Lakewood, Colorado Weather
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Lakewood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 8:23 AM MDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Clear——74°53°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast15%—81°50°+7°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast12%—75°61°-6°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast31%—78°64°+3°
- FridaySep 25Light Drizzle37%0.02″78°64°0°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast18%—81°61°+3°
- SundaySep 27Overcast19%—85°64°+4°
Air quality now AQI 36 · Good
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 59 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:34 PM
- Moonset
- 1:25 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Thunder retreats as the monsoon dies
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Lakewood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 64°F (high 74°F, low 53°F), 2°F above the 62°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: May 3 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 6 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Lakewood
- Mon74°53°6%
- Tue81°50°15%
- Wed75°61°12%
- Thu78°64°31%
- Fri78°64°37%
- Sat81°61°18%
- Sun85°64°19%
- Mon80°67°32%
- Tue75°59°28%
- Wed82°59°7%
- Thu85°63°8%
- Fri83°68°15%
- Sat71°45°17%
- Sun63°46°19%
- Mon79°53°19%
- Tue77°58°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Lakewood
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Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically October 7) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, and carrots.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Lakewood
SPC includes Lakewood in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Lakewood
Lakewood sits in Jefferson County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 59m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 21m — a swing of +5h 38m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Denver, the state’s largest city, lies about 14 miles to the ENE. The nearest town Lakewood tracks is Denver, roughly 14 miles to the ENE.
Air quality in Lakewood
Air quality in Lakewood’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 46). See the full air-quality history for Lakewood.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| October | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Lakewood peaks at about 75°F in July and bottoms near 32°F in December; May brings the heaviest rain (2.3 inches) and January the least (0.5 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 0.5″ | 5 |
| February | 33° | 0.5″ | 6 |
| March | 42° | 1.1″ | 7 |
| April | 48° | 1.7″ | 8 |
| May | 58° | 2.3″ | 11 |
| June | 69° | 1.7″ | 8 |
| July | 75° | 2.1″ | 9 |
| August | 73° | 1.8″ | 9 |
| September | 64° | 1.5″ | 6 |
| October | 51° | 1.0″ | 5 |
| November | 40° | 0.7″ | 6 |
| December | 32° | 0.5″ | 5 |
Regional context
Similar climates East Pleasant View, CO, West Pleasant View, CO, Applewood, CO
Per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Lakewood runs from a 32°F January mean to 75°F in July, a 43°F seasonal spread, with near 15.4 inches of precipitation across about 84 wet days.
Lakewood's rain peaks in summer: May brings 2.3 inches over 11.0 thunderstorm-fed days, while January sees just 0.5 inches across 5.1 days under cooler, drier air. That summer-storm rhythm groups Lakewood with places like East Pleasant View, CO, West Pleasant View, CO and Applewood, CO.
Lakewood reaches its last hard frost near May 3; that is the cue for peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Lakewood, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. Frost returns to Lakewood near October 7, ending the tender-crop season. That date is a median: Lakewood freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: East Pleasant View, CO, West Pleasant View, CO, Applewood, CO, Edgewater, CO, Wheat Ridge, CO.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Lakewood?
- Lakewood's last spring frost lands near May 3, and in Lakewood the first fall frost follows around October 7.
- What is the rainy season in Lakewood?
- Rainfall in Lakewood peaks in May near 2.3 inches, out of about 15 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Lakewood?
- July is Lakewood's warmest month, averaging about 75°F.
- What is the coldest month in Lakewood?
- Lakewood bottoms out in December, with a mean near 32°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Lakewood?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at May 3 in Lakewood; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- How many rainy days does Lakewood get?
- Lakewood records around 84 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Lakewood?
- Lakewood's USDA zone comes from its December mean (32°F); enter the ZIP on the USDA lookup for the number.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Lakewood?
- Lakewood's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Lakewood?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Lakewood in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Lakewood?
- Current conditions for Lakewood and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Lakewood forecast updated?
- The Lakewood forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Lakewood?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Lakewood are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Lakewood?
- The next few days in Lakewood's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Lakewood sits at 39.7°N; its climate zone is hot desert (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Lakewood
- 80201
- 80214
- 80215
- 80225
- 80226
- 80227
- 80228
- 80232
- 80235