Lead weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Lead is expected to be 24°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Lead, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
12th Aug
24

15

4

3
Thursday
13th Aug
18

13

3

4
Friday
14th Aug
22

14

3

6
Saturday
15th Aug
19

13

5

5
Sunday
16th Aug
21

11

6

7

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Wednesday 12th 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 Wednesday 12th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 24°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 77% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the east.

24
°C maximum temperature
15
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
77
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
24
°C wind chill
7
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 4 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 84% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.

18
°C maximum temperature
13
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
3
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
84
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
13
kph wind from SE

Lead weather for Friday 14th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 90% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the north-west.

22
°C maximum temperature
14
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
3
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
90
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
22
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from NW

Lead weather for Saturday 15th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 5 kph from the north-east.

19
°C maximum temperature
13
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
80
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
5
kph wind from NE

Lead weather for Sunday 16th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 60% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 5 kph from the south.