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Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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697 FOUS53 KBIS 141349 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 849 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 NDZ015-142100- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 849 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 Date Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 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 95 60 70 53 66 Temp 74 88 95 92 77 69 65 64 63 65 67 65 63 59 57 56 57 61 64 63 Dewpt 58 58 58 60 63 63 62 61 58 58 56 54 53 53 50 49 49 49 48 48 RH 57 36 29 34 62 81 90 90 84 78 68 68 70 80 77 77 75 65 56 58 Wind dir S S S NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 4 8 10 12 11 10 10 12 14 17 18 17 13 10 10 10 11 12 12 11 Wind gust 26 28 Clouds SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 60 60 40 40 QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0.19 0.02 0.04 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S C C L L C C C C C C C C C Tstms C S C S C Heat index 92 Max heat 87 94 86 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 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 49 73 55 78 59 82 58 84 Temp 54 50 67 72 60 56 73 76 64 60 76 79 64 60 78 78 Dewpt 48 48 49 49 51 53 58 58 59 58 58 57 58 57 60 60 PWind dir NE SE SE SE S N E SE Wind char LT LT LT GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 10 30 40 30 10 20 20 Rain shwrs C S C C C C S S S S Tstms S C S S S S $$ NDZ033-142100- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 749 AM MDT Mon Jul 14 2025 Date Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 92 55 64 48 60 Temp 81 88 92 88 73 65 61 59 58 60 60 59 57 54 53 51 53 55 57 58 Dewpt 57 55 54 58 61 62 60 59 57 56 56 56 54 53 51 49 49 49 48 49 RH 44 33 28 36 66 90 97100 96 87 87 90 90 96 93 93 86 80 72 72 Wind dir SW W N NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE E Wind spd 9 10 10 11 13 12 13 17 18 18 18 16 13 11 12 12 12 13 11 10 Wind gust 28 28 26 21 Clouds SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 10 40 70 60 60 QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0.11 0.10 0.31 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C L L C C C C L L L L C C C Tstms S S C C C C S S S S Heat index 81 Max heat 86 90 83 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 46 69 52 76 54 80 56 81 Temp 48 47 62 68 56 54 71 74 60 57 73 78 61 59 75 77 Dewpt 47 46 49 51 52 53 58 58 57 55 57 56 56 56 59 58 PWind dir E SE SE S W SE SE SE Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 5 30 20 20 5 20 20 Rain shwrs C S C S S S S S Tstms S S S S S $$ NDZ044-142100- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 749 AM MDT Mon Jul 14 2025 Date Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 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 97 57 67 49 59 Temp 84 92 96 95 77 67 63 60 63 65 64 62 57 55 53 51 54 55 56 57 Dewpt 54 55 53 53 61 62 61 59 60 58 57 56 56 53 51 50 50 51 50 50 RH 36 29 24 24 58 84 93 96 90 78 78 81 96 93 93 96 86 86 80 77 Wind dir S SW SW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 14 11 10 10 10 10 11 17 19 19 20 18 17 13 13 13 13 13 14 12 Wind gust 31 29 31 29 27 24 24 Clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 30 60 70 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.07 0.10 0.36 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S C S L L L L C C L L L L C C C Tstms C S S S C C C C S S S S C S Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 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 46 70 52 79 54 82 57 84 Temp 50 48 62 69 57 54 72 77 61 57 76 80 63 59 78 79 Dewpt 49 48 51 52 53 54 60 59 58 55 58 56 57 57 60 58 PWind dir NE SE SE E NE E SE SE Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 40 10 20 20 20 10 30 20 Rain shwrs C S S S S S C S Tstms S S S S S S $$ NDZ011-142100- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 849 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 Date Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 81 56 68 49 68 Temp 68 76 81 78 67 62 60 57 58 61 65 66 61 55 53 51 58 64 67 67 Dewpt 59 59 60 60 60 58 57 55 55 53 52 50 50 47 45 44 45 44 44 43 RH 73 56 49 54 78 87 90 93 90 75 63 56 67 74 74 77 62 48 43 42 Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 9 11 12 13 13 12 13 14 17 17 17 14 11 10 9 9 10 10 10 9 Wind gust 26 27 27 25 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 30 60 50 20 20 QPF 12hr 0 0.08 0.08 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C S S C C C S S S S S S S S Tstms C S S S S Heat index 82 Max heat 82 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 48 73 54 76 56 78 57 81 Temp 53 50 67 71 60 56 70 73 60 57 72 76 62 59 76 78 Dewpt 45 45 47 47 50 51 55 56 57 55 56 55 56 56 58 58 PWind dir SW S SE SE NW N SE S Wind char LT LT GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 10 5 30 40 30 10 20 20 Rain shwrs C C C C S S S S Tstms S C S S S $$ NDZ037-142100- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 849 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 Date Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 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 87 60 69 52 67 Temp 72 81 87 85 73 68 64 63 62 64 64 64 60 59 56 55 60 62 64 64 Dewpt 61 61 62 64 65 64 62 61 60 60 59 56 55 54 52 51 52 52 51 51 RH 68 51 43 50 76 87 93 93 93 87 84 75 84 83 86 86 75 70 63 63 Wind dir S S S SE