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

55°F

13°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed W 18 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.75 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill50°F (10°C)
Last update 26 Feb 4:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Lead SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 16. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 18. Northwest wind around 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. South wind around 6 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 16. West wind 6 to 8 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 35. Wind chill values as low as 18. Northwest wind around 8 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. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37. South wind around 6 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
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 45.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Lead SD
 44.35°N 103.83°W (Elev. 6112 ft)
1:51 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
4pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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