Observed 4:35 AM MDT at KBJC
Lakewood, CO weather
Clear and 63°17°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 23, jacket by 7 AM.
Today: low 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°), high 76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°).
Now 63°17°
Clear
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/hgusts 17 mph28 km/h
- From the south. Gusts to 27 mph44 km/h around 3 PM
- Dew point
- 39°4°
- Comfortable
- UV index
- 0Low
- Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
- Air quality
- 68Moderate
- Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)
- Pressure
- 29.91 inHg1013 hPa
- Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.3 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
None rain starting around 6:15 AM.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningNear 52°11° · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 52°11° · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 2 AM · Rain all night (50%)
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 5a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°) | 56°13° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 64% | 87% | 0 |
| Fri 6a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 64% | 82% | 0 |
| Fri 7a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 69% | 80% | 0 |
| Fri 8a | Partly sunny | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 64% | 46% | 0 |
| Fri 9a | Partly sunny | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 57% | 34% | 0 |
| Fri 10a | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 46% | 9% | 1 |
| Fri 11a | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°) | 68°20° | 5% | 12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 36% | 5% | 3 |
| Fri 12p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°) | 71°22° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 30% | 1% | 4 |
| Fri 1p | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 25% | 0% | 4 |
| Fri 2p | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 22% | 0% | 4 |
| Fri 3p | Sunny | 76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 21% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 4p | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 21% | 16% | 2 |
| Fri 5p | Mostly sunny | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 22% | 19% | 1 |
| Fri 6p | Mostly clear | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 24% | 37% | 0 |
| Fri 7p | Mostly clear | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 31% | 76% | 0 |
| Fri 8p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 36% | 77% | 0 |
| Fri 9p | Partly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 37% | 83% | 0 |
| Fri 10p | Partly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 40% | 85% | 0 |
| Fri 11p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 43% | 84% | 0 |
| Sat 12a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 47% | 86% | 0 |
| Sat 1a | Mostly clear | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 50% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Partly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 50% | 50% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 52% | 63% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 52% | 65% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 56% | 72% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 54% | 77% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 56% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 58% | 79% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 54% | 72% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Mostly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 54% | 59% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 54% | 80% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 30% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 54% | 81% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 30% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 50% | 84% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 30% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 48% | 85% | 4 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 30% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 48% | 90% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 30% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 48% | 94% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 30% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 48% | 97% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Showers | 49°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 52% | 96% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 46°8° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 58% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°) | 47°8° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 60% | 89% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 46°8° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 63% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 46°8° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 65% | 86% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 45°7° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 68% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°) | 44°7° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 73% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 38°3° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 76% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Showers | 42°6° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 82% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Partly cloudy | 42°6° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 82% | 63% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Partly cloudy | 42°6° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 82% | 52% | 0 |
Days ahead
Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 56°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 76°24°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 50°10°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 73°23°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–57°14°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 38°3°. Typical 63°17° / 33°1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 48°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 53°12°30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 47°8°50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Showers, 41°5°40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. North northeast wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 51°11°–57°14°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–44°7°
- Typical high / low
- 63°17° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Sunday, Oct 25. Showers. High 56°13°, low 39°4°. Typical 63°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 40°5°20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 57°14°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 48°9°50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 43°6°50% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 53°12°–61°16°
- Low, likely
- 35°2°–45°7°
- Typical high / low
- 63°17° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 58°14°, low 37°3°. Typical 63°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 42°6°30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 56°13°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 50°10°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 40°4°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 52°11°–60°16°
- Low, likely
- 37°3°–46°8°
- Typical high / low
- 63°17° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 7 mph12 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 38°3°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 41°5°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 62°16°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 51°10°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 40°5°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 59°15°–65°18°
- Low, likely
- 35°2°–44°7°
- Typical high / low
- 62°17° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 38°3°. Typical 62°17° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 42°5°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 62°16°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 51°10°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 38°3°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 59°15°–65°18°
- Low, likely
- 36°2°–45°7°
- Typical high / low
- 62°17° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 38°3°. Typical 62°17° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 40°5°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 58°15°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 49°9°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 38°3°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 51°11°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 34°1°–41°5°
- Typical high / low
- 62°17° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 15 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Snow showers. High 56°13°, low 38°3°. Typical 61°16° / 31°−1°. Snow 0.02 in0.5 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 41°5°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 54°12°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Snow, 46°8°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 39°4°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 41°5°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 35°2°–42°6°
- Typical high / low
- 61°16° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow showers. High 59°15°, low 39°4°. Typical 61°16° / 30°−1°. Snow 0.04 in1 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 43°6°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 59°15°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 51°10°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 41°5°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 48°9°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 36°2°–42°6°
- Typical high / low
- 61°16° / 30°−1°
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 38°3°. Typical 61°16° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 44°7°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 60°16°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 52°11°30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 53°12°–62°17°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–39°4°
- Typical high / low
- 61°16° / 30°−1°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 76°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 54°, low 38°, cooling off.
Sunday
Dry, high 56°, low 39°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 56–64°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BOU) (opens in a new tab)
What changed since yesterday
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Radar
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 82% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 10
- h below 17°F
- 0
- h below 5°F
- 0
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 3 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 10:00 AM–9:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Is this typical?
Oct 23, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 64°18° / 33°1°
- Forecast high / low
- 76°24° / 54°12°
- Record high
- 87°31° in 1973
- Record low
- 21°−6° in 2020
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
- +6°+3°SatOct 17
- +10°+6°SunOct 18
- +9°+5°MonOct 19
- +13°+7°TueOct 20
- +13°+7°WedOct 21
- +16°+9°ThuOct 22
- —FriOct 23
Lakewood weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:09 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 50 min
- Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:32–6:26 PM
- Morning 7:02–7:56 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:26–6:37 PM
- Morning 6:51–7:02 AM; first light 6:51 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 85% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
91% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 4:29 AM · rises 4:42 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
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