Lead weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Lead is expected to be 20°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Lead, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Saturday
16th May
20

5

10

7
Sunday
17th May
11

4

4

6
Monday
18th May
3

-1

0

2
Tuesday
19th May
7

-2

10

5
Wednesday
20th May
14

1

5

6

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:02 on Sunday 17th May 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 Saturday 16th May 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 81% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.

20
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
10
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
81
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
20
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from SE

Lead weather for Sunday 17th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 17% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north.

11
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
4
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
17
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
11
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from N

Lead weather for Monday 18th May 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of sleet/snow expected with 90% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north.

3
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
90
% chance of some sleet or snow
<20
mm of sleet/snow expected
0
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from N

Lead weather for Tuesday 19th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the north-west.

7
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
10
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from NW

Lead weather for Wednesday 20th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 30% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-west.