Lakewood, Washington Weather
Lakewood, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Lakewood, Pierce County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lakewood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lakewood is published on the McChord Air Force Base (KTCM) page, 5 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Lakewood have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Lakewood: Gray Army Air Field (KGRF) 11 km · Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW) 12 km · Pierce County-Thun Field (KPLU) 19 km · Auburn Municipal Airport (KS50) 28 km · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) 34 km
Conditions reported at KTCM describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lakewood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lakewood, Washington
Lakewood unfolds across a landscape shaped by the lingering touch of glaciers and the patient artistry of water. Here, the land breathes with a damp, verdant exhalation, a constant reminder of its proximity to the Puget Sound. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of rain, cradle pockets of dense evergreen forest, their needles catching the diffused sunlight that often filters through a pearly sky. Interspersed are shimmering lakes, mirrors reflecting the shifting moods of the heavens, their shores fringed with alders and cottonwoods whose leaves rustle a gentle, ceaseless conversation. The air itself carries a unique tang, a blend of pine resin and the distant, briny kiss of the sea, a subtle perfume that permeates the very being of Lakewood. This place, Lakewood, carries the echoes of a frontier past, a history interwoven with the logging industry that once defined the region's economy, its sturdy timber houses now standing as quiet witnesses to that era. Later, the advent of military installations brought a new rhythm to the land, a steady presence that continues to shape its character and economy. The presence of Joint Base Lewis-McChord is a significant factor, its influence felt not just in the demographics but in the very pulse of daily life, a blend of civilian bustle and military discipline. The local economy, while diversified, still bears the imprint of its origins, with a strong service sector catering to both residents and the military community, and a quiet agricultural undercurrent in the surrounding fertile lands, where berry farms and nurseries still thrive under the benevolent gaze of Mount Rainier, a distant but ever-present sentinel.
Live animated radar for Lakewood and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.171765°N, 122.518458°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98271, 98499 |
| Area Code | 206, 253, 425 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lakewood, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lakewood, Washington, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Lakewood includes coordinates 47.171765°N, 122.518458°W, situated in Pierce County. ZIP code 98271, 98499. Telephone area code: 206, 253, 425. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
