Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
328 FOUS53 KBIS 211736 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 1236 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026 NDZ015-212100- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 1236 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 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 86 55 84 58 85 Temp 81 84 82 72 65 60 55 67 77 82 81 70 64 62 61 69 78 82 79 Dewpt 56 53 55 54 54 54 52 53 48 45 44 49 49 50 49 52 56 58 61 RH 42 34 40 53 68 81 90 61 36 27 27 47 58 65 65 55 47 44 54 Wind dir N N N N N N NE E E NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 9 10 10 6 4 3 4 3 4 3 5 6 8 9 9 12 16 16 14 Wind gust 26 27 Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 30 0 0 0 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.08 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S C C C Tstms C C C Heat index 81 82 Max heat 81 83 80 82 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 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 60 90 60 83 54 82 54 83 Temp 67 62 82 86 68 60 79 80 63 55 77 79 62 56 78 79 Dewpt 63 61 64 59 57 53 52 50 53 52 51 49 53 53 54 54 PWind dir SE SW W NW NW NW E SE Wind char GN GN LT BZ LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 50 20 20 5 0 0 10 20 Rain shwrs C S S S Tstms C S S S $$ NDZ033-212100- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 1136 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 85 53 84 59 86 Temp 81 84 81 69 62 57 54 67 78 82 81 70 66 64 61 69 79 83 81 Dewpt 50 51 50 52 51 51 50 52 48 47 46 48 47 50 52 57 61 64 63 RH 34 32 34 55 67 80 86 59 35 29 29 45 50 60 72 66 54 53 54 Wind dir NE N N NE NE E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 9 8 10 6 5 4 5 9 9 9 10 12 13 13 14 17 17 14 14 Wind gust 24 25 27 Clouds FW FW CL CL SC FW FW CL FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 30 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.07 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C S S C Tstms S S S C Heat index 84 82 Max heat 80 82 80 84 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 59 89 56 81 51 81 53 84 Temp 66 62 83 84 65 57 78 78 60 52 76 77 61 55 78 79 Dewpt 62 60 57 49 49 48 48 46 49 48 48 47 50 50 52 50 PWind dir SE W NW NW NW NW E SE Wind char GN GN GN BZ LT LT GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 10 5 0 0 0 5 10 Rain shwrs C Tstms C $$ NDZ044-212100- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 1136 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 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 87 55 85 59 87 Temp 82 84 82 69 63 58 55 68 78 83 79 69 65 63 61 69 79 85 80 Dewpt 54 53 50 52 52 50 50 53 50 50 50 51 52 52 54 60 63 64 65 RH 38 34 33 55 67 75 83 59 37 32 36 53 63 67 78 73 58 50 60 Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E Wind spd 9 8 8 6 5 5 5 9 10 10 11 12 14 17 17 18 17 14 13 Wind gust 16 21 21 23 24 25 27 28 27 25 24 Clouds CL SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 30 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.07 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C S Tstms S S S Heat index 86 82 Max heat 81 83 81 86 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 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 58 90 56 83 51 83 53 84 Temp 64 61 84 84 64 57 78 78 59 52 77 77 60 54 79 78 Dewpt 63 60 58 51 51 49 47 46 50 48 49 49 51 51 54 53 PWind dir SE NW NW NW N N E SE Wind char GN GN GN GN LT LT GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 20 5 10 5 0 0 10 10 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ NDZ056-212100- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 1236 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 82 50 81 56 84 Temp 79 81 77 66 58 53 50 64 74 79 77 65 60 58 57 69 78 81 79 Dewpt 56 54 54 54 54 52 50 51 48 45 47 49 49 47 46 50 53 57 60 RH 45 39 45 65 86 96100 63 40 30 35 56 67 67 67 51 42 44 52 Wind dir NW NW N N NW NW NW NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S SE S Wind spd 11 13 13 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 6 9 9 10 10 12 14 14 14 Wind gust 23 26 26 25 Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S L Tstms C Heat index 81 81 Max heat 81 81 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 60 87 58 78 51 77 52 80 Temp 64 61 81 82 64 59 75 75 58 52 73 74 57 53 75 76 Dewpt 60 59 62 58 55 52 54 54 54 51 52 52 53 50 53 54 PWind dir S SW W NW NW N E SE Wind char GN GN GN BZ GN LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 60 30 10 0 0 5 10 10 Rain shwrs L C C S Tstms C C S S $$ NDZ037-212100- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 1236 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 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 82 53 79 53 82 Temp 77 80 78 67 62 57 53 66 74 77 76 64 59 56 54 67 77 79 77 Dewpt 59 57 57 56 56 55 53 54 50 48 47 49 50 49 48 51 51 52 55 RH 54 45 48 68 81 93100 65 43 36 36 58 72 77 80 56 40 39 47 Wind dir NW NW NW N N N N NE N N NE E SE