NE NE NE N NE NE NE N NE N N N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 6 11 12 11 11 10 10 12 17 18 19 17 14 13 13 13 14 16 14 12 Wind gust 28 29 27 25 25 25 Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 10 60 60 30 30 QPF 12hr 0 0.27 0.25 0.02 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C C L L C C S S S S C C C Tstms C C S S S S S Heat index 82 87 86 Max heat 82 88 83 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 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 50 71 53 75 58 78 57 79 Temp 55 52 66 69 58 56 68 71 62 60 72 75 62 60 73 75 Dewpt 50 49 51 51 53 54 59 60 59 59 61 60 58 58 62 62 PWind dir N E SE SE S N E SE Wind char GN LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 30 10 20 40 30 20 10 20 Rain shwrs C S S C C C S S S S Tstms S S S $$ NDZ001-142100- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 849 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 Date Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 84 57 66 52 68 Temp 70 79 84 80 71 65 62 59 59 61 64 64 61 58 55 53 57 62 66 67 Dewpt 55 60 60 61 59 59 57 57 57 56 54 53 52 51 49 48 49 47 45 45 RH 59 52 44 52 66 81 84 93 93 84 70 67 72 77 80 83 75 58 47 45 Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E Wind spd 12 14 14 18 19 17 18 18 20 20 19 17 12 10 10 10 10 11 11 9 Wind gust 25 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 10 70 60 40 30 QPF 12hr 0 0.20 0.26 0.01 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C L L C C C C C C C C S S S Tstms S C S Heat index 84 81 Max heat 84 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 48 72 55 78 55 81 59 82 Temp 53 49 68 72 60 56 72 76 62 57 75 79 64 60 77 80 Dewpt 46 46 49 50 52 52 58 57 57 55 56 54 56 56 60 58 PWind dir SE SE SE S NE SE SE S Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 20 5 30 30 20 5 20 20 Rain shwrs S C C S S S S S Tstms S S S S S S S $$ NDZ021-142100- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 849 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 Date Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 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 86 55 67 49 66 Temp 74 81 86 83 68 63 60 59 58 61 63 64 58 55 53 51 56 61 64 64 Dewpt 58 58 58 61 62 59 58 56 56 56 53 51 52 49 46 45 47 46 44 45 RH 57 46 39 47 81 87 93 90 93 84 70 63 80 80 77 80 72 58 48 50 Wind dir S E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 8 11 12 13 13 12 13 17 18 18 18 14 13 10 10 10 11 11 10 9 Wind gust 24 25 27 29 28 28 26 Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 10 50 60 30 30 QPF 12hr 0 0.18 0.11 0 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S C L L C C S S C C C C C C S Tstms C S S S S Heat index 81 83 Max heat 81 85 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 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 47 72 52 76 54 80 55 81 Temp 51 48 65 69 57 55 70 73 59 57 73 77 61 58 76 78 Dewpt 45 46 48 48 50 52 57 57 57 55 58 56 56 56 60 58 PWind dir NE SE SE S E NE SE S Wind char LT LT LT GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 20 5 30 30 30 10 20 20 Rain shwrs S C C C C S S S Tstms S C S S S S $$ NDZ043-142100- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 749 AM MDT Mon Jul 14 2025 Date Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 97 57 66 48 57 Temp 80 90 96 94 77 67 62 60 61 64 63 62 56 55 53 51 51 53 55 56 Dewpt 54 54 52 53 60 62 61 59 59 58 57 56 56 54 53 51 51 50 50 51 RH 41 30 23 25 56 84 97 96 93 81 81 81100 96100100100 89 83 83 Wind dir SW W NW N NE E N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE E E E Wind spd 9 9 10 10 12 12 13 18 20 20 20 19 17 13 13 14 16 16 14 13 Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 10 30 70 80 70 QPF 12hr 0 0.14 0.08 0.21 0.46 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S L L L L C C D D L L L L C Tstms C S C C C C C S S C S S C Heat index 80 Max heat 88 93 87 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 46 70 52 80 54 82 57 84 Temp 50 48 62 69 57 54 73 78 61 56 76 79 62 58 79 79 Dewpt 50 48 52 53 53 54 59 58 58 56 58 56 57 57 60 56 PWind dir E SE SE E NE SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 40 5 20 20 10 10 20 20 Rain shwrs C S S S S S S Tstms S S S S S $$ NDZ045-142100- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 849 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 Date Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 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 95 62 67 54 61 Temp 79 88 95 93 76 70 66 63 63 64 64 62 60 58 56 54 56 57 59 59 Dewpt 59 59 59 58 62 63 62 62 62 61 59 57 55 54 52 50 51 52 51 49 RH 50 38 30 31 62 78 87 97 97 90 84 84 84 86 86 86 83 83 75 69 Wind dir S S S S SE NE E N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 11 12 13 12 12 11 13 16 18 20 21 20 18 16 16 16 16 14 14 13 Wind gust 32 33 25 Clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 50 60 50 50 QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0.15 0.07 0.13 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C C L L C C C C C C C C C Tstms C C S S C C C S S S Heat index 95 Max heat 87 95 89 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 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 51 70 56 76 60 80 60 81 Temp 55 51 63 69 61 57 71 74 64 60 74 78 65 61 76 78 Dewpt 50 48 52 51 53 54 61 60 59 58 61 57 58 58 63 60 PWind dir NE E SE SE SE NE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 10 20 30 30 10 20 20 Rain shwrs C C S C C C S S S S Tstms S C C S S S S $$