Lead weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Lead is expected to be 29°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Lead, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Monday
10th Aug
29

16

10

6
Tuesday
11th Aug
28

16

10

6
Wednesday
12th Aug
24

15

4

4
Thursday
13th Aug
18

13

5

5
Friday
14th Aug
18

13

3

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Monday 10th August 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for South Dakota (Lead) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Lead weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Lead for the next 5 days.

Lead weather for Monday 10th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 29°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 44% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south.

29
°C maximum temperature
16
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
10
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
44
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
7
kph wind from S

Lead weather for Tuesday 11th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 53% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the east.

28
°C maximum temperature
16
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
10
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
53
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
8
kph wind from E

Lead weather for Wednesday 12th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 24°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 67% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the east.

24
°C maximum temperature
15
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
67
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
9
kph wind from E

Lead weather for Thursday 13th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 76% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-east.

18
°C maximum temperature
13
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
76
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
12
kph wind from SE

Lead weather for Friday 14th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 79% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south.