Lead weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Lead is expected to be 11°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Lead, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Monday
12th Jan
11

5

7

1
Tuesday
13th Jan
8

2

0

0
Wednesday
14th Jan
8

1

3

1
Thursday
15th Jan
8

-4

1

1
Friday
16th Jan
-4

-8

3

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:05 on Monday 12th January 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 12th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the west.

11
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
7
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
28
kph wind from W

Lead weather for Tuesday 13th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 76% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the north-west.

8
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
76
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
28
kph wind from NW

Lead weather for Wednesday 14th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the north-west.

8
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
22
kph wind from NW

Lead weather for Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 25% chance of some sleet or snow and a fresh breeze of 36 kph from the north-west.

8
°C maximum temperature
-4
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
25
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
3
°C wind chill
36
kph wind from NW

Lead weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of -4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 24% chance of some snow and a fresh breeze of 38 kph from the north-west.