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National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1135 PM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

NDZ015-031000-
Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND
46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft
1135 PM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

Date           12/02/25      Wed 12/03/25            Thu 12/04/25            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                       1           9          -4          32          20
Temp                   17 13  6  2  7  8  2 -3 -3  4  9 13 26 31 29 28 27 26 25
Dewpt                  11  6  3 -1  0  0 -4 -6 -5  1  6 11 19 24 25 26 25 23 23
RH                     77 73 87 87 72 69 75 86 91 87 87 91 74 75 85 92 92 88 92
Wind dir                N  N  N NW NW NW  W  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW  W
Wind spd               10 10 10  8  9  6  3  3  5 10 11 10 12 13 10  9  8  6  6
Clouds                 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     10           0           0           0          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Flurries
Frzg drzl
Snow                                                              S  S  C  C  S
Wind chill              5 -1 -9-12 -7 -3 -6-11-15-11 -6  0 15 21 20 19 19 18 17
Min chill               5    -9   -12    -6   -15   -14    -5    18    19    17


Date           12/05/25  Sat 12/06/25  Sun 12/07/25  Mon 12/08/25  Tue 12/09/25
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          31       6    13       0    19       7    30      14    36
Temp          29 26 17   12 12 10  7    6 13 14 13   17 26 24 21   23 31 32
Dewpt         24 21 14    9  8  5  4    4 10 11 12   16 24 21 20   21 27 28
PWind dir        NW       N     E      SE     S       S     W       W    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2   OV OV B2 OV   B2 B2 B1 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr         20      40    60      50    20      30    30      20    40
Rain                                                                      C
Snow           S  S  S    C  L  C  C    C  S     S    C  C  S  S    S  C  C

$$
NDZ033-031000-
Dickinson-Stark ND
46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft
1035 PM MST Tue Dec 2 2025

Date          Tue 12/02/25      Wed 12/03/25            Thu 12/04/25         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                      -1          10          -2          32          19
Temp                   17 11  4  2  6  8  3  0  4 12 16 20 28 30 27 25 24 24 24
Dewpt                  16 10  2 -1  2  2  0  0  3  8 14 18 24 26 26 25 24 24 23
RH                     96 96 91 87 83 76 87100 95 84 92 92 85 85 96100100100 96
Wind dir                N  N NW NW NW  W SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd                6  8 10  9  8  6  4  8 10 12 13 16 18 18 13 12 10 11 13
Wind gust              19 18                               29 28
Clouds                 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     30           0           0           0          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Frzg drzl
Snow                    S                                               S  S
Wind chill              8 -1-11-13 -7 -3 -6-14-11 -3  2  6 15 18 16 14 14 13 12
Min chill               8   -11   -14    -6   -16   -10     2    16    14    12


Date           12/05/25  Sat 12/06/25  Sun 12/07/25  Mon 12/08/25  Tue 12/09/25
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          30       5    16       3    24      12    33      17    38
Temp          28 23 16   13 14 12  9   11 20 18 19   24 31 27 24   27 35 32
Dewpt         26 22 16   13 12 10  8   11 18 16 19   24 28 24 23   26 30 28
PWind dir        NW      NE     E      SE    SW      SW     W       W     W
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    OV B2 OV   OV OV B2 OV   B2 B2 B1 B2   B2 B1 SC B1   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr         10      40    50      20    10      20    10      10    20
Rain                                                                   S  S
Snow                      C  C  C  S    S             S

$$
NDZ044-031000-
Hettinger-Adams ND
45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft
1035 PM MST Tue Dec 2 2025

Date          Tue 12/02/25      Wed 12/03/25            Thu 12/04/25         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                       2          13           0          33          19
Temp                   24 17  7  5 10 12  7  2  4  9 11 19 29 32 27 25 24 24 24
Dewpt                  21 14  5  3  6  6  3  2  4  8  9 17 25 27 26 24 24 24 23
RH                     88 88 91 91 83 76 83100100 96 91 92 85 81 96 96100100 96
Wind dir                N  N  N NW NW  W SW  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd                8  8 10  8  8  5  3  5  8 10 10 13 18 18 13 11 10 11 13
Wind gust                 18                         20 25 29 28
Clouds                 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     40           0           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Frzg drzl
Rain
Snow                    C  S
Wind chill             15  6 -8 -8 -2  3  0 -9 -9 -5 -3  6 17 20 16 14 14 13 12
Min chill              15    -8    -9     0    -9    -9    -1    16    14    12


Date           12/05/25  Sat 12/06/25  Sun 12/07/25  Mon 12/08/25  Tue 12/09/25
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          32       8    21       4    27      12    35      16    41
Temp          30 25 18   15 18 15 11   11 23 20 19   22 32 27 23   25 35 33
Dewpt         29 25 18   15 18 15 11   11 21 19 19   22 30 26 23   24 32 30
PWind dir        NW      NE     E      SE    SW      SW     W       W     W
Wind char        BZ      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    OV B2 OV   OV OV B2 OV   B2 B2 B1 B2   B2 B1 SC SC   B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr         10      30    50      30    10      20    10       5    20
Rain                                                                      S
Snow                      C  C  C  S    C             S

$$
NDZ011-031000-
Minot-Ward ND
48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft
1135 PM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

