Lead weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Lead is expected to be 27°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Lead, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Monday
20th Jul
27

8

11

11
Tuesday
21st Jul
24

15

10

10
Wednesday
22nd Jul
24

14

6

7
Thursday
23rd Jul
21

16

7

5
Friday
24th Jul
29

16

11

10

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Tuesday 21st July 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 20th July 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 8% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the north-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
11
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
8
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
8
kph wind from NE

Lead weather for Tuesday 21st July 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 24°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the east.

24
°C maximum temperature
15
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
10
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
10
kph wind from E

Lead weather for Wednesday 22nd July 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 24°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 39% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-east.

24
°C maximum temperature
14
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
6
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
39
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
24
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from SE

Lead weather for Thursday 23rd July 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 73% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 5 kph from the south-west.

21
°C maximum temperature
16
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
7
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
73
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
21
°C wind chill
5
kph wind from SW

Lead weather for Friday 24th July 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 29°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 kph from the north-west.