Lead, SD Weather

Lawrence County8:36 PM MDT44.35°N, 103.77°WElevation 5,213 ft

Current conditions

Clear
57°
Clear
Feels like 57°
High 69° Wednesday·Low 39° tonight
WindWNW 13 mph
Humidity51%
Dew point38°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover7%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:17 AM
Sunset6:04 PM

Observed at STURGIS · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. West wind around 2 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 1 to 6 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Mostly clear. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 2 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 55°
  2. 9 PM Mostly Clear 54°
  3. 10 PM Clear 52°
  4. 11 PM Clear 49°
  5. Wed12 AM Clear 46°
  6. 1 AM Clear 46°
  7. 2 AM Clear 46°
  8. 3 AM Clear 44°
  9. 4 AM Clear 44°
  10. 5 AM Clear 42°
  11. 6 AM Sunny 41°
  12. 7 AM Sunny 41°
  13. 8 AM Sunny 43°
  14. 9 AM Sunny 50°
  15. 10 AM Sunny 55°
  16. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 59°
  17. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 61°
  18. 1 PM Sunny 64°
  19. 2 PM Sunny 66°
  20. 3 PM Sunny 67°
  21. 4 PM Sunny 66°
  22. 5 PM Sunny 62°
  23. 6 PM Mostly Clear 58°
  24. 7 PM Mostly Clear 56°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear39°
  2. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny50°69°
  3. ThuOct 22 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny54°74°
  4. FriOct 23 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny33%35°68°
  5. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny10%31°47°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny31°51°
  7. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny32°46°
  8. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny53°
  9. WedOct 28 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy31°55°
  10. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy33°58°

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

33
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 7:17 AM
Sunset 6:04 PM
Daylight 10 h 47 min (−2 min 55 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 73% lit
Moonrise 3:33 PM Moonset 1:04 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low56° / 34°
Record high87° (1935)
Record low17° (1976)
Wettest1.15 in (1906)
Yesterday48° / 33°
Month to date0.80 in (normal 1.47 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 21 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Warm and dry weather through much of this week.

Update

Issued at 1101 PM MDT Mon Oct 19 2026

No major forecast changes were needed with this evening's update. Fairly quiet/low-impact weather continues this week, with diurnally breezy conditions for some areas. Next chance of precip still looks to hold off until at least Friday.

Discussion

(This Evening Through Monday) Issued at 1244 PM MDT Mon Oct 19 2026

Current upper air analysis shows southwest flow over the US as trof deepens off the coast of the PNW. The CWA sits under mostly clear skies with sfc stations reporting temps in the upper 50s to low 60s.

Broad ridging will dominate the pattern through this week, keeping conditions warm and dry. Weak shortwave and attendant cool front will cross the region late Tuesday. Not expecting any precip with this system but highs will be slightly cooler on Wednesday.

Amplifying upper ridge and breezy southerly flow will support much warmer temps on Thursday with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s across much of the region.

Our next chance at precip comes this weekend as trof pushes onshore over the western US. Deterministic and ensemble model solutions diverge on the evolution of this trof as it pushes eastward into the central US, leading to low forecast certainty on timing and specific impacts from this system.

Aviation

(For the 06Z TAFS Through 06Z Tuesday Night) Issued At 933 PM MDT Mon Oct 19 2026

VFR conditions through the forecast period. Breezy winds will continue to slowly diminish across the northeast Wyoming and northwest South Dakota plains before shifting to the north around 20/19-22z.

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