Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
208 FOUS53 KBIS 151831 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 131 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026 NDZ015-152100- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 131 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026 Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 69 44 71 47 70 Temp 67 63 52 48 47 46 55 63 69 69 57 53 50 48 52 64 69 67 Dewpt 42 43 46 47 47 46 49 51 51 54 55 53 50 48 50 51 51 53 RH 40 48 80 96100100 80 65 53 59 93100100100 93 63 53 61 Wind dir NW N NE E E E SE SE S SE E N N NE NE E E E Wind spd 10 4 4 6 8 9 12 16 13 8 6 5 6 5 6 10 11 11 Wind gust 24 27 Clouds SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 SC CL FW FW B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 5 30 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 52 73 53 69 52 69 49 72 Temp 58 54 67 70 59 55 67 67 57 54 66 66 55 51 68 69 Dewpt 54 54 58 59 58 55 57 57 56 53 56 56 55 51 54 54 PWind dir E E E E E E E E Wind char GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 20 10 20 40 40 40 30 10 Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C C $$ NDZ033-152100- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 1231 PM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026 Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 67 42 76 41 69 Temp 64 59 50 46 45 45 56 68 74 68 53 49 46 45 50 63 68 63 Dewpt 38 38 42 42 42 44 49 50 52 51 52 49 46 45 49 50 52 53 RH 38 45 74 86 89 96 77 52 46 54 96100100100 96 62 57 70 Wind dir NW E E E E SE SE S W N N N NE E E E SE SE Wind spd 5 2 9 11 12 14 18 17 6 13 12 9 6 8 9 13 14 14 Wind gust 25 29 27 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC CL FW SC SC OV OV B2 B1 B2 OV PoP 12hr 0 10 20 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Wind chill 39 38 Min chill 38 39 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 50 74 51 69 48 70 45 73 Temp 55 54 67 68 57 54 66 63 55 52 67 64 51 48 70 67 Dewpt 55 54 59 58 57 54 58 56 54 51 55 53 51 48 51 50 PWind dir SE SE SE E SE NE E SE Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW PoP 12hr 20 30 60 70 60 50 20 10 Rain shwrs S S S C L L L L L C C C S Tstms S S $$ NDZ044-152100- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 1231 PM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026 Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 68 45 76 44 67 Temp 65 60 50 47 47 47 57 67 75 71 56 51 48 46 52 61 67 61 Dewpt 40 41 44 45 45 47 52 53 53 53 54 51 48 46 52 54 56 56 RH 40 49 80 93 93100 83 61 46 53 93100100100100 78 68 84 Wind dir NW SE E E SE SE SE S W NW N N N NE E E SE SE Wind spd 4 5 9 12 16 21 25 20 8 8 12 10 8 6 9 13 16 16 Wind gust 26 37 32 23 24 27 27 Clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV PoP 12hr 0 10 20 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S C Wind chill 39 Min chill 38 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 51 71 51 68 48 69 45 71 Temp 56 54 65 67 58 53 65 62 54 50 65 63 51 47 67 65 Dewpt 56 54 61 59 57 53 59 58 54 50 56 53 51 46 53 51 PWind dir SE SE E SE SE N E SE Wind char GN GN LT GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 30 10 60 70 60 40 30 20 Rain shwrs C S C L L L L C C C C S Tstms S S $$ NDZ056-152100- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 131 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026 Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 63 41 63 41 66 Temp 63 57 47 44 43 41 51 58 61 56 50 47 45 42 48 59 65 61 Dewpt 43 46 47 44 43 41 47 51 54 55 50 47 45 42 48 49 49 52 RH 48 67100100100100 86 77 78 96100100100100100 69 56 72 Wind dir NW NW NE E SE E SE SE E N N N NW NW E E E E Wind spd 11 5 3 4 5 8 11 11 9 11 9 6 4 2 3 9 10 10 Wind gust 21 Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 30 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 50 70 53 66 52 67 49 70 Temp 52 50 64 65 56 54 64 62 55 52 63 64 54 49 67 66 Dewpt 52 50 57 61 56 54 58 60 55 52 57 59 53 49 56 58 PWind dir SE SE SE E E E SE S Wind char GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 30 40 60 50 40 30 20 10 Rain shwrs C C C L L C C C C C C S $$ NDZ037-152100- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 131 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026 Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 66 41 65 45 67 Temp 65 60 49 47 45 44 53 61 63 61 55 52 50 47 53 63 67 63 Dewpt 47 50 49 47 45 44 51 53 55 57 55 52 50 47 53 52 53 54 RH 52 69100100100100 93 75 75 87100100100100100 67 61 72 Wind dir NW N NE N E E SE SE SE SE SE NW N N NE E E E Wind spd 13 6 4 0 5 6 10 12 12 6 6 3 5 6 8 9 9 8 Wind gust 23 Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC