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Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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326 FOUS53 KBIS 181249 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 749 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025 NDZ015-182100- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 749 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025 Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 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 87 64 89 66 92 Temp 69 81 85 85 75 70 66 65 73 84 88 86 77 72 69 68 76 87 90 88 Dewpt 65 67 65 65 67 65 64 64 67 67 65 65 67 66 65 65 67 67 66 65 RH 87 63 51 51 76 84 93 97 81 57 47 50 71 81 87 90 74 52 45 47 Wind dir N S SW NE E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S Wind spd 0 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 10 13 14 13 Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL PoP 12hr 40 20 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs Tstms Obvis PF PF PF Heat index 83 87 87 87 90 88 90 93 90 Max heat 83 89 84 87 90 85 90 93 Dense Fog Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 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 69 85 57 78 52 73 49 73 Temp 75 70 81 79 64 58 75 74 59 53 69 70 55 50 68 71 Dewpt 65 64 65 63 58 54 52 49 48 47 48 48 48 47 49 49 PWind dir S NE N NW NW NW NE E Wind char GN GN GN GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 20 10 5 5 5 0 5 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S $$ NDZ033-182100- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 649 AM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025 Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 85 61 90 65 93 Temp 73 80 85 83 72 65 63 61 74 84 89 88 75 70 68 67 77 88 93 90 Dewpt 62 63 62 63 64 62 61 61 65 65 62 62 62 60 61 61 65 63 61 60 RH 68 56 46 51 76 90 93100 74 53 41 42 64 71 78 81 67 43 35 37 Wind dir NW W S NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S Wind spd 14 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 18 18 14 Clouds B1 B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL PoP 12hr 30 10 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Tstms S Obvis PF PF PF Heat index 81 86 84 86 89 88 89 93 90 Max heat 81 86 82 86 90 85 89 93 Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 64 82 54 76 49 72 47 73 Temp 72 66 78 76 60 56 71 72 55 51 67 69 54 50 68 71 Dewpt 58 60 62 58 54 51 50 46 45 45 47 46 45 45 50 49 PWind dir S N NW NW N N E SE Wind char GN GN GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 10 10 5 10 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S $$ NDZ044-182100- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 649 AM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025 Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 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 88 61 91 64 95 Temp 72 83 87 85 72 67 64 61 75 86 90 88 76 71 68 66 77 90 94 91 Dewpt 64 64 63 62 64 62 61 60 65 65 62 61 62 61 62 62 65 62 59 58 RH 76 53 45 46 76 84 90 97 71 50 39 40 62 71 81 87 67 39 31 33 Wind dir SE E S S E SE S SW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S Wind spd 14 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 5 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 14 18 18 17 Wind gust 20 28 Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 30 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.32 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S Obvis PF PF PF Heat index 84 88 86 88 90 88 90 Max heat 84 89 83 88 91 84 90 94 Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 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 65 87 54 79 50 73 46 75 Temp 73 67 81 79 61 56 74 75 57 51 69 71 54 49 69 72 Dewpt 59 58 61 58 56 53 50 46 45 44 44 45 45 45 49 49 PWind dir S N N NW N N E SE Wind char GN GN GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 10 20 10 20 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S S $$ NDZ011-182100- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 749 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025 Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 85 61 89 67 93 Temp 70 79 83 83 72 66 63 61 72 81 87 86 77 72 71 69 77 86 90 89 Dewpt 65 65 64 64 65 63 62 61 65 66 64 65 65 65 65 64 67 66 65 65 RH 84 62 53 53 79 90 97100 79 60 46 50 67 79 81 84 71 51 44 45 Wind dir W SW NW N E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S Wind spd 4 4 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 6 8 9 9 10 10 10 12 14 17 16 Wind gust 27 26 Clouds B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 5 10 0 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis PF PF PF Heat index 84 84 83 88 88 88 92 91 Max heat 86 82 83 89 85 88 92 Dense Fog Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 66 81 56 76 50 71 47 71 Temp 76 68 77 76 62 57 71 72 57 51 66 68 54 49 66 69 Dewpt 63 63 63 58 54 51 48 46 47 46 47 46 47 46 48 48 PWind dir SW NW NW NW NW NW NE E Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 10 10 0 0 0 5 5 Rain shwrs C Tstms S $$ NDZ037-182100- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 749 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025 Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 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 81 61 84 64 85 Temp 72 76 80 80 70 66 63 61 71 78 81 80 71 68 66 65 74 81 84 81 Dewpt 69 68 69 