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Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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363 FOUS53 KBIS 100141 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 741 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025 NDZ015-101000- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 741 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025 Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 9 17 11 28 -2 Temp 27 21 17 14 10 12 15 14 13 15 17 20 22 25 28 23 20 16 10 4 Dewpt 23 16 12 9 6 6 7 8 10 12 15 18 20 22 23 21 17 12 5 -2 RH 85 81 80 80 83 76 70 76 87 88 92 92 92 88 81 92 88 84 80 75 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SE SE SE SE SE S NW N N N NW NW NW Wind spd 31 24 19 14 10 5 4 5 8 10 10 9 8 9 10 11 13 16 16 14 Wind gust 52 43 32 26 25 Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 40 10 80 60 60 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0.18 0.08 0.03 Snow 12hr T 00-00 2 Rain Sleet S L Snow C D D L L L L L L L L C C Wind chill 11 4 0 -1 -4 3 8 5 2 2 5 9 13 16 19 12 7 1 -7-14 Min chill 4 -2 -4 4 1 4 11 12 1 -14 High Wind W W Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Date 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 4 -9 1 -14 10 1 22 7 32 Temp 1 0 -3 -4 -1 -4 -8 -7 2 7 9 11 18 17 14 16 27 29 Dewpt -6 -6 -9 -9 -8 -9-12 -11 -2 3 6 9 14 13 12 15 22 24 PWind dir NW N NW W SE S W S SW Wind char GN LT LT LT GN GN LT LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 60 40 10 5 10 5 5 10 Snow C L C $$ NDZ033-101000- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 641 PM MST Tue Dec 9 2025 Date Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri MST 3hrly 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 11 27 19 34 -5 Temp 29 24 19 16 13 18 23 21 23 26 29 31 31 31 30 25 16 10 4 0 Dewpt 22 19 16 13 11 13 16 19 22 25 29 31 31 30 27 23 16 8 1 -3 RH 75 81 88 88 91 80 74 92 96 96100100100 96 88 92100 91 87 87 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW SW SE SE SE S S W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 29 24 17 12 6 3 9 11 13 13 12 11 10 11 14 14 17 17 18 17 Wind gust 48 40 28 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 70 70 60 30 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.18 0.12 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 T 1 Frzg rain S C C L Rain Snow S L L L C C C C S S Wind chill 14 8 4 2 3 13 9 11 14 19 22 22 22 19 13 0 -8-16-21 Min chill 8 2 1 9 7 16 22 13 -8 -21 High Wind W W Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Date 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 MST 6hrly 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 2 -10 1 -12 23 8 28 14 36 Temp 0 0 -3 -4 -1 -4 -6 -3 9 15 21 19 24 23 19 23 31 30 Dewpt -5 -5 -6 -6 -6 -7 -8 -5 5 11 17 16 20 19 17 20 26 25 PWind dir NW NE NW S S SW W SW W Wind char GN LT GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 70 20 10 0 5 0 5 5 Snow S C L S $$ NDZ044-101000- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 641 PM MST Tue Dec 9 2025 Date Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri MST 3hrly 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 15 29 20 41 0 Temp 32 26 24 21 19 26 28 24 23 26 30 33 34 36 35 29 23 16 11 5 Dewpt 25 22 20 17 16 18 20 22 23 26 30 32 34 35 33 28 22 14 7 0 RH 75 85 84 84 88 71 71 92100100100 96100 96 92 96 96 92 83 79 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW W SE SE SE S S W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 32 27 20 13 6 5 9 11 11 11 10 10 10 12 14 14 18 18 19 18 Wind gust 54 46 34 24 25 25 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV PoP 12hr 5 50 80 60 40 QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.18 0.10 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 T 1 Frzg rain D C Rain C L L C C Snow S D D S C C C C C S Wind chill 17 10 9 8 10 19 19 13 12 15 21 25 26 28 25 18 9 0 -7-15 Min chill 10 8 8 13 12 17 25 18 0 -15 High Wind W W Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Date 