Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
735
FOUS53 KBIS 131136
PFMBIS

Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
636 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

NDZ015-132100-
Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND
46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft
636 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date             Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25
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                      53          38          50          40          55
Temp             38 41 46 51 48 42 40 39 39 42 46 48 47 45 43 43 42 44 51 54 53
Dewpt            30 31 30 30 31 32 33 33 33 36 37 38 40 41 41 40 41 43 45 46 48
RH               73 67 53 44 51 67 76 79 79 79 71 68 76 86 93 89 96 96 80 74 83
Wind dir          W NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd         11  9  5  5  5  5  8  9 11 12 13 13 12 10  9  8  8  9 10 11 10
Wind gust        27 19
Clouds           OV B2 FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          20          50           5          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.02           0        0.04
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                C  C  C  C              C  C  C  C  L
Wind chill       31                   33 32 35
Min chill        31    31          35    32    32          38    37    37
Freeze            W


Date          Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25
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          46    60      42    59      38    54      33    60
Temp          50 49 56 55   48 45 54 53   44 40 50 49   40 36 54 53
Dewpt         49 49 51 49   46 43 43 42   39 36 36 34   33 30 36 36
PWind dir         E     N       W     W       W    NW       W    SW
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV OV B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         70    70      40    40      20    30       5     5
Rain shwrs     L  L  L  C    C  C  C  C    S  S  C  C
Tstms          S  C

$$
NDZ033-132100-
Dickinson-Stark ND
46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft
536 AM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date             Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25
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                      49          37          51          38          53
Temp             34 37 43 49 45 39 38 39 38 43 47 49 47 42 41 41 40 44 49 52 50
Dewpt            27 28 28 28 29 30 30 33 35 39 40 41 41 41 41 41 40 44 45 46 47
RH               75 70 55 44 53 70 73 79 89 86 76 74 79 96100100100100 86 80 89
Wind dir         NW NW NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E SE  E  E
Wind spd         16 10  5 10 10 11 13 13 16 17 18 18 13 12 10 10 10 11 13 13 10
Wind gust                                      28
Clouds           OV B2 FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          20          30          20          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.06
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S  C  C              S  S  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                                                         S
Wind chill       24 29          32 30 31 29 35          35 35 35 33 38
Min chill        24    23          30    29    30          34    33    35
Freeze            W


Date               Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25
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            42    55      38    56      34    54      32    60
Temp          47   45 51 50 42   40 53 50 40   37 50 46 36   35 55 52
Dewpt         46   45 47 44 42   40 40 37 35   33 33 30 30   29 33 34
PWind dir           E    NW       W     W       W    NW       W    SW
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   OV B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 SC SC   B1 SC SC FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr           80    60      50    30      30    20       5     5
Rain shwrs     C    D  L  C  C    C  C  S  S    C  S
Tstms          S

$$
NDZ044-132100-
Hettinger-Adams ND
45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft
536 AM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date             Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25
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                      52          38          51          37          52
Temp             25 33 44 50 47 40 40 40 39 44 48 49 47 42 42 41 40 45 49 51 51
Dewpt            25 28 29 29 31 32 33 34 35 41 41 42 43 42 42 41 40 45 48 48 50
RH              100 82 55 44 53 73 76 79 85 89 77 77 86100100100100100 96 89 96
Wind dir         NW  N  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd          3  5  9 12 12 13 16 19 21 20 19 18 13 13 11 11 12 12 13 13 10
Wind gust                          26       32 29 28 24
Clouds           CL CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          40          30          30          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.01           0        0.17
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  C  C  C              C  C  C  C  C  C  L
Tstms                                                                      S  S
Wind chill                      32 32 31 29 36          35 36 34 33 39
Min chill        20    21          32    29    29          35    33    34
Freeze            W


