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Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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861 FOUS53 KBIS 021148 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 648 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 NDZ015-022100- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 648 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Date Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 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 80 48 63 41 70 Temp 59 66 74 77 74 62 58 54 50 51 57 60 59 50 45 43 44 55 65 66 62 Dewpt 58 59 59 57 56 57 55 52 48 43 39 36 36 38 38 37 36 42 45 41 41 RH 96 78 59 50 53 84 90 93 93 74 51 41 42 63 76 79 73 61 48 40 46 Wind dir W N N N N N N N N N N N N N S SW SW SW NW NW NW Wind spd 5 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 12 13 12 10 3 2 4 6 12 19 24 23 Wind gust 24 32 37 35 Clouds FW B1 B1 SC B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 30 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S Tstms C S Obvis K K K K K K K K K K Date Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 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 43 64 38 68 42 75 50 78 Temp 49 46 57 60 45 39 63 65 48 44 69 72 57 52 72 73 Dewpt 42 40 39 36 38 36 39 38 40 40 45 48 49 48 53 52 PWind dir NW NW NW NE SE SE SE S Wind char BZ GN LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 $$ NDZ033-022100- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 548 AM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Date Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 79 45 63 43 70 Temp 53 63 75 78 73 60 55 52 47 50 57 61 60 49 45 45 46 60 67 67 63 Dewpt 52 56 54 51 53 56 55 50 46 45 39 33 31 34 33 34 36 42 44 39 38 RH 96 78 48 39 49 87100 93 96 83 51 35 33 56 62 65 68 51 43 36 39 Wind dir NW N N N N N NE N N N N N N NE S SW SW W NW NW N Wind spd 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 11 9 4 4 8 11 19 27 29 26 Wind gust 29 40 42 40 Clouds FW B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW PoP 12hr 20 40 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.08 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C S Tstms S S S Obvis F K K K K K K K K K Date Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 40 62 36 67 41 75 49 77 Temp 47 42 56 60 42 38 61 65 47 44 67 71 55 51 72 73 Dewpt 39 39 38 35 35 34 36 35 37 37 44 46 47 47 50 49 PWind dir NW NW SW SE SE SE S S Wind char BZ BZ LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 $$ NDZ044-022100- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 548 AM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Date Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 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 80 47 63 40 72 Temp 54 67 77 79 75 62 57 54 50 53 58 62 61 49 44 43 43 60 70 69 64 Dewpt 52 58 54 51 53 56 56 54 49 48 43 37 35 36 35 35 35 44 48 41 38 RH 93 73 45 38 46 81 96100 96 83 57 39 38 61 70 73 73 55 45 36 38 Wind dir NW N N N N NE N N N N N N N NE S SW SW W NW NW NW Wind spd 5 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 13 13 12 9 3 2 5 8 18 26 29 26 Wind gust 28 39 41 39 Clouds FW CL FW SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW PoP 12hr 10 50 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C Tstms S S S Obvis K K K K K K K K K K Date Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 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 39 61 34 67 41 75 48 77 Temp 47 41 57 60 42 37 62 65 48 43 67 71 55 50 72 73 Dewpt 39 37 38 35 36 34 38 38 38 37 48 51 50 48 52 51 PWind dir NW NW NE SE SE SE SE S Wind char BZ BZ LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 $$ NDZ011-022100- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 648 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Date Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 73 43 61 43 66 Temp 62 66 70 70 64 58 53 49 44 47 54 58 58 49 45 46 46 55 61 62 59 Dewpt 59 59 57 56 55 54 50 46 41 39 37 35 35 37 37 37 36 41 43 42 42 RH 90 78 63 61 73 86 89 89 89 74 52 42 42 63 73 71 68 59 51 48 53 Wind dir NW N NW N N N N N N N N N N NW S SW SW W NW NW N Wind spd 10 10 10 11 12 10 9 10 11 13 13 11 8 3 5 8 11 16 21 26 24 Wind gust 27 35 40 37 Clouds OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 30 0 10 20 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.02 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C S S Tstms S S Obvis F K K K K K K K K K Wind chill 38 Min chill 38 36 Date Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 43 60 39 66 43 75 51 77 Temp 48 44 55 59 45 39 60 64 48 43 68 72 57 51 72 73 Dewpt 43 40 39 37 38 37 39 36 39 39 43 44 46 46 50 49 PWind dir NW NW NW N SE S S SW Wind char BZ BZ LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Rain shwrs S $$ NDZ037-022100- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 648 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Date Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 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 75 47 59 40 64 Temp 62 69 72 74 69 59 55 52 49 50 54 56 54 46 43 41 42 54 60 61 57 Dewpt 59 62 62 59 59 57 53 49 46 43 42 41 41 42 41 39 38 43 47 46 45 RH 90 78 71 59 70 93 93 89 89 77 64 57 61 86 93 92 86 66 62 58 64 Wind dir W NW N N N