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

NDZ015-031000-
Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND
46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft
635 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          -5          32          20
Temp                22 16 12  7  2  6  7  1 -3 -2  4  9 13 26 31 29 28 27 26 25
Dewpt               21 12  8  3 -1 -1 -1 -4 -7 -5  1  6 11 19 24 25 26 25 23 23
RH                  96 84 84 83 87 72 69 79 82 87 87 87 91 74 75 85 92 92 88 92
Wind dir             N  N  N  N NW NW NW  W  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW  W
Wind spd            11 11 11 10  9 10  8  4  4  5  9 11 10 12 13 10  9  8  6  6
Wind gust           21
Clouds              OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     40           0           0           0          30
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Flurries             S
Frzg drzl
Snow                                                              S  S  C  C  S
Wind chill          10  3 -2 -8-13 -9 -6 -9-13-14-10 -6  0 15 21 20 19 19 18 17
Min chill        21     3    -8   -13    -9   -16   -13    -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
535 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                      -4          11          -3          32          19
Temp                21 15 10  4  0  5  7  1  1  6 11 16 20 28 30 27 25 24 24 24
Dewpt               21 14  9  3 -1  1  1 -2 -1  3  9 14 18 24 26 26 25 24 24 23
RH                 100 96 96 95 95 83 76 87 91 87 91 92 92 85 85 96100100100 96
Wind dir             N  N  N NW NW NW  W SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd            14 12 12 11  9  9  6  4  8 10 12 13 16 18 18 13 12 10 11 13
Wind gust                                                  29 28
Clouds              OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           0          20
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00       00-00
Snow                 S  S                                               S  S
Wind chill           8  1 -5-12-15 -9 -5 -9-13 -9 -4  2  6 15 18 16 14 14 13 12
Min chill        18     1   -12   -15    -9   -13    -7     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
535 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          13          -2          33          19
Temp                25 19 14  7  4  8 10  3  1  6  9 11 19 29 32 27 25 24 24 24
Dewpt               24 19 12  6  3  4  4  1  1  4  7  9 17 25 27 26 24 24 24 23
RH                  96100 92 96 95 83 76 91100 91 91 91 92 85 81 96 96100100 96
Wind dir             N  N  N  N NW NW  W SW  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd            12 12 12 11  9  9  5  3  5  8  9 10 13 18 18 13 11 10 11 13
Wind gust                                            20 25 29 28
Clouds              OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00       00-00
Flurries                   S
Rain
Snow                 S  S
Wind chill          13  6  0 -8-10 -5  0 -4-10 -7 -4 -3  6 17 20 16 14 14 13 12
Min chill        22     6    -8   -10    -4   -10    -6    -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
635 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           7          -5          31          17
Temp                12 11  6  1 -3  3  4 -3 -2  3  8 13 18 26 30 27 25 23 21 21
Dewpt               10  7  2 -3 -6 -3 -3 -7 -6 -2  4  9 15 21 24 24 23 21 20 18
RH                  91 83 83 83 86 75 72 82 82 79 83 84 88 81 78 88 92 92 96 88
Wind dir             N  N NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW  W
Wind spd            18 13 12 10 10 10  8  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 FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     10           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 -5-10-15-20-12 -9-15-15-12 -8 -3  4 13 19 17 15 14 11 11
Min chill         2    -5   -15   -20   -15   -15   -11     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
635 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           7         -11          28          16
Temp                19 13  9  4  0  6  6 -2 -7 -8 -4  3  8 18 24 25 25 24 23 20
Dewpt               16 10  5  0 -3 -1 -2 -7-10-11 -8 -1  6 14 19 23 24 23 21 19
RH                  88 87 83 83 87 72 69 79 86 86 82 83 91 84 81 92 96 96 92 96
Wind dir             N  N  N  N NW NW NW  W  W SW  S  S  S SW  W  W  W NW NW NW
Wind spd            17 12 13 11 10 12 10  8  5  5  9 12 14 16 13 11 10  9  6  6
Wind gust                                               25 26 24
Clouds              OV OV B2 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     20           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 -1 -7-12-16-10 -9-17-20-21-20-14 -9  3 12 14 15 14 15 11
Min chill        14    -1   -12   -17   -17   -22   -21   -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
635 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                      -5           7          -3          32          20
Temp                15 11  6  2 -3  3  6  1  1  5  9 14 19 27 30 28 26 25 24 23
Dewpt               11  8  2 -2 -6 -1  0 -2 -2  1  6 11 18 24 27 26 24 23 22 22
RH                  84 87 83 83 86 83 76 87 87 83 87 88 96 88 88 92 92 92 92 96
Wind dir             N  N  N NW NW  W SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd            17 12 10  8  5  5  6  6  6  8  9 10 13 17 17 11  9  6  8 10
Wind gust                                                  27 27
Clouds              OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     10           0           0           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Flurries             S
Snow                                                              S  S  S  S
Wind chill          -1 -4 -9-12-15 -8 -6-12-12 -8 -4  1  6 14 18 18 17 17 15 12
Min chill         4    -4   -12   -15   -12   -12    -7     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
635 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          -4          31          18
Temp                15 12  7  2 -1  3  4  0 -2  1  6 11 18 26 29 27 25 24 23 22
Dewpt               12  9  4 -1 -4 -2 -1 -3 -4 -1  4  8 15 22 24 26 24 24 23 21
RH                  88 87 87 87 87 79 79 87 91 91 91 87 88 85 81 96 96100100 96
Wind dir             N  N  N NW NW NW  W  W SW  S  S  S SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  W
Wind spd            10 12 12 10  9 10  9  5  5  9 10 12 13 16 16 12 10  8  8  8
Wind gust           21                                     26 27
Clouds              OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B2 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           2 -3 -9-14-16-12-10-12-14-14 -9 -4  4 13 17 16 15 15 14 13
Min chill         8    -3   -14   -16   -12   -15   -12    -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
535 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          14           1          32          21
Temp                25 19 14  7  4  8 11  6  5  8 12 16 22 28 31 27 25 26 26 24
Dewpt               22 19 12  6  3  4  5  4  4  7 10 14 19 25 27 26 25 26 26 24
RH                  88100 92 96 95 83 76 91 95 96 91 92 88 88 85 96100100100100
Wind dir             N  N  N  N NW NW  W SW  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd            14 13 13 12  9  9  6  5  6 10 11 13 17 20 20 14 13 12 13 16
Clouds              OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     30           0           0           0          20
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00       00-00
Flurries                   S
Snow                 S  S                                         S  S  S  S
Wind chill          13  6 -1 -9-10 -5  0 -4 -7 -6 -2  2  8 15 18 15 13 15 14 11
Min chill        20     6    -9   -11    -4    -7    -5     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
635 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          30          22
Temp                24 16 12  7  3  6  6  1 -2  1  5  9 13 25 30 27 27 26 24 24
Dewpt               21 14 10  5  2  2  0 -3 -6 -4  1  7 12 22 26 26 26 25 24 23
RH                  88 92 91 91 95 83 76 83 82 79 83 91 96 88 85 96 96 96100 96
Wind dir             N  N  N  N  N NW NW  W  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd            17 18 18 16 12 11  9  5  8 11 16 17 14 16 16 13 13 11 11 11
Wind gust                                                  26 26
Clouds              OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     40           0           0           0          20
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle
Flurries             S  S
Snow                                                                    S  S
Sprinkles
Wind chill          11  0 -6-11-14-10 -8-10-17-16-14 -9 -3 12 19 16 16 15 13 13
Min chill        24     0   -11   -14   -10   -18   -15    -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

$$