Lead weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Lead is expected to be 21°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Lead, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Saturday
16th May
21

5

7

7
Sunday
17th May
11

4

3

7
Monday
18th May
3

-1

0

2
Tuesday
19th May
7

-2

9

6
Wednesday
20th May
13

1

8

7

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:02 on Saturday 16th 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 21°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 76% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.

21
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
7
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
76
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
21
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from SE

Lead weather for Sunday 17th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 35% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-west.

11
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
35
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
11
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from NW

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 86% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 14 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)
86
% chance of some sleet or snow
<20
mm of sleet/snow expected
0
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from N

Lead weather for Tuesday 19th May 2026

Expect clear skies with flurries of snow in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 28% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north-west.

7
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
clear skies with flurries of snow
9
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
28
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
5
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from NW

Lead weather for Wednesday 20th May 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Lead, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 53% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south.