Lead weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Lead is expected to be -2°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Lead, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Friday
9th Jan
-2

-5

5

1
Saturday
10th Jan
2

-2

0

1
Sunday
11th Jan
9

2

9

2
Monday
12th Jan
11

4

4

1
Tuesday
13th Jan
6

4

1

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:04 on Friday 9th 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 Friday 9th January 2026

Expect clear skies with flurries of snow in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of -2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 24% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the west.

-2
°C maximum temperature
-5
°C minimum temperature
clear skies with flurries of snow
5
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
24
% chance of some snow
<5
cm of snow expected
-7
°C wind chill
21
kph wind from W

Lead weather for Saturday 10th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the north-west.

2
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-3
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from NW

Lead weather for Sunday 11th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

9
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
9
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from W

Lead weather for Monday 12th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 11% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the west.

11
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
11
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
11
°C wind chill
26
kph wind from W

Lead weather for Tuesday 13th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 43% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the north-west.