Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Spearfish / Clyde Ice (KSPF)

Lat: 44.48°NLon: 103.78°WElev: 3898ft.

A Few Clouds

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 29.76 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 11:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Lead SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 16. West wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 16 early. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light southwest wind. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Light and variable wind. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 16. West wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 16 early. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light southwest wind. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Light and variable wind. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Monday
A slight chance of snow after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSW Lead SD
 44.29°N 103.8°W (Elev. 5761 ft)
11:31 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
11pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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