SE SE SE S S SE Wind spd 11 12 12 6 5 4 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 11 14 14 13 Wind gust 24 Clouds B1 SC CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C Tstms S Heat index 80 Max heat 80 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 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 59 84 60 81 55 78 53 79 Temp 64 60 78 81 66 61 77 76 62 56 74 76 59 54 75 76 Dewpt 57 59 65 66 62 58 57 56 56 54 53 53 54 52 54 55 PWind dir SE S SW NW NW NW NE E Wind char GN GN GN BZ GN GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 30 20 40 5 0 0 5 10 Rain shwrs C S S C Tstms S S S C $$ NDZ001-212100- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 1236 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 83 54 83 61 87 Temp 75 80 80 69 62 58 54 66 78 82 82 72 68 66 63 69 80 85 83 Dewpt 57 56 52 52 51 50 50 54 51 49 50 50 49 48 50 55 60 63 63 RH 54 44 38 55 67 75 86 65 39 32 33 46 51 52 62 61 51 48 51 Wind dir N N N N NE NE E SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 8 10 11 6 4 3 4 6 9 9 10 14 17 16 16 17 18 18 18 Wind gust 17 19 20 21 27 28 28 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 0 0 5 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C Tstms S S S C C Heat index 80 80 81 86 84 Max heat 81 81 81 86 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 61 87 58 80 53 80 56 82 Temp 68 63 83 84 65 58 77 78 60 53 76 78 63 56 78 79 Dewpt 62 60 56 50 51 50 52 49 51 49 51 50 52 51 53 53 PWind dir SE W NW NW N N E SE Wind char GN BZ GN BZ LT LT GN BZ Avg clouds SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 50 10 0 0 0 5 10 20 Rain shwrs C S Tstms C $$ NDZ021-212100- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 1236 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 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 82 50 81 56 83 Temp 76 80 78 66 59 55 52 67 75 79 78 66 61 59 58 69 77 81 78 Dewpt 54 52 51 53 53 51 50 52 48 44 43 50 49 47 47 51 55 59 61 RH 46 38 39 63 80 86 93 59 38 29 29 56 65 64 67 53 47 47 56 Wind dir N N N N N N NE E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 9 10 12 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 8 9 10 11 13 16 16 14 Wind gust 25 27 27 Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 0 0 0 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C Tstms S S C Heat index 80 81 Max heat 80 82 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 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 57 87 56 79 50 79 50 80 Temp 64 60 81 82 63 57 76 76 59 52 74 76 58 52 76 77 Dewpt 61 60 62 57 54 51 52 50 52 50 50 48 53 51 53 53 PWind dir SE SW W NW NW N E SE Wind char GN GN GN BZ LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 50 20 5 0 0 5 5 20 Rain shwrs C C S S S Tstms C C S S $$ NDZ043-212100- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 1136 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 88 55 86 60 89 Temp 82 85 84 70 63 58 55 68 79 83 81 70 66 63 60 70 82 86 84 Dewpt 50 50 48 51 51 50 49 52 50 50 50 52 53 54 55 60 63 63 62 RH 33 30 29 51 65 75 80 57 36 32 34 53 63 72 84 71 53 46 48 Wind dir E E NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE Wind spd 11 9 9 8 8 6 6 11 13 13 14 18 19 19 17 19 17 14 14 Wind gust 18 26 27 28 28 29 Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 50 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.10 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S S S Tstms S Heat index 83 87 85 Max heat 81 83 81 83 87 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 59 90 55 83 51 83 54 85 Temp 65 61 85 84 63 56 79 79 59 52 78 79 61 55 80 80 Dewpt 62 59 53 46 49 47 45 44 48 47 47 45 50 49 52 50 PWind dir SE NW NW NW N NW E SE Wind char GN BZ GN GN GN LT GN BZ Avg clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 10 10 5 0 0 10 10 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ NDZ045-212100- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 1236 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 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 85 57 81 62 82 Temp 81 85 81 71 65 61 57 67 76 80 78 69 65 63 62 68 76 80 77 Dewpt 52 50 53 54 55 54 52 54 49 46 47 50 52 51 51 56 59 62 63 RH 37 30 38 55 70 78 83 63 39 30 33 51 63 65 67 65 56 54 62 Wind dir N N N N N NE NE E E NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 8 8 10 5 6 4 4 5 6 5 5 9 12 14 17 19 19 19 18 Wind gust 31 32 31 Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 20 0 0 5 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.13 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C L L C Tstms S C C Heat index 81 Max heat 80 83 80 81 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 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 62 88 61 82 55 81 57 82 Temp 66 62 81 84 68 61 78 78 63 55 76 78 63 57 77 78 Dewpt 64 62 65 59 58 53 52 49 53 50 50 50 54 52 54 55 PWind dir SE SW W NW NW NW E SE Wind char BZ GN GN BZ LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 50 10 10 5 0 0 5 20 Rain shwrs C S Tstms C $$