Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
605 FOUS53 KBIS 241236 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 735 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026 NDZ015-242100- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 735 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 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 91 59 83 56 82 Temp 74 84 88 86 73 67 64 61 69 77 81 79 70 64 60 57 67 77 80 79 Dewpt 65 67 63 57 54 52 50 51 55 55 53 53 55 56 56 55 56 51 48 47 RH 74 57 43 37 51 59 60 70 61 47 38 41 59 75 87 93 68 40 33 32 Wind dir S W NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N Wind spd 6 6 10 9 6 6 8 9 16 19 20 18 10 8 6 6 8 11 11 9 Wind gust 27 31 33 28 Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 87 89 Max heat 87 89 82 80 80 Date Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 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 52 84 57 85 58 87 58 85 Temp 61 53 78 81 65 59 78 82 66 60 81 83 66 60 79 80 Dewpt 52 51 49 49 52 52 58 61 61 59 61 60 61 59 60 57 PWind dir N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind char LT LT GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 20 20 30 40 Rain shwrs C S S S S S C C C C Tstms S S S S S C S $$ NDZ033-242100- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 635 AM MDT Mon Aug 24 2026 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 87 56 81 50 81 Temp 70 82 86 83 69 64 60 56 67 75 79 77 66 59 55 51 66 75 79 77 Dewpt 58 54 41 43 46 46 47 48 53 51 49 47 49 50 50 49 53 47 44 43 RH 66 38 21 24 44 52 62 74 61 43 35 35 54 72 83 93 63 37 29 30 Wind dir NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N Wind spd 10 16 16 16 10 10 10 11 18 20 19 17 8 5 4 3 3 6 6 8 Wind gust 26 28 32 31 27 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 51 86 57 87 57 86 56 83 Temp 58 52 79 83 65 59 80 83 64 58 82 81 63 57 78 77 Dewpt 47 46 47 48 51 53 59 57 57 55 56 54 56 55 54 50 PWind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE S Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 5 30 30 20 20 50 30 Rain shwrs C C S S S C C S C Tstms S S S S S C S $$ NDZ044-242100- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 635 AM MDT Mon Aug 24 2026 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 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 89 55 83 50 83 Temp 74 85 88 84 68 62 58 56 68 77 81 77 65 58 53 51 67 77 81 78 Dewpt 61 59 46 44 47 46 45 46 52 50 49 47 49 49 49 49 52 47 44 42 RH 64 41 23 25 47 56 62 69 57 39 33 35 56 72 86 93 59 35 27 28 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW N N N Wind spd 5 16 14 12 8 5 8 8 16 20 20 18 6 4 3 2 2 6 6 6 Wind gust 26 25 26 33 32 28 Clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 85 Max heat 85 85 80 80 Date Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 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 51 86 57 88 56 87 55 84 Temp 58 52 80 82 64 58 81 83 63 57 82 81 63 56 79 79 Dewpt 48 47 50 51 54 55 61 57 58 57 57 56 58 56 55 51 PWind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE E Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 5 40 20 20 20 40 20 Rain shwrs C S S S S C S S S Tstms S S S S C $$ NDZ056-242100- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 735 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 86 59 79 54 79 Temp 73 81 85 82 69 64 61 59 67 73 77 75 66 60 57 54 66 75 78 76 Dewpt 67 67 58 54 53 54 54 55 57 57 57 57 57 57 56 54 54 51 49 51 RH 81 63 40 38 57 70 78 87 70 57 50 54 73 90 96100 65 43 36 42 Wind dir SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N Wind spd 11 10 14 13 11 10 12 14 20 21 21 19 12 10 9 9 10 11 10 10 Wind gust 32 25 24 27 34 35 35 32 Clouds SC B1 FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 20 0 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Tstms S Heat index 83 Max heat 83 84 Date Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 50 81 55 82 56 84 57 80 Temp 57 50 76 78 59 56 75 78 61 57 79 79 62 57 76 75 Dewpt 52 49 50 51 51 50 56 60 58 56 60 59 59 57 58 57 PWind dir NW SE SE SE SE SE SE S Wind char LT LT GN GN GN LT LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 20 20 40 40 Rain shwrs C C S S S C C C C Tstms S S S S $$ NDZ037-242100- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 735 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 