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7-Day Forecast 44.31°N 103.68°W (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: 6 Miles SE Lead SD
Issued by: National Weather Service Rapid City, SD
Last Update: 6:52 am MDT Jul 20, 2026		Print

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Patchy smoke after 8am. Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Patchy Smoke



  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny



  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. East wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 80 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    T-storms


  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 77 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny



    • Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Patchy smoke after 8am. Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. East wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 89.


    6 Miles SE Lead SD
     44.31°N 103.68°W (Elev. 5495 ft)

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