Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
027 FOUS53 KBIS 182036 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 336 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 NDZ015-190900- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 336 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 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 54 69 52 64 49 Temp 66 65 61 58 57 56 59 64 67 66 61 57 55 53 55 58 61 62 57 53 51 50 Dewpt 60 60 59 58 57 56 58 57 57 57 58 56 55 53 53 52 51 51 52 52 51 50 RH 81 84 93100100100 96 78 70 73 90 96100100 93 80 70 67 83 96100100 Wind dir SE SE E E E NE E E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 12 11 6 3 3 3 4 9 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 9 6 5 5 4 Clouds OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 20 30 40 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.03 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle O Rain shwrs S S C C S S S S C C S S S S Obvis PF PF PF Date 09/21 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 68 49 70 53 75 54 78 54 77 Temp 63 67 53 50 64 67 56 53 67 72 58 55 71 74 59 55 71 74 Dewpt 51 49 51 49 51 52 53 53 57 58 57 54 58 57 56 55 57 56 PWind dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 0 5 10 10 20 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S $$ NDZ033-190900- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 236 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 52 64 49 60 47 Temp 72 69 59 57 55 55 59 62 64 60 56 55 53 52 54 56 59 56 53 51 50 50 Dewpt 57 56 59 57 55 55 59 58 58 57 56 55 53 52 54 54 53 53 53 51 50 50 RH 59 63100100100100100 87 81 90100100100100100 93 80 90100100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE Wind spd 10 9 9 5 3 4 6 11 12 12 13 12 12 12 13 13 12 11 10 8 8 6 Wind gust 24 23 Clouds SC SC SC B2 OV B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV PoP 12hr 10 50 80 60 20 QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0.15 0.09 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C C D D L L L L S S Obvis PF PF PF Date 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 66 47 71 50 77 51 79 52 78 Temp 62 64 51 49 66 67 55 52 71 73 57 53 74 74 58 53 73 73 Dewpt 52 50 51 49 53 54 54 52 58 56 56 53 56 53 54 53 55 53 PWind dir SE SE S SE S S SE SE SE Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC CL FW SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 $$ NDZ044-190900- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 236 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon MDT 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 51 64 48 58 46 Temp 64 62 59 57 55 55 59 61 64 58 56 55 54 53 56 56 57 55 53 52 51 50 Dewpt 59 59 59 57 55 55 59 59 59 58 56 55 54 53 56 56 56 55 53 52 51 50 RH 84 90100100100100100 93 84100100100100100100100 96100100100100100 Wind dir E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 5 6 6 3 2 2 5 11 12 12 12 11 12 13 14 16 13 11 10 6 5 5 Wind gust 23 25 27 25 21 Clouds B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 PoP 12hr 5 40 70 80 60 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.19 0.27 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C C L L D D D D L L C C Obvis PF PF PF Date 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 MDT 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 63 45 68 49 75 50 77 51 76 Temp 59 61 52 48 64 65 54 51 69 71 56 52 73 72 56 53 72 72 Dewpt 54 53 51 48 56 56 54 51 59 58 56 52 58 55 55 52 57 55 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind char GN GN BZ BZ GN LT LT GN BZ Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 10 5 5 5 10 20 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S $$ NDZ056-190900- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 336 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 55 66 47 64 45 Temp 71 68 60 58 57 56 59 63 65 62 55 52 50 47 52 59 62 60 51 48 47 45 Dewpt 57 60 59 58 57 56 59 58 57 57 54 52 50 47 49 50 49 50 50 48 47 45 RH 61 76 96100100100100 84 75 84 96100100100 89 72 62 69 96100100100 Wind dir S SE SE S N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE Wind spd 18 13 8 5 0 1 5 11 11 11 11 9 8 6 9 9 9 6 5 4 4 3 Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 10 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Obvis PF PF PF Date 09/21 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 68 47 70 52 73 53 76 53 75 Temp 64 66 51 48 65 66 54 53 68 69 57 54 71 71 57 54 71 70 Dewpt 51 51 50 48 52 55 53 52 57 61 57 54 59 59 56 54 57 59 PWind dir SE S S S S S SE SE S Wind char LT GN BZ GN GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 5 $$ NDZ037-190900- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 336 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 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 51 70 50 66 46 Temp 62 61 58 56 55 54 58 64 65 65 57 55 53 51 54 61 61 63 54 50 49 47 Dewpt 58 58 58 56 55 54 58 59 59 59 57 55 53 51 54 52 51 51 51 50 49 47 RH 