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

48°F

9°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed NW 16 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.86 in
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 26 Feb 10:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Lead SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
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Point Forecast:
Lead SD
 44.35°N 103.77°W (Elev. 5322 ft)
8:16 am MST Feb 26, 2026
11am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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