Date               Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25
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            41    54      35    57      33    53      30    61
Temp          47   46 52 50 41   38 53 51 40   36 50 46 35   33 55 53
Dewpt         47   46 48 46 41   38 40 37 35   32 33 30 28   27 33 35
PWind dir          NE    NW       W     W       W    NW       W    SW
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV   OV B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr           80    60      40    30      20    20       5     5
Rain shwrs     L    D  L  C  C    C  C  S  S    S  S
Tstms          S

$$
NDZ011-132100-
Minot-Ward ND
48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft
636 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date             Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25
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                      48          30          48          38          53
Temp             36 38 42 47 43 36 32 31 30 37 43 45 44 42 41 40 39 43 49 52 49
Dewpt            28 27 29 29 29 29 29 28 28 31 34 37 37 38 37 38 38 40 42 44 45
RH               72 64 60 49 57 75 88 88 92 79 70 73 76 86 85 92 96 89 77 74 86
Wind dir          W NW NW NW  N NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E
Wind spd         23 18 10  8  5  4  5  5  8 10 12 13 11 10  8  8  8  9 10 11 10
Wind gust        34
Clouds           OV OV B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0          20           0          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S  S  S  S              S  S  C  C  L
Tstms                                                                         S
Wind chill       24 28 36          26 25 22 30 36 39 38 36       33
Min chill        24    23    39    26    22    22    37    35    33    35
Freeze            W


Date          Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25
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          43    55      41    56      37    51      33    58
Temp          47 45 51 51   46 43 52 50   42 38 48 46   39 35 52 51
Dewpt         46 45 49 47   45 43 45 42   38 35 36 34   33 31 36 36
PWind dir         E     N       W     W       W    NW       W    SW
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV OV B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr         60    70      50    50      30    30       5     5
Rain shwrs     L  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  S
Tstms          C

$$
NDZ037-132100-
Jamestown-Stutsman ND
46.93N  98.68W Elev. 1499 ft
636 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date             Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25
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                      52          35          47          38          54
Temp             37 41 47 51 47 39 38 37 36 40 44 46 44 42 42 41 41 45 50 52 51
Dewpt            31 32 31 30 32 32 32 31 30 33 35 36 38 38 38 38 39 41 44 45 47
RH               79 70 53 44 56 76 79 79 79 76 70 68 79 86 86 89 92 86 80 77 86
Wind dir          W NW NW NW  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd         13 13 10  8  4  3  4  5  8 10 11 11 10  9  6  6  8 10 11 12 10
Clouds           CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          10          40           5          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                C  C  C  C              S  S  C  C  C
Wind chill       28 33                   30 33 38    38 36
Min chill        28    28          34    30    31    38    36    36    36


Date          Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25
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          46    63      44    58      38    53      34    58
Temp          50 51 59 56   51 47 54 53   45 41 50 47   40 36 52 49
Dewpt         49 50 56 54   49 45 46 45   41 37 37 36   34 32 35 36
PWind dir        SE     S       W     W       W    NW       W     W
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV OV B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         60    70      40    30      20    20      10     5
Rain shwrs     C  L  L  C    C  C  C  C    S     S  S
Tstms             S     S

$$
NDZ001-132100-
Williston-Williams ND
48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft
636 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date             Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25
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                      46          31          51          39          53
Temp             35 35 40 44 42 37 34 33 32 39 47 50 48 44 43 42 40 43 50 53 51
Dewpt            27 28 29 29 29 29 30 29 30 34 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 42 45 46 46
RH               72 75 64 55 60 72 85 85 92 82 74 68 74 86 89 93100 96 83 77 83
Wind dir         NW NW  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E SE  E  E
Wind spd         13 11  8 10 10 10 11 13 13 16 19 18 14 13 10 10 10 11 13 14 12
Wind gust                                         29
Clouds           OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           5          10           5          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.20
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                                                         S
Wind chill       26 27    38 36 30 26 23 22 30          37 37 36 33 37
Min chill        26    25    36    26    22    23          36    33    33
Freeze            W