OV B1 B1 SC SC B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 40 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C S Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 49 68 50 66 50 67 48 69 Temp 52 51 64 65 55 53 64 64 55 52 65 64 53 50 66 66 Dewpt 52 51 59 60 55 53 58 59 54 52 57 57 53 50 55 56 PWind dir E E E E E E E E Wind char GN GN GN GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC B1 B2 SC PoP 12hr 30 30 20 20 30 30 20 10 Rain shwrs C C C S S C S S C S S $$ NDZ001-152100- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 131 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026 Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 63 45 66 42 68 Temp 61 59 50 46 45 45 53 64 65 59 50 47 44 42 49 63 68 65 Dewpt 41 44 45 45 44 44 49 52 53 52 50 47 44 42 49 50 52 53 RH 48 57 83 96 96 96 86 65 65 78100100100100100 62 57 65 Wind dir NW NE E E E E SE SE N N N N E E E SE SE SE Wind spd 6 4 6 9 11 14 13 9 16 17 9 4 3 4 8 14 18 18 Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 10 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Wind chill 39 38 Min chill 38 39 39 39 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 54 73 56 67 53 69 50 72 Temp 57 54 68 67 58 56 65 65 56 53 67 67 54 50 69 70 Dewpt 54 54 62 62 58 56 61 59 56 53 59 58 54 50 57 56 PWind dir SE SE E E E E E SE Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 50 70 80 70 50 30 10 5 Rain shwrs S C L L D D L L C C C C Tstms S C S S S S S $$ NDZ021-152100- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 131 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026 Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 66 41 68 41 68 Temp 65 59 48 45 44 41 54 61 67 62 51 48 45 42 51 62 68 64 Dewpt 38 40 44 45 44 41 47 50 52 53 51 48 45 42 48 47 47 50 RH 37 49 86100100100 77 67 59 72100100100100 89 58 47 60 Wind dir NW N NE E E E SE SE S N N N N NE E E SE SE Wind spd 10 4 4 6 8 10 14 14 10 9 11 8 6 5 8 11 11 11 Wind gust 20 26 26 Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW B1 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 30 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S Wind chill 35 Min chill 35 37 38 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 49 72 51 69 49 70 47 72 Temp 52 50 66 67 56 53 66 64 54 51 67 65 52 48 68 67 Dewpt 52 50 56 59 56 53 56 57 54 50 55 55 52 48 53 53 PWind dir SE SE SE E E E E SE Wind char GN GN LT GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 30 40 60 50 50 40 20 10 Rain shwrs S C C C L C C C C C C C S $$ NDZ043-152100- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 1231 PM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026 Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 68 47 78 45 69 Temp 66 61 50 48 48 47 58 70 77 70 55 50 47 45 52 64 68 62 Dewpt 34 36 40 41 43 45 49 50 48 48 50 50 47 45 51 52 53 54 RH 30 39 68 77 83 93 72 49 36 45 83100100100 96 65 59 75 Wind dir NW E E E SE SE SE S NW N N N NE E E SE SE SE Wind spd 4 10 13 16 20 21 24 17 11 18 17 11 9 8 12 19 21 21 Wind gust 35 33 33 Clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV PoP 12hr 0 10 20 5 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S Wind chill 39 Min chill 39 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 52 73 52 68 49 70 46 73 Temp 56 55 68 69 57 54 66 63 54 51 67 64 50 47 70 67 Dewpt 56 55 60 57 57 54 58 55 54 50 54 50 50 47 50 48 PWind dir SE SE SE SE S N E SE Wind char BZ BZ GN BZ GN GN LT GN Avg clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW PoP 12hr 20 20 70 80 60 50 20 20 Rain shwrs S S S C L D D L C C C S S S Tstms S S S S $$ NDZ045-152100- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 131 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026 Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 67 48 69 49 67 Temp 65 61 53 50 48 48 54 62 67 67 58 54 51 49 53 61 66 63 Dewpt 42 45 46 48 47 48 51 52 53 56 55 54 51 49 53 54 55 57 RH 43 56 77 93 96100 90 70 61 68 90100100100100 78 68 81 Wind dir NW N E E SE SE SE S S S SE N N N NE E E E Wind spd 9 3 8 9 13 18 19 23 17 8 10 6 9 10 9 10 11 12 Wind gust 31 35 27 Clouds FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 OV B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 0 10 20 0 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.04 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S C Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 55 69 55 67 54 67 51 69 Temp 57 55 64 67 58 56 64 63 57 54 64 63 55 51 66 66 Dewpt 56 55 60 61 58 56 59 59 57 54 57 56 55 51 54 54 PWind dir E E E E E E E E Wind char GN GN LT GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 30 10 20 30 50 50 30 10 Rain shwrs C C S S C C C C C C $$