Date           12/02/25      Wed 12/03/25            Thu 12/04/25            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           6          -5          31          17
Temp                   10  5  0 -3  3  6 -2 -5 -2  6 13 18 26 30 27 25 23 21 21
Dewpt                   5  0 -4 -6 -3 -3 -7 -6 -3  3  9 15 21 24 24 23 21 20 18
RH                     80 79 83 86 75 66 79 95 95 87 84 88 81 78 88 92 92 96 88
Wind dir                N  N NW NW NW  W SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW  W
Wind spd               11 10 10 10 10  6  5  6 10 13 14 14 16 14 11 10  8  8  9
Wind gust                                               25 26 25
Clouds                 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Flurries
Snow                                                              S  S  S  S  S
Wind chill             -5 -9-16-20-12 -6-14-19-19-11 -3  4 13 19 17 15 14 11 11
Min chill              -5   -16   -20   -14   -20   -16     0    16    14    11


Date           12/05/25  Sat 12/06/25  Sun 12/07/25  Mon 12/08/25  Tue 12/09/25
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          26       0     8      -1    18       7    27      14    33
Temp          25 19  9    5  7  5  4    5 13 12 11   15 23 22 21   23 30 29
Dewpt         20 15  5    0  2  1  0    2  9  9 10   13 19 19 18   20 26 26
PWind dir        NW       N    NE      SE     S       S    SW      SW     W
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr         20      30    40      30    20      20    30      20    40
Snow           S          C  C  C  C    S  S          S  C          S  C  C

$$
NDZ037-031000-
Jamestown-Stutsman ND
46.93N  98.68W Elev. 1499 ft
1135 PM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

Date           12/02/25      Wed 12/03/25            Thu 12/04/25            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           7         -10          28          16
Temp                   13  8  2  0  5  5 -3 -9-10 -4  3  8 18 24 25 25 24 23 20
Dewpt                   8  4 -1 -3 -1 -2 -7-10-11 -7 -1  6 14 19 23 24 23 21 19
RH                     80 83 87 87 76 72 82 95 95 86 83 91 84 81 92 96 96 92 96
Wind dir                N  N  N NW NW NW  W  W  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W NW NW NW
Wind spd               17 16 11 10 12 10  6  5  5  9 12 14 16 13 11 10  9  6  6
Wind gust                                               25 26 24
Clouds                 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Flurries
Frzg drzl
Wind chill             -4 -9-15-16-12-10-17-22-23-20-14 -9  3 12 14 15 14 15 11
Min chill              -4   -15   -17   -17   -23   -23   -12     7    14    11


Date           12/05/25  Sat 12/06/25  Sun 12/07/25  Mon 12/08/25  Tue 12/09/25
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          27       0     9      -5    12       2    24      11    31
Temp          25 22 12    7  8  4  0    0  8  8  7    9 19 19 17   19 27 27
Dewpt         22 20 11    4  3  1 -2   -2  4  5  6    8 17 18 16   18 24 25
PWind dir        NW       N    NE       E     S       S     S       W    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV B2 B2   B2 OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr          5      20    30      30    10      20    30      20    30
Snow                      S  C  C  C    C             S  C  S       S  C  C

$$
NDZ001-031000-
Williston-Williams ND
48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft
1135 PM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

Date           12/02/25      Wed 12/03/25            Thu 12/04/25            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           8          -2          32          20
Temp                   11  6  1 -3  4  7  2 -2  2  9 14 19 27 30 28 26 25 24 23
Dewpt                   5  1 -3 -6  0  1 -3 -3  1  6 11 18 24 27 26 24 23 22 22
RH                     76 79 83 86 83 76 79 95 95 87 88 96 88 88 92 92 92 92 96
Wind dir                N  N NW NW  W SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd               16 13  8  5  5  6  6  6  8  9 10 13 17 17 11  9  6  8 10
Wind gust                                                  27 27
Clouds                 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Flurries
Snow                                                              S  S  S  S
Wind chill             -6-11-13-15 -7 -5-11-15-12 -4  1  6 14 18 18 17 17 15 12
Min chill              -6   -13   -15   -11   -15    -9     3    17    17    12


Date           12/05/25  Sat 12/06/25  Sun 12/07/25  Mon 12/08/25  Tue 12/09/25
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          29       3    13       2    20       9    31      15    37
Temp          27 19 11    8 10  9  7    7 15 13 14   19 27 23 21   25 32 31
Dewpt         24 17  8    5  7  6  5    5 13 11 14   19 25 21 20   23 30 28
PWind dir        NW      NE     E      SE    SW       S     W      SW     W
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    OV B2 B2   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B2   B2 B1 SC B1   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr         10      40    40      10    10      20    10      10    20
Rain                                                                      C
Snow                      C  C  C                     S                S

$$
NDZ021-031000-
Garrison-McLean ND
47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft
1135 PM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

