Lead, South Dakota

Local Time: 12:05 PM MDT — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 44.3° N 103.8° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 97 (North Atlantic) Invest 98 (North Atlantic) Tropical Depression Norbert (East Pacific) Tropical Depression Odile (East Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Dumont Trailhead, Lead, South Dakota (PWS)

Updated: 11:55 AM MDT on October 12, 2008

Temperature:	32.8 °F / 0.4 °C
Windchill:	33 °F / 0 °C
Humidity:	86%
Dew Point:	29 °F / -2 °C
Wind:	3.0 mph / 4.8 km/h / 1.3 m/s from the South
Wind Gust:	7.0 mph / 11.3 km/h / 11.8 m/s
Pressure:	30.10 in / 1019.2 hPa (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 1200 ft / 365 m (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	6000 ft / 1828 m

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KRCA)
Wind Speed:	3.0 mph / 4.8 km/h / 1.3 m/s
Wind Dir:	190° (South)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Ellsworth AFB	39 °F / 4 °C	Scattered Clouds	11:57 AM MDT
	Rapid City	40 °F / 4 °C	Partly Cloudy	11:52 AM MDT

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KEFC)

65 °F / 18 °C

34 °F / 1 °C

Record (KEFC)

87 °F / 30 °C (1956)

19 °F / -7 °C (1986)

Yesterday

29.1 °F / -1.6 °C

24.5 °F / -4.2 °C

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Yankton	66°F / 19°C
Mitchell	66°F / 19°C
Sioux Falls	66°F / 19°C
Huron	64°F / 18°C
Brookings	64°F / 18°C

State Lows:
Custer	30°F / -1°C
Buffalo	30°F / -1°C
Rapid City	32°F / 0°C
Ellsworth AFB	32°F / 0°C
Faith	35°F / 2°C

Astronomy

October 12, 2008

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:07 AM MDT

6:15 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

6:37 AM MDT

6:44 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

6:04 AM MDT

7:17 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:30 AM MDT

7:51 PM MDT

Moon

5:02 PM MDT

4:31 AM MDT

Length Of Visible Light:

12h 06m

Length of Day

11h 08m

Tomorrow will be 2m 59s shorter.

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Waxing Gibbous, 94% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	10 / 14 Full	10 / 21 Last Quarter	10 / 28 New	11 / 5 First Quarter

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Lead, SD

32.8 °F / 0.4 °C

at 11:55 AM MDT

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
34° F \| 22° F 1° C \| -6° C	38° F \| 25° F 3° C \| -4° C	49° F \| 31° F 9° C \| -1° C	52° F \| 29° F 11° C \| -2° C	56° F \| 31° F 13° C \| -1° C
Snow 90% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for Northern Black Hills

Updated: 10:11 am MDT on October 12, 2008

Active Notice: Local Storm Report (US Severe Weather)

Rest of Today

Cloudy. Snow late in the morning...then chance of snow and rain in the afternoon. Little or no new snow accumulation. Highs 30 to 38. North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

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Tonight

Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

Columbus Day

Mostly sunny. Highs 33 to 39. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny. Highs around 50. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

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Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny. Highs 48 to 54.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows 24 to 30.

Thursday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

Friday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

Saturday

Sunny. Highs around 60.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bears vs. Falcons	1:00 PM EDT on October 12, 2008	Chance of Rain, 72 °F / 22 °C
Dolphins vs. Texans	12:00 PM CDT on October 12, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F / 27 °C
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Seminoles vs. Wolfpack	7:30 PM EDT on October 16, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 70 °F / 21 °C
Cougars vs. Horned Frogs	7:00 PM CDT on October 16, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 72 °F / 22 °C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Phillies vs. Dodgers	5:22 PM PDT on October 12, 2008	Clear, 67 °F / 19 °C
Rays vs. Red Sox	4:37 PM EDT on October 13, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 67 °F / 19 °C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Hereford United vs. Oldham Athletic	2:00 PM BST on October 12, 2008	Overcast, High 62° F/ 17° C
Sassuolo vs. Bari	3:00 PM CEST on October 12, 2008	Clear, High 71° F/ 22° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
TUMS QuikPak 500	1:45 PM EDT on October 19, 2008	Average High 70° F/ 21° C
Dickies 500	2:45 PM CST on November 02, 2008	Average High 67° F/ 19° C
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Humidity

Wind

Pressure

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Windchill

Elevation

Updated

Type

IEM Lead _ Deadwood School , Lead, SD

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

32 °F / 0.0 °C

32 °F / 0 °C

100%

North at 0 mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

29.90 in / 1012.4 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

32 °F / 0 °C

5118 ft

11:35 AM MDT

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Dumont Trailhead, Lead, SD

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32.8 °F / 0.4 °C

29 °F / -2 °C

86%

South at 3.0 mph / 4.8 km/h / 1.3 m/s

30.10 in / 1019.2 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

33 °F / 0 °C

6000 ft

11:55 AM MDT

Normal

MesoWest NORTH RAPID CREEK , Lead, SD

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

36 °F / 2.2 °C

North at mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

36 °F / 2 °C

6129 ft

11:00 AM MDT

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Mountain Plains I, Spearfish, SD

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33.1 °F / 0.6 °C

33 °F / 0 °C

98%

SW at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

29.92 in / 1013.1 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

33 °F / 1 °C

4030 ft

12:05 PM MDT

Rapid Fire

Tmax Weather Center, Spearfish, SD

Spearfish, SD Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

34.0 °F / 1.1 °C

32 °F / -0 °C

92%

NNW at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

29.88 in / 1011.7 hPa

0.08 in / 2 mm / hr

34 °F / 1 °C

3652 ft

12:05 PM MDT

Rapid Fire

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RAWS FORT MEAD QD SD, Fort Meade, SD

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

34 °F / 1.1 °C

34 °F / 1 °C

98%

WNW at 5 mph / 8.0 km/h / 2.2 m/s

0.04 in / 1 mm / hr

29 °F / -1 °C

3861 ft

10:51 AM MDT

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RAWS NEMO SD, Nemo, SD

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

45 °F / 7.2 °C

33 °F / 1 °C

62%

SSE at 0 mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

0.01 in / 0 mm / hr

45 °F / 7 °C

4644 ft

10:57 AM MDT

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MesoWest BLIND PARK , Newcastle, WY

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

36 °F / 2.2 °C

North at mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

36 °F / 2 °C

6890 ft

11:00 AM MDT

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NonFedAWOS STURGIS , Sturgis, SD

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

32 °F / 0.0 °C

30 °F / -1 °C

93%

West at 20 mph / 32.2 km/h / 8.9 m/s

29.90 in / 1012.4 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

20 °F / -7 °C

3243 ft

10:55 AM MDT

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	Local Storm Report
10/12/2008 0945 am Downtown Spearfish, Lawrence County. Snow e4.0 inch, reported by law enforcement. 10/12/2008 1020 am 1 miles NNW of Terry Peak, Lawrence County. Snow e4.0 inch, reported by trained spotter. 10/12/2008 1022 am 3 miles SSE of Brownsville, Lawrence County. Snow e4.0 inch, reported by trained spotter. 10/12/2008 0700 am 8 miles W of downtown Spear, Lawrence County. Snow m4.0 inch, reported by co-op observer. 4 inches new snow... 6 inches on the ground