87 90100100100100100 84 81 81100100100100100 72 70 65 90100100100 Wind dir SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E Wind spd 11 10 9 5 4 5 6 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 12 11 8 8 5 4 3 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis PF PF PF PF PF Date 09/21 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 67 44 68 48 71 51 74 52 74 Temp 62 64 47 46 63 64 51 50 66 67 55 53 69 70 56 54 70 70 Dewpt 48 48 47 46 49 50 50 49 54 56 54 53 59 58 55 53 58 57 PWind dir SE SE SE S S S S SE S Wind char LT LT GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10 20 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S S $$ NDZ001-190900- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 336 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 57 66 52 62 49 Temp 76 74 65 61 59 58 60 65 66 64 59 56 54 52 55 59 61 61 55 52 51 50 Dewpt 59 60 62 61 59 58 60 60 59 57 56 55 53 51 53 54 54 54 53 52 51 50 RH 56 62 90100100100100 84 78 78 90 96 96 96 93 83 78 78 93100100100 Wind dir S E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE Wind spd 9 6 9 6 6 10 13 16 17 16 13 12 13 13 14 14 14 13 9 8 8 8 Wind gust 27 25 Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 40 30 30 50 0 QPF 12hr 0.09 0 0.07 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S S C S S S C C C C C C Tstms S S Obvis PF PF PF Date 09/21 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 69 51 73 54 77 54 79 56 78 Temp 65 67 55 51 68 71 58 54 71 74 59 55 73 76 61 56 73 75 Dewpt 56 55 53 51 57 58 56 54 60 59 57 54 59 57 55 54 58 58 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 0 $$ NDZ021-190900- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 336 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 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 53 68 48 63 45 Temp 71 68 59 57 56 55 60 65 67 63 56 53 51 49 54 60 62 61 52 49 48 47 Dewpt 56 56 59 57 56 55 58 57 57 56 55 52 51 49 51 50 48 48 50 49 48 47 RH 59 65100100100100 93 75 70 78 96 96100100 90 69 60 62 93100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE SE N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 12 9 6 3 0 0 5 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 6 4 4 4 Wind gust 23 21 Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 20 20 20 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S Obvis PF PF PF Date 09/21 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 68 46 70 50 74 52 78 53 76 Temp 64 66 50 48 66 67 53 52 69 71 56 53 72 73 57 54 71 72 Dewpt 49 48 49 48 51 52 52 51 56 58 56 53 58 56 55 53 56 56 PWind dir SE SE S SE S S SE SE SE Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 $$ NDZ043-190900- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 236 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 52 64 49 59 47 Temp 66 66 59 57 56 55 59 62 64 58 55 55 54 53 56 57 58 55 52 52 51 50 Dewpt 57 58 59 57 56 55 59 58 57 57 55 55 54 53 56 55 54 54 52 52 51 50 RH 73 75100100100100100 87 78 96100100100100100 93 86 96100100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE Wind spd 6 9 11 8 4 5 9 14 16 17 17 14 14 16 18 19 19 17 14 11 10 9 Wind gust 27 31 29 Clouds SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 20 60 80 90 50 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.10 0.20 0.21 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L L L L L L D D D D L L C C Obvis PF PF PF Date 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 64 47 71 50 77 51 79 52 78 Temp 61 62 52 49 66 67 54 51 72 73 56 52 75 74 57 53 74 74 Dewpt 52 51 51 49 54 54 54 51 57 54 56 52 54 51 53 52 53 52 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind char BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 FW SC FW SC CL SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 10 0 5 5 10 20 5 5 0 Rain shwrs S $$ NDZ045-190900- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 336 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 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 55 64 53 60 51 Temp 62 62 60 58 57 56 58 59 63 62 58 57 55 54 55 55 58 57 55 53 52 51 Dewpt 61 61 60 58 57 56 58 59 58 59 58 57 55 54 55 55 55 55 54 53 52 51 RH 97 97100100100100100100 84 90100100100100100100 90 93 96100100100 Wind dir E E E E NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 9 8 8 5 5 6 8 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 12 12 11 9 9 8 8 6 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 0 20 40 60 40 QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.02 0.11 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C S S L L C C S S Obvis PF PF PF Date 09/21 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 63 49 66 53 71 54 73 55 73 Temp 58 62 53 50 61 64 55 53 65 68 57 55 68 70 58 55 68 69 Dewpt 53 51 51 49 53 54 54 53 58 60 57 54 60 58 57 55 58 58 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind char GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 5 5 20 20 20 5 10 5 Rain shwrs S S S $$