Date           12/02/25      Wed 12/03/25            Thu 12/04/25            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           7          -4          31          18
Temp                   11  6  2  0  3  6  1 -3 -1  6 11 18 26 29 27 25 24 23 22
Dewpt                   5  2 -2 -3 -2 -1 -3 -4 -2  3  8 15 22 24 26 24 24 23 21
RH                     76 83 83 87 79 72 83 95 95 87 87 88 85 81 96 96100100 96
Wind dir                N  N NW NW NW  W  W SW  S  S  S SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  W
Wind spd               11 11 10  9 10  8  4  5  9 11 12 13 16 16 12 10  8  8  8
Wind gust                                                  26 27
Clouds                 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     10          10           0           5          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Flurries                               S
Snow                                                              S  S  C  C  S
Wind chill             -3 -9-14-15-12 -7 -9-15-16-10 -4  4 13 17 16 15 15 14 13
Min chill              -3   -14   -15   -12   -18   -14    -1    16    14    13


Date           12/05/25  Sat 12/06/25  Sun 12/07/25  Mon 12/08/25  Tue 12/09/25
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          28       1    11       0    19       7    29      14    34
Temp          26 21 10    6  9  7  4    5 14 13 12   16 25 23 20   23 31 30
Dewpt         22 18  8    4  5  4  3    3 11 12 12   16 22 21 20   21 27 28
PWind dir        NW       N     E      SE     S       S     W       W     W
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV B2 B2   B2 OV B2 OV   OV B2 B2 B2   OV B2 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr         20      40    60      40    20      30    30      20    40
Snow           S  S       C  L  C  C    C  S  S       C  C  S       S  C  C

$$
NDZ043-031000-
Bowman-Bowman ND
46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft
1035 PM MST Tue Dec 2 2025

Date          Tue 12/02/25      Wed 12/03/25            Thu 12/04/25         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                       3          13           2          32          21
Temp                   23 16  7  5  9 12  9  4  6 12 16 22 28 31 27 25 26 26 24
Dewpt                  20 13  6  3  6  7  6  4  6 10 14 19 25 27 26 25 26 26 24
RH                     88 88 96 91 87 80 87100100 91 92 88 88 85 96100100100100
Wind dir                N  N  N  N NW  W SW  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd               14 13 10  9  8  6  5  6 10 11 13 17 20 20 14 13 12 13 16
Clouds                 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     60           0           0           0          20
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00       00-00
Snow                    C  S                                      S  S  S  S
Wind chill             10  1 -8 -9 -3  1 -1 -8 -9 -2  2  8 15 18 15 13 15 14 11
Min chill              10    -8   -10    -1   -11    -6     4    15    13    11


Date           12/05/25  Sat 12/06/25  Sun 12/07/25  Mon 12/08/25  Tue 12/09/25
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          31      11    22       7    28      15    35      20    41
Temp          29 25 18   16 20 17 14   15 23 21 21   25 32 28 25   28 36 34
Dewpt         29 25 18   16 20 17 14   15 23 21 21   24 30 27 25   26 32 31
PWind dir        NW       E     E      SE     W      SW     W       W     W
Wind char        BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    B2 B2 OV   OV OV B2 OV   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr         10      40    40      20     5      20     5       5    20
Rain                                                                      S
Snow                 S    C  C  S  S    S             S

$$
NDZ045-031000-
Selfridge-Sioux ND
46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft
1135 PM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

Date           12/02/25      Wed 12/03/25            Thu 12/04/25            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                       3           9          -3          30          22
Temp                   17 12  7  4  7  8  3 -1  0  6  9 13 25 30 27 27 26 24 24
Dewpt                  14  8  4  2  2  2 -1 -4 -2  3  7 12 22 26 26 26 25 24 23
RH                     88 84 87 91 79 76 83 87 91 87 91 96 88 85 96 96 96100 96
Wind dir                N  N  N  N NW NW  W SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd               12 13 14 11 10  8  4  6 11 16 17 14 16 16 13 13 11 11 11
Wind gust                                                  26 26
Clouds                 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     10           0           0           0          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle
Flurries                S
Frzg drzl
Snow                                                                    S  S
Sprinkles
Wind chill              4 -3-10-12 -8 -4 -6-14-17-12 -9 -3 12 19 16 16 15 13 13
Min chill               4   -10   -13    -8   -18   -16    -7    16    15    13


Date           12/05/25  Sat 12/06/25  Sun 12/07/25  Mon 12/08/25  Tue 12/09/25
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          30       9    15       3    17      10    31      15    36
Temp          29 26 17   14 13 10  8    7 13 13 14   18 28 24 21   23 32 31
Dewpt         29 26 17   14 13  9  6    6 13 13 14   18 28 24 20   23 30 30
PWind dir        NW       N     E       E     S       S     W       W     W
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 OV   OV OV B2 OV   OV B2 B1 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr         10      30    50      40    20      20    20      10    30
Frzg rain                                                              S
Rain                                                                      S
Snow                      C  C  C  C    C  S          S  S                S

$$