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 MST 6hrly 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 8 -8 5 -13 26 7 33 13 37 Temp 7 5 1 -2 1 -2 -6 -4 9 15 21 20 27 23 19 20 32 30 Dewpt 0 0 -2 -4 -2 -4 -7 -6 7 12 18 18 24 21 17 18 28 27 PWind dir NW NE N SE S W W SW W Wind char GN LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 40 80 30 10 0 5 0 0 5 Snow S C L D C $$ NDZ011-101000- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 741 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025 Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 2 13 7 21 -9 Temp 21 14 11 8 4 7 9 8 11 13 16 18 19 21 20 15 13 5 0 -4 Dewpt 17 10 6 3 0 1 2 4 7 10 13 15 17 18 16 12 9 1 -6-11 RH 84 84 80 79 83 76 72 83 83 87 88 88 92 88 84 88 84 83 75 71 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW S SE SE SE SE SE SE N N NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 26 21 18 13 9 5 4 6 10 11 11 10 9 10 12 13 16 17 18 17 Wind gust 48 41 32 24 27 29 28 Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 60 10 60 40 40 QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0.09 0 0.02 Snow 12hr T 00-00 1 Snow C L L C C C C C C C C Wind chill 4 -4 -7 -8-10 -3 1 -3 -3 -1 3 6 8 10 7 0 -3-14-21-26 Min chill -4 -10 -11 -3 -4 0 6 0 -14 -26 Winter Weath Y Y Y Date 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min -4 -16 -4 -16 11 -1 18 6 30 Temp -6 -8 -9 -11 -7 -9-12 -9 3 6 9 7 14 12 14 18 27 26 Dewpt -12-14-15 -17-13-15-16 -14 -3 2 5 3 9 9 10 13 20 21 PWind dir NW NW NW SW SE SW W SW SW Wind char BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 20 10 5 10 10 5 10 10 Snow S $$ NDZ037-101000- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 741 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025 Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 6 11 2 19 -6 Temp 21 19 17 12 9 10 10 7 6 7 9 10 12 17 19 16 15 13 10 2 Dewpt 18 16 13 9 6 6 5 4 3 4 5 7 11 14 16 15 13 11 5 -3 RH 88 88 84 87 87 83 80 87 87 87 83 87 96 88 88 96 92 91 80 79 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE S SE N NW NW NW NW Wind spd 31 26 21 19 13 12 8 2 2 5 8 10 10 10 9 8 11 13 16 17 Wind gust 54 46 35 25 28 29 Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 PoP 12hr 70 5 30 40 50 QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0.03 0.05 0.02 Snow 12hr 1 00-00 T Rain Snow L C S C C C C C C C C C C Obvis BS BS Wind chill 2 1 0 -6 -7 -5 -2 -3 -3 -4 -1 5 8 5 2 -2 -7-18 Min chill 1 -6 -9 -5 -3 -4 -4 5 -2 -18 High Wind W W Winter Weath Y Y Y Date 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 1 -15 -4 -19 5 -4 17 2 28 Temp -3 -5 -9 -10 -6 -8-12 -14 -2 1 3 7 14 11 11 13 22 25 Dewpt -8-10-13 -14-11-12-16 -17 -7 -2 1 4 10 8 9 10 18 22 PWind dir NW NW NW W S S W SW SW Wind char BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 20 20 10 5 10 5 5 5 Snow S S $$ NDZ001-101000- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 741 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025 Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 4 24 16 29 -9 Temp 22 17 13 8 5 11 16 18 21 25 26 26 25 27 22 15 8 2 -2 -5 Dewpt 16 12 8 4 3 7 11 15 19 23 25 25 25 25 20 12 3 -4 -8-11 RH 77 80 80 83 91 83 80 88 92 92 96 96100 92 92 88 79 75 75 74 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NE SE SE SE SE SE SE NW NW N N N N NW NW NW Wind spd 26 19 12 5 4 6 12 13 13 10 8 6 9 13 18 18 18 16 14 13 Wind gust 43 35 28 28 Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 90 60 50 30 QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.13 0.08 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 T 1 Frzg rain C Snow C L L C C C C C C C Wind chill 5 0 -1 -2 -4 0 2 4 8 15 18 18 16 16 7 -2-11-17-22-25 Min chill 0 -3 -4 2 4 17 16 -2 -17 -25 Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Date 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min -3 -13 -2 -14 19 4 23 11 35 Temp -5 -5 -6 -9 -4 -7 -9 -5 7 12 15 10 17 18 17 20 29 28 Dewpt -10-11-12 -14-10-12-12 -9 4 9 11 7 14 14 14 16 25 24 PWind dir NW N NW SE SE SW SW S SW Wind char GN LT GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 5 40 20 5 5 5 5 5 10 Snow C C S $$ NDZ021-101000- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 741 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025 Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 5 16 10 25 -8 Temp 20 16 13 9 6 9 12 11 12 15 18 20 22 25 23 18 13 8 2 -2 Dewpt 17 13 8 5 3 4 6 8 10 12 16 18 21 22 20 16 12 4 -3 -7 RH 88 88 80 83 87 80 76 87 91 88 92 92 96 88 88 92 96 83 79 79 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW S SE SE SE SE S S NW N N NW NW NW NW Wind spd 29 24 19 14 9 5 5 8 10 11 10 9 9 10 12 13 14 16 17 17 Wind gust 50 42 32 25 27 29 28 Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 50 10 70 50 50 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0.14 0.02 0.03 Snow 12hr T 00-00 2 Snow C L L L L C C C C C C S S Wind chill 1 -2 -5 -8 -8 -1 3 -1 -1 2 6 9 12 15 11 4 -3-10-18-23 Min chill -2 -8 -8 -1 -2 3 11 4 -10 -23 Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Date 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min -1 -13 -2 -14 12 1 20 7 31 Temp -3 -5 -6 -8 -4 -6 -9 -7 4 7 10 10 16 14 15 17 28 28 Dewpt -9-10-12 -13-10-10-12 -10 -1 3 8 8 12 12 12 14 23 24 PWind dir NW NW NW SW SE SW W S SW Wind char BZ LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 40 20 10 10 10 5 10 10 Snow S C S $$ NDZ043-101000- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 641 PM MST Tue Dec 9 2025 Date Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri MST 3hrly 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 18 33 24 42 0 Temp 33 27 24 22 21 28 30 28 28 32 34 36 35 36 36 30 22 16 10 5 Dewpt 28 23 21 19 19 22 25 27 28 32 34 36 35 35 34 30 22 13 5 1 RH 82 85 88 88 92 78 81 96100100100100100 96 92100100 88 80 83 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW SW S S S S W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 31 25 18 11 5 5 11 13 13 12 12 11 12 14 18 18 18 18 18 17 Wind gust 48 40 28 Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 5 70 70 50 40 QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.18 0.16 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 1 T Frzg rain L C Rain C C C C C C Snow C L L S C C C C C S Wind chill 19 12 10 10 13 22 20 17 17 23 25 28 26 27 26 18 7 0 -8-14 Min chill 12 10 10 17 16 24 26 18 0 -14 Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Date 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 MST 6hrly 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 6 -7 5 -10 31 11 34 18 39 Temp 5 5 2 -2 1 -1 -4 -1 12 20 23 21 28 26 21 23 33 32 Dewpt 0 0 -1 -3 -1 -4 -4 -3 10 17 21 19 25 23 20 20 28 29 PWind dir N NE N S S W W SW W Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 40 80 20 10 0 5 0 0 5 Snow S C D D S $$ NDZ045-101000- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 741 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025 Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 12 18 15 28 0 Temp 30 23 19 15 12 13 15 16 16 18 21 23 25 27 28 25 22 18 12 5 Dewpt 24 18 14 11 8 8 9 10 13 16 18 21 25 27 26 25 20 14 8 0 RH 78 81 80 84 84 80 77 77 88 92 88 92100100 92100 92 84 84 79 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SE SE SE S S S NW N N N NW NW NW Wind spd 39 33 26 20 13 9 5 9 12 14 16 13 11 11 12 14 20 23 25 23 Wind gust 59 48 36 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 10 80 60 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.19 0.14 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 2 Frzg rain S L L L Rain Snow D D L L S L C C C C C C S Obvis BS BS BS BS Wind chill 13 5 1 -3 -3 1 6 4 2 4 7 11 14 17 17 13 7 1 -8-17 Min chill 5 -3 -4 4 2 4 12 13 1 -17 High Wind W W Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Date 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 4 -5 1 -12 13 5 25 11 31 Temp 2 2 1 -1 -1 -4 -6 -5 2 7 13 18 21 17 16 18 27 28 Dewpt -3 -4 -6 -6 -6 -7-10 -8 0 6 10 16 20 16 14 16 25 26 PWind dir NW N N SW SE SW NW S SW Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 70 40 10 0 5 0 5 5 Snow S S C L C $$