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.

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed W 5 mph
Barometer 29.79 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 1:35 am MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Lead SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 18. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 18 early. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind around 7 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 19. East wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast 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 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 18. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 18 early. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind around 7 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 19. East wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Lead SD
 44.33°N 103.8°W (Elev. 5627 ft)
1:37 am MST Feb 26, 2026
1am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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