68 68 66 63 61 67 69 68 68 67 65 65 64 68 69 68 68 RH 90 76 69 67 93100100100 87 74 65 67 87 90 97 97 82 67 59 65 Wind dir N NW NW NE E SE E E SE SE E E SE SE S S S S S S Wind spd 3 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 10 12 13 13 Clouds B2 FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL PoP 12hr 5 10 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis PF PF PF Heat index 83 83 84 83 84 87 84 Max heat 84 84 84 87 Dense Fog Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 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 67 83 58 75 52 68 48 68 Temp 71 68 79 75 65 59 72 70 58 54 65 65 54 49 63 65 Dewpt 65 64 68 67 62 56 54 53 50 48 50 51 49 47 50 49 PWind dir S SW N NW NW NW N N Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 30 30 5 5 5 0 5 Rain shwrs C C C Tstms C C $$ NDZ001-182100- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 749 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025 Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 86 61 93 67 96 Temp 71 81 85 85 73 67 64 61 73 86 92 91 80 75 72 69 77 88 95 93 Dewpt 61 63 62 62 62 62 61 61 66 66 63 63 63 63 62 62 65 66 64 63 RH 71 54 46 46 68 84 90100 79 51 38 40 56 66 71 78 67 48 36 37 Wind dir NW N NW NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S S SW Wind spd 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 10 11 11 11 12 10 10 13 16 17 13 Wind gust 27 Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL PoP 12hr 10 5 0 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs Obvis PF PF Heat index 82 86 86 88 93 92 81 90 97 94 Max heat 82 86 84 88 94 89 90 98 Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 65 80 53 75 50 72 50 75 Temp 73 68 75 75 61 55 71 73 57 51 67 70 56 51 69 73 Dewpt 62 62 62 57 53 50 49 47 47 46 49 47 47 48 52 51 PWind dir NW N NW NW N N E SE Wind char GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 20 10 10 5 5 0 5 5 Rain shwrs S $$ NDZ021-182100- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 749 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025 Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 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 85 61 89 66 93 Temp 71 81 85 82 72 66 63 61 73 82 88 86 74 70 68 67 77 86 91 88 Dewpt 65 65 63 64 65 64 63 61 66 66 63 65 65 65 65 65 67 66 64 64 RH 81 58 48 55 79 93100100 79 58 43 50 74 84 90 93 71 51 41 45 Wind dir W SW SW W E E E E S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S Wind spd 1 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 8 8 9 9 9 12 14 17 16 Wind gust 27 26 Clouds SC B1 FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis PF PF PF Heat index 83 86 83 84 89 88 88 93 89 Max heat 83 86 84 90 84 88 93 Dense Fog Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 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 66 82 55 75 50 71 47 72 Temp 73 68 78 76 61 56 71 72 55 51 66 68 54 50 66 69 Dewpt 63 63 63 58 55 52 48 46 48 46 47 46 48 47 48 48 PWind dir S N NW NW NW NW NE E Wind char GN GN LT GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 10 10 5 5 0 5 5 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ NDZ043-182100- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 649 AM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025 Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 88 60 92 66 97 Temp 71 81 86 86 72 66 63 60 76 87 91 89 76 71 69 67 79 90 95 92 Dewpt 64 63 61 60 62 62 61 60 64 62 58 59 60 60 60 61 63 61 57 57 RH 79 54 43 42 71 87 93100 66 43 33 37 58 68 73 81 58 38 28 31 Wind dir NW SW SW SW E SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S Wind spd 10 8 8 8 6 6 5 5 8 11 13 13 12 13 13 12 16 18 18 18 Clouds B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Obvis PF PF Heat index 82 86 86 87 90 Max heat 82 88 83 87 90 85 90 94 Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 64 85 54 78 49 73 47 75 Temp 73 66 81 78 61 55 73 75 56 51 68 71 54 49 69 73 Dewpt 58 58 60 57 55 53 50 47 45 45 45 45 46 46 50 50 PWind dir S N N NW N N E SE Wind char GN BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 20 10 20 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S S $$ NDZ045-182100- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 749 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025 Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 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 85 64 88 67 90 Temp 75 81 84 82 72 69 64 64 74 83 87 85 76 72 69 67 77 86 90 87 Dewpt 69 67 67 66 67 65 64 64 67 68 66 66 67 66 65 65 68 68 66 65 RH 82 63 57 58 84 87100100 79 61 50 53 74 81 87 93 74 55 45 48 Wind dir SW W SW S S S S SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE S S S S Wind spd 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 10 11 12 12 13 17 18 16 Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 40 20 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.13 0.18 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Tstms S Obvis PF PF PF Heat index 83 87 84 86 89 87 89 93 89 Max heat 83 87 82 86 89 84 89 93 Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 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 69 86 58 78 52 71 49 70 Temp 75 70 82 79 66 58 74 74 60 53 67 68 55 50 66 69 Dewpt 64 63 65 63 59 54 53 50 48 46 48 47 48 47 50 49 PWind dir S NW N NW NW NW NE E Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 20 20 5 10 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S $$