Lead weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Lead is expected to be 28°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Lead, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
11th Aug
28

16

9

7
Wednesday
12th Aug
25

16

5

5
Thursday
13th Aug
18

14

1

6
Friday
14th Aug
20

13

2

7
Saturday
15th Aug
18

12

4

7

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Tuesday 11th 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 Tuesday 11th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 62% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the east.

28
°C maximum temperature
16
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
9
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
62
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
8
kph wind from E

Lead weather for Wednesday 12th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 25°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-east.

25
°C maximum temperature
16
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
80
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
25
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from SE

Lead weather for Thursday 13th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 74% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-east.

18
°C maximum temperature
14
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
1
hour of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
74
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
18
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from SE

Lead weather for Friday 14th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 81% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the north.

20
°C maximum temperature
13
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
2
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
81
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
10
kph wind from N

Lead weather for Saturday 15th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 78% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 5 kph from the east.