Date          Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25
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          43    53      40    55      35    54      32    59
Temp          47 45 51 51   45 42 52 50   41 38 50 49   38 34 53 54
Dewpt         46 45 47 47   43 41 43 39   36 33 35 32   30 29 35 36
PWind dir         E    NW      NW     W       W    NW       W     S
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV OV B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         60    70      40    40      20    20       5     5
Rain shwrs     C  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    S  S  S
Tstms          S

$$
NDZ021-132100-
Garrison-McLean ND
47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft
636 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date             Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25
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                      50          33          49          38          54
Temp             37 38 44 49 45 38 35 35 34 40 45 47 45 41 41 40 40 44 50 52 51
Dewpt            27 28 28 27 29 29 30 29 30 34 36 37 38 39 39 39 39 42 43 44 46
RH               67 67 53 42 53 70 82 78 85 79 70 68 76 92 92 96 96 93 77 74 83
Wind dir         NW NW NW  N NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E SE  E  E
Wind spd         17 13  8  5  5  6  8 10 11 12 13 13 11 10  8  8  8 10 10 11 10
Wind gust        34 27                         24 24
Clouds           OV B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           5          40           5          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.04
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                C  C  C  C              S  S  C  C  L
Tstms                                                                         C
Wind chill       27 30             28 27 26 33 39    39 35          38
Min chill        27    27          28    26    27    39    35    35    35
Freeze            W


Date          Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25
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          42    56      40    57      36    53      32    59
Temp          47 45 53 52   46 42 53 50   42 38 49 47   38 35 52 51
Dewpt         46 45 48 48   45 42 43 42   38 34 35 34   33 30 35 36
PWind dir         E    NW       W     W       W    NW       W    SW
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV OV B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         70    70      50    40      30    30       5     5
Rain shwrs     L  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C
Tstms          C

$$
NDZ043-132100-
Bowman-Bowman ND
46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft
536 AM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date             Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25
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                      51          37          52          37          53
Temp             28 34 43 50 47 39 38 39 38 44 48 50 47 42 42 42 41 45 49 52 51
Dewpt            26 28 28 28 30 31 33 34 36 41 41 42 43 42 42 42 41 45 48 48 49
RH               92 78 55 42 51 73 82 82 92 89 77 74 86100100100100100 96 86 93
Wind dir         NW NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E SE SE SE  E
Wind spd          8  9 11 14 14 18 18 20 21 21 21 20 17 14 13 12 13 13 16 16 13
Clouds           FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          30          20          20          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.07
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             C  S  S              S  S  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                                                   S  S
Wind chill       20 26 37       30 28 29 27 35          34 35 35 33 39
Min chill        19    20          28    27    27          34    33    35
Freeze            W


Date               Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25
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            41    52      36    56      32    53      31    61
Temp          47   45 50 48 41   39 53 50 39   35 49 47 35   33 55 54
Dewpt         46   45 46 44 41   39 38 36 35   32 31 29 28   28 33 34
PWind dir           E    NW       W     W       W    NW       W    SW
Wind char          GN    BZ      GN    BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV   OV B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr           70    60      40    30      20    20       5     5
Rain shwrs     C    L  L  C  C    C  C  S  S    S  S

$$
NDZ045-132100-
Selfridge-Sioux ND
46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft
636 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date             Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25
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                      51          40          48          43          52
Temp             32 36 45 50 47 42 42 41 40 43 46 46 44 43 44 43 43 45 49 52 51
Dewpt            27 29 30 31 32 34 35 35 35 39 40 41 42 43 43 42 43 45 48 50 51
RH               81 75 55 48 56 73 76 79 82 86 79 83 93100 96 96100100 96 93100
Wind dir         NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd          9  6  5  6  6  9 10 13 16 16 17 17 13 13 12 12 13 12 13 13 11
Wind gust        20
Clouds           CL FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          30          50          20          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.03           0        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S  C  C  C  C        S  S  C  C  C  C  C
Wind chill       24 30          36 36 33 32 35 39 39 37 36 38 36 36 39
Min chill        23    24          36    32    33    37    36    36    36
Freeze            W


Date          Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25
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    57      43    56      40    52      36    58
Temp          52 51 55 52   47 44 53 51   45 40 50 46   39 36 52 50
Dewpt         52 51 53 50   46 42 43 41   37 35 35 33   30 29 34 36
PWind dir         E    NW       W     W       W    NW       W    SW
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         80    60      40    30      20    20      10     5
Rain shwrs     C  D  L  C    C  C  C  S       S  S  S
Tstms          S  C

$$