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

36°F

2°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 29.78 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 2:35 am MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Lead SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 30. Wind chill values as low as 17. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 16. West wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. South wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind around 9 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: 34 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. East wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind around 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 30. Wind chill values as low as 17. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 16. West wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 11 to 15 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. South wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind around 9 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 18. East wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind around 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Lead SD
 44.33°N 103.83°W (Elev. 6398 ft)
1:37 am MST Feb 26, 2026
2am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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