N N N N N N N N N W W SW SW W NW NW Wind spd 9 10 12 13 10 9 8 9 11 16 18 17 12 5 2 5 8 12 14 19 19 Wind gust 26 27 32 33 Clouds FW SC SC SC B2 B2 OV SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 20 40 5 0 20 QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S S Tstms S S Obvis K K K K K K K K K K Date Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 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 42 59 38 63 40 70 49 73 Temp 47 45 55 55 44 40 58 59 46 42 65 65 53 50 68 68 Dewpt 44 41 42 41 40 38 43 43 42 40 47 50 49 47 55 56 PWind dir NW NW NW NW SE S S S Wind char BZ BZ LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 $$ NDZ001-022100- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 648 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Date Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 75 45 63 47 68 Temp 56 62 70 73 70 60 55 50 46 49 56 62 62 54 51 51 51 59 65 66 63 Dewpt 56 60 59 57 58 54 50 47 44 41 37 34 33 36 36 37 38 45 44 41 41 RH 100 93 68 57 66 81 83 89 93 74 49 35 33 50 56 59 61 60 46 40 44 Wind dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N SE S SW SW NW NW N N Wind spd 4 5 6 10 13 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 5 3 5 9 12 23 29 32 28 Wind gust 34 43 46 41 Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV SC FW B1 FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 SC FW FW SC PoP 12hr 30 30 0 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C Tstms S S S Obvis F K K K K K K K K K Date Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 43 63 38 69 44 77 50 78 Temp 50 44 57 62 46 40 63 67 51 45 69 75 58 53 72 74 Dewpt 41 40 41 38 38 36 39 37 39 38 44 46 47 46 52 50 PWind dir NW N NE SE SE SE SE NW Wind char BZ GN LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 $$ NDZ021-022100- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 648 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Date Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 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 75 43 62 42 67 Temp 56 65 72 74 69 57 53 48 45 49 55 60 58 48 45 44 45 56 64 65 60 Dewpt 53 58 56 54 55 55 50 47 42 40 35 33 34 37 37 37 36 42 42 40 40 RH 90 78 57 50 61 93 89 96 89 71 47 36 40 65 73 76 70 59 45 40 47 Wind dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N N S SW SW W NW NW NW Wind spd 10 9 9 10 11 10 8 10 11 13 13 11 8 2 2 5 9 13 21 26 24 Wind gust 26 35 40 39 Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 FW B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 20 30 0 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C S Tstms S S S Obvis F K K K K K K K K K Wind chill 39 Min chill 39 38 39 Date Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 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 41 62 37 67 41 75 49 77 Temp 46 43 55 59 42 39 61 65 47 43 68 72 55 50 72 73 Dewpt 41 39 38 37 38 36 37 36 39 38 42 44 46 47 49 49 PWind dir NW NW NW NE SE S S S Wind char BZ BZ LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 $$ NDZ043-022100- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 548 AM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Date Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 83 48 65 42 72 Temp 54 67 78 81 78 62 58 54 50 54 59 64 62 50 45 43 44 63 70 69 65 Dewpt 49 54 49 47 50 53 55 54 49 47 42 36 34 34 33 34 37 44 47 40 37 RH 83 63 36 30 37 72 90100 96 77 53 35 35 54 62 70 76 50 44 35 35 Wind dir NW N N N N NE N N N N N N N NE S S SW W NW NW NW Wind spd 5 6 8 10 11 10 10 10 10 11 13 12 10 5 3 6 10 21 29 31 29 Wind gust 41 43 42 Clouds FW CL FW SC B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL PoP 12hr 20 40 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C Tstms S S Obvis K K K K K K K K K K Wind chill 38 Min chill 37 Date Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 38 64 35 69 41 77 48 78 Temp 46 40 57 62 42 37 63 67 48 43 69 73 55 50 73 74 Dewpt 37 37 36 33 35 34 36 35 37 38 46 49 49 47 50 48 PWind dir N NW E SE SE SE SE S Wind char BZ BZ LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 $$ NDZ045-022100- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 648 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Date Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 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 78 50 60 42 70 Temp 60 67 73 76 73 63 58 55 51 52 57 58 57 49 45 43 44 56 66 67 61 Dewpt 58 60 59 57 58 59 57 55 51 48 40 38 36 37 37 37 36 43 47 43 41 RH 93 78 62 52 59 87 96100100 86 53 47 45 63 73 79 73 62 50 42 48 Wind dir W NW N N N N N N N N N N N N S SW SW SW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 11 12 11 10 10 11 13 13 16 17 13 10 5 5 8 10 16 21 26 26 Wind gust 26 34 41 39 Clouds CL FW SC SC B1 OV OV B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 20 50 5 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C S Tstms C S Obvis K K K K K K K K K K Wind chill 38 Min chill 36 Date Fri 09/05/25 Sat 09/06/25 Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 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 45 61 39 65 44 72 52 76 Temp 50 45 55 57 45 40 60 62 50 45 66 69 57 53 70 71 Dewpt 41 40 41 38 38 36 39 39 40 41 47 52 51 50 54 54 PWind dir NW NW NW NE SE SE SE S Wind char BZ BZ LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 $$