Lead weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Lead is expected to be 52°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Lead, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
17th Dec
52

28

2

1
Thursday
18th Dec
34

16

5

1
Friday
19th Dec
52

34

1

1
Saturday
20th Dec
34

27

0

1
Sunday
21st Dec
43

28

1

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:04 on Wednesday 17th December 2025 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 17th December 2025

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 52°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 65% chance of some sleet or snow and a strong breeze of 27 mph from the west.

52
°F maximum temperature
28
°F minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
65
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
52
°F wind chill
27
mph wind from W

Lead weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect clear skies with flurries of snow in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 34°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 16% chance of some snow and a strong breeze of 27 mph from the north-west.

34
°F maximum temperature
16
°F minimum temperature
clear skies with flurries of snow
5
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
16
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
19
°F wind chill
27
mph wind from NW

Lead weather for Friday 19th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 52°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 25% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the south-west.

52
°F maximum temperature
34
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
25
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
52
°F wind chill
14
mph wind from SW

Lead weather for Saturday 20th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 34°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 29% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 7 mph from the west.

34
°F maximum temperature
27
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
29
% chance of some snow
<5
cm of snow expected
27
°F wind chill
7
mph wind from W

Lead weather for Sunday 21st December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 43°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 mph from the south-west.