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.

Thursday
23rd Jul
20

15

3

7
Friday
24th Jul
30

15

12

9
Saturday
25th Jul
33

19

11

9
Sunday
26th Jul
32

22

10

9
Monday
27th Jul
30

20

14

9

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Thursday 23rd 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 Thursday 23rd July 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 87% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 5 kph from the south-west.

20
°C maximum temperature
15
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
3
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
87
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
5
kph wind from SW

Lead weather for Friday 24th July 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 12 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-west.

30
°C maximum temperature
15
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
12
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
9
kph wind from SW

Lead weather for Saturday 25th July 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 33°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 17% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-west.

33
°C maximum temperature
19
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
11
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
17
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
9
kph wind from SW

Lead weather for Sunday 26th July 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 32°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-west.

32
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
10
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
10
kph wind from SW

Lead weather for Monday 27th July 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 14 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 38% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 5 kph from the south-west.