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.

Tuesday
28th Jul
27

18

11

8
Wednesday
29th Jul
28

18

10

8
Thursday
30th Jul
26

17

11

7
Friday
31st Jul
27

15

11

8
Saturday
1st Aug
28

16

13

9

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Tuesday 28th 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 Tuesday 28th July 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 38% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the east.

27
°C maximum temperature
18
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
11
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
38
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
9
kph wind from E

Lead weather for Wednesday 29th July 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 66% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south-east.

28
°C maximum temperature
18
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
10
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
66
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
7
kph wind from SE

Lead weather for Thursday 30th July 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 26°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the north.

26
°C maximum temperature
17
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
11
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
49
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
26
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from N

Lead weather for Friday 31st July 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 kph from the east.

27
°C maximum temperature
15
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
11
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
7
kph wind from E

Lead weather for Saturday 1st August 2026

Expect clear skies in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 13 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south.