Lead, SD 57754 Weather

Lawrence County1:12 AM MDT44.26°N, 103.87°W

Current conditions

Clear
50°
Clear
Feels like 46°
High 64°·Low 37° tonight
WindW 9 mph
Humidity62%
Dew point37°
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover4%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:19 AM
Sunset6:03 PM

Observed at Spearfish / Clyde Ice · 37 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Clear. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. Southwest wind around 1 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. South wind 1 to 6 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Mostly clear. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. South wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Clear 40°
  2. 2 AM Clear 40°
  3. 3 AM Clear 39°
  4. 4 AM Clear 39°
  5. 5 AM Clear 39°
  6. 6 AM Sunny 39°
  7. 7 AM Sunny 38°
  8. 8 AM Sunny 41°
  9. 9 AM Sunny 47°
  10. 10 AM Sunny 52°
  11. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 56°
  12. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 58°
  13. 1 PM Sunny 61°
  14. 2 PM Sunny 63°
  15. 3 PM Sunny 64°
  16. 4 PM Sunny 62°
  17. 5 PM Sunny 59°
  18. 6 PM Clear 55°
  19. 7 PM Mostly Clear 53°
  20. 8 PM Clear 52°
  21. 9 PM Mostly Clear 52°
  22. 10 PM Clear 51°
  23. 11 PM Clear 51°
  24. Thu12 AM Mostly Clear 52°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Clear Clear37°
  2. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny46°64°
  3. ThuOct 22 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny49°68°
  4. FriOct 23 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny39%31°63°
  5. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny12%28°45°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny29°49°
  7. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny29°45°
  8. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny11%52°
  9. WedOct 28 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy28°56°
  10. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy32°55°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

30
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Rapid City, SD reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:19 AM
Sunset 6:03 PM
Daylight 10 h 44 min (−2 min 54 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 75% lit
Moonrise 3:53 PM Moonset 2:11 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low55° / 33°
Record high83° (1974)
Record low11° (1906)
Wettest1.35 in (1931)
Yesterday68° / 45°
Month to date0.80 in (normal 1.53 in)

Spearfish, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in UNR, issued 2 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Warm and dry weather through much of this week.

Update

Issued at 1058 PM MDT Tue Oct 20 2026

No major changes to the forecast this evening. Surface analysis shows a weak cold front crossing NW SD at this time. Across SW SD, temps are in the mid to upper 50s while over NW SD into portions of NE WY temps are dropping into the upper 40s. NW winds will continue overnight into Wed morning, then return flow sets up as the surface high pushes east of the CWA Wed afternoon. Max temps on Wed will be in the 60s to low 70s...but then a decent overnight LLJ/warm air advection will push highs on Thursday well above average (upper 70s to possibly mid 80s over the western SD plains).

Discussion

(This Evening Through Tuesday) Issued at 1254 PM MDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Current upper level analysis shows broad ridging over the central and western US with deepening trof off the west coast. The CWA sits under upper level southwest flow and clear skies. Sfc stations report light southerly winds across much of western SD with temperatures in the 60s to low 70s.

Weak front will cross the CWA overnight with the only impacts being a slight drop in tomorrow's highs and a brief period of breezy northwest winds overnight. Upper ridge builds over the region Wednesday into Thursday with southerly return flow supporting warming temps over the area.

Southerly winds pick up early Friday morning as upper level trof approaches with attendant sfc low and trailing cold front crossing the Northern Plains. WAA ahead of the front Friday afternoon will support highs in the upper 70s to low 80s over the western SD plains. As the front crosses the area later Friday evening, winds will shift to the northwest but remain breezy through the night, especially over northwestern SD. Much cooler conditions expected over the weekend with low chances for light precip.

Aviation

(For the 06Z TAFS Through 06Z Wednesday Night) Issued At 1040 PM MDT Tue Oct 20 2026

VFR conditions are expected through the forecast period.

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