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Lakewood, WA weather

It is 48°F and cloudy at Tacoma / McChord Air Force Base as of Oct 28, 4:55 AM PDT. Overnight: Chance Light Rain, low near 41°F, 42% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 11:27 PM PDT.

Updated Oct 28, 5:21 AM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

48°F

Cloudy · feels like 43°F

Wind

SW 10 mph

Humidity 92% · dew point 46°F

Pressure · visibility

29.88 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Tacoma / McChord Air Force Base (KTCM), Oct 28, 4:55 AM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Lakewood forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS SEW forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the SEW office near Lakewood.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 8:14 AM EDT. Washington has 5 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Lakewood (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 5 AM43°FChance Light Rain42%SSW 8 mph
Wed 6 AM43°FChance Light Rain32%SSW 8 mph
Wed 7 AM42°FChance Light Rain48%SSW 8 mph
Wed 8 AM41°FChance Light Rain48%SSW 8 mph
Wed 9 AM43°FChance Light Rain35%SSW 9 mph
Wed 10 AM46°FChance Light Rain34%SSW 10 mph
Wed 11 AM48°FChance Light Rain37%SW 10 mph
Wed 12 PM51°FLight Rain Likely56%SW 10 mph
Wed 1 PM52°FLight Rain Likely55%SW 7 mph
Wed 2 PM52°FLight Rain Likely62%SSW 6 mph
Wed 3 PM54°FLight Rain Likely73%WSW 10 mph
Wed 4 PM52°FLight Rain Likely60%SW 6 mph
Wed 5 PM52°FChance Light Rain50%SSW 6 mph
Wed 6 PM50°FChance Light Rain41%S 6 mph
Wed 7 PM46°FChance Light Rain34%S 8 mph
Wed 8 PM45°FChance Light Rain25%S 7 mph
Wed 9 PM43°FChance Light Rain26%S 7 mph
Wed 10 PM42°FChance Light Rain38%S 6 mph
Wed 11 PM41°FChance Light Rain49%S 7 mph
Thu 12 AM41°FChance Light Rain49%S 8 mph
Thu 1 AM41°FLight Rain Likely64%SSE 6 mph
Thu 2 AM40°FLight Rain Likely60%SSE 7 mph
Thu 3 AM39°FLight Rain Likely56%S 7 mph
Thu 4 AM39°FLight Rain Likely58%S 6 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Lakewood can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 41°F

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. South southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday

High 54°F·Low 34°F

Rain likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 52 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 55°F·Low 34°F

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northeast wind 0 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

High 54°F·Low 32°F

Rain likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of rain before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Saturday

High 55°F·Low 33°F

A slight chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Sunday

High 56°F·Low 33°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Monday

High 57°F·Low 36°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Tuesday

High 58°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Lakewood is served by the National Weather Service SEW forecast office, forecast zone WAZ316, county zone WAC053.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Lakewood (47.1641, -122.5281), in Pierce County. Population: 62,709 (2024 estimate), number 22 of the 58 Washington cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KATX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/47.1641,-122.5281 (forecast issued Oct 27, 11:27 PM PDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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