Lead weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Lead is expected to be 8°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Lead, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Thursday
15th Jan
8

-5

4

1
Friday
16th Jan
-5

-9

2

1
Saturday
17th Jan
2

-14

8

1
Sunday
18th Jan
3

-9

1

0
Monday
19th Jan
-2

-9

0

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:05 on Thursday 15th 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 Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect clear skies with flurries of snow in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 69% chance of some snow and a strong breeze of 41 kph from the north-west.

8
°C maximum temperature
-5
°C minimum temperature
clear skies with flurries of snow
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
69
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
4
°C wind chill
41
kph wind from NW

Lead weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of -5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 50% chance of some snow and a strong breeze of 44 kph from the north-west.

-5
°C maximum temperature
-9
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
50
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-15
°C wind chill
44
kph wind from NW

Lead weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 32 kph from the north-west.

2
°C maximum temperature
-14
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
8
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-4
°C wind chill
32
kph wind from NW

Lead weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 3°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 19% chance of some snow and a fresh breeze of 29 kph from the north-west.

3
°C maximum temperature
-9
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
19
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-2
°C wind chill
29
kph wind from NW

Lead weather for Monday 19th 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 cm of snow expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the north-west.