny 8% - 8 AM
63° Mostly Sunny 8% - 9 AM
67° Mostly Sunny 8% - 10 AM
71° Mostly Sunny 8% - 11 AM
74° Mostly Sunny 8% - 12 PM
77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72% - 1 PM
80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72% - 2 PM
81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72% - 3 PM
82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72% - 4 PM
81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72% - 5 PM
79° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72% - 6 PM
77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65% - 7 PM
74° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65% - 8 PM
72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65% - 9 PM
69° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65% - 10 PM
67° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65% - 11 PM
66° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
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Sun 8/16
Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61% 82° · 56° - 12 AM
65° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 1 AM
64° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 2 AM
62° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 3 AM
61° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 4 AM
59° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 5 AM
58° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 6 AM
58° Mostly Sunny 4% - 7 AM
60° Mostly Sunny 4% - 8 AM
62° Mostly Sunny 4% - 9 AM
66° Mostly Sunny 4% - 10 AM
70° Mostly Sunny 4% - 11 AM
74° Mostly Sunny 4% - 12 PM
77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61% - 1 PM
79° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61% - 2 PM
81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61% - 3 PM
81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61% - 4 PM
80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61% - 5 PM
79° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61% - 6 PM
77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43% - 7 PM
75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43% - 8 PM
72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43% - 9 PM
70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43% - 10 PM
68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43% - 11 PM
67° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
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Mon 8/17
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37% 86° · 58° - 12 AM
66° Partly Cloudy 3% - 1 AM
64° Partly Cloudy 3% - 2 AM
63° Partly Cloudy 3% - 3 AM
61° Partly Cloudy 3% - 4 AM
59° Partly Cloudy 3% - 5 AM
58° Partly Cloudy 3% - 6 AM
58° Mostly Sunny 2% - 7 AM
60° Mostly Sunny 2% - 8 AM
63° Mostly Sunny 2% - 9 AM
67° Mostly Sunny 2% - 10 AM
71° Mostly Sunny 2% - 11 AM
75° Mostly Sunny 2% - 12 PM
79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37% - 1 PM
82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37% - 2 PM
84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37% - 3 PM
85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37% - 4 PM
85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37% - 5 PM
84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37% - 6 PM
82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27% - 7 PM
79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27% - 8 PM
76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27% - 9 PM
73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27% - 10 PM
71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27% - 11 PM
69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
- 12 AM
Extended outlook days 8–16
- Tue 8/18
Drizzle 31% 91° · 68° - Wed 8/19
Drizzle 37% 88° · 68° - Thu 8/20
Drizzle 46% 87° · 68° - Fri 8/21
Drizzle 47% 79° · 68° - Sat 8/22
Rain Showers 68% 88° · 65° - Sun 8/23
Rain Showers 71% 83° · 65° - Mon 8/24
Drizzle 58% 80° · 64° - Tue 8/25
Drizzle 55% 85° · 65° - Wed 8/26
Rain Showers 45% 86° · 67°
Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.
Best day this week
Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.
Wednesday, 8/12
Patchy Smoke, 92° / 61°, 51% rain
- Tomorrow
92°61° - Thu
83°58° - Fri
83°56° - Sat
82°56° - Sun
82°56° - Mon
86°58°
Best time to head outside
Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.
- RunTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 63°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (16%) · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - BikeTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 67°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - GolfTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 67°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - PicnicTomorrow 7 AM
comfortable at 69°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - Magic ShowAnytime
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Climate normals
What weather to expect in Lakewood
Lakewood in August typically averages 86° highs and 58° lows, with about 12 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 90°); the coldest is January (average low 17°). May is the wettest month on average.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39° | 17° | 9 |
| Feb | 49° | 25° | 7 |
| Mar | 63° | 34° | 7 |
| Apr | 63° | 35° | 13 |
| May | 69° | 43° | 17 |
| Jun | 83° | 54° | 15 |
| Jul | 90° | 61° | 15 |
| Aug | 86° | 58° | 12 |
| Sep | 80° | 51° | 9 |
| Oct | 69° | 42° | 7 |
| Nov | 52° | 29° | 9 |
| Dec | 50° | 27° | 4 |
Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.
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Detailed forecast (NWS)
- This Afternoon
- Patchy smoke and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then patchy smoke and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 95, with temperatures falling to around 90 in the afternoon. North northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday
- Patchy smoke before noon, then patchy smoke and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 2 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Thursday
- A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Friday
- Showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.