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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Spearfish / Clyde Ice (KSPF)

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

Fair

52°F

11°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed W 12 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.75 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 26 Feb 5:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW Lead SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 19. West wind around 6 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 20. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southwest wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 19. West wind around 6 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 20. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southwest wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Thursday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SW Lead SD
 44.33°N 103.8°W (Elev. 5627 ft)
4:46 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
5pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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