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 87 59 79 57 79 Temp 71 81 86 81 69 65 63 60 70 76 78 76 67 63 60 58 68 75 78 75 Dewpt 63 67 67 67 66 61 57 55 59 60 59 59 60 59 59 58 59 57 54 53 RH 76 63 53 63 90 87 81 84 68 58 52 56 78 87 96100 73 54 43 46 Wind dir S S SW W S W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N Wind spd 11 12 10 10 9 8 9 11 17 20 21 18 12 11 11 11 14 14 14 11 Wind gust 32 27 32 33 28 23 25 25 Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 40 30 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C Tstms C Heat index 83 89 83 Max heat 83 89 Date Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 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 51 78 53 80 57 82 58 81 Temp 57 51 74 76 59 55 76 77 62 58 78 79 64 60 77 77 Dewpt 54 51 53 51 51 50 57 60 60 58 64 63 62 60 64 63 PWind dir N NE E SE SE SE SE SE Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 30 20 30 30 Rain shwrs S C C S S C S C Tstms S S S $$ NDZ001-242100- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 735 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 85 58 80 53 80 Temp 72 81 84 83 72 67 63 59 65 75 80 79 68 62 57 53 63 75 79 79 Dewpt 57 50 47 48 50 52 53 54 55 54 52 50 51 51 51 50 54 51 47 47 RH 59 34 28 30 46 59 70 83 70 48 38 36 54 67 80 89 72 43 32 32 Wind dir NW W W W W NW W W NW NW NW NW N N N NW N N N NE Wind spd 12 20 25 21 13 12 12 14 21 23 23 19 10 6 4 3 3 5 5 6 Wind gust 24 31 35 33 34 34 29 Clouds B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Tstms S Heat index 80 Max heat 80 82 80 80 Date Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 54 84 59 87 58 86 57 80 Temp 61 55 79 82 67 61 79 84 66 58 81 82 66 58 76 77 Dewpt 50 49 50 51 52 53 59 57 57 56 59 55 57 55 56 52 PWind dir E SE SE SE SE SE E S Wind char LT GN BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 30 30 20 20 40 40 Rain shwrs C C S S S C C C C Tstms S S S S S S $$ NDZ021-242100- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 735 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 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 56 79 51 79 Temp 74 81 85 82 68 63 60 58 68 74 77 76 65 60 56 53 67 75 78 76 Dewpt 66 65 54 51 52 51 51 52 56 56 55 54 55 54 53 52 54 51 47 47 RH 76 58 35 34 57 65 72 80 65 53 47 46 70 81 90 96 63 43 33 36 Wind dir SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N Wind spd 8 10 14 12 9 9 10 12 19 21 21 17 11 8 6 6 8 10 9 8 Wind gust 24 25 23 24 33 33 34 28 Clouds FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs Tstms Heat index 83 Max heat 83 84 Date Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 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 49 81 54 82 54 84 55 81 Temp 57 51 76 79 61 56 76 79 62 56 79 80 62 56 76 76 Dewpt 50 49 50 49 51 49 57 60 59 55 60 58 59 56 58 56 PWind dir N SE E SE SE SE SE SE Wind char LT LT GN GN GN LT LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 30 20 50 40 Rain shwrs S S C S S S C C C C Tstms S S S S C S $$ NDZ043-242100- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 635 AM MDT Mon Aug 24 2026 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 88 55 83 49 84 Temp 74 83 87 83 68 61 58 55 68 77 81 78 65 58 53 50 67 78 81 79 Dewpt 55 45 37 39 44 44 43 44 50 48 46 44 47 47 46 46 50 44 40 39 RH 51 26 17 21 42 53 57 66 52 36 29 30 52 67 77 86 54 30 23 24 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW N N N NE Wind spd 16 20 19 19 11 8 9 10 17 21 23 20 9 5 4 2 2 6 9 10 Wind gust 28 31 29 34 34 Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 51 87 57 90 57 88 55 85 Temp 58 52 81 84 64 58 83 85 63 58 83 82 62 56 80 79 Dewpt 46 45 49 49 53 55 58 52 56 55 54 52 56 55 52 47 PWind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SW Wind char GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 5 50 20 30 40 30 30 Rain shwrs S C S S C C C C S C Tstms S S S S S $$ NDZ045-242100- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 735 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026 Date Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 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 89 61 82 56 80 Temp 72 84 88 86 73 68 64 61 70 78 81 78 69 64 59 56 67 76 80 78 Dewpt 63 66 63 56 54 52 49 48 54 54 52 51 53 55 54 53 57 52 48 47 RH 73 55 43 36 51 57 58 62 57 43 37 39 57 73 83 90 70 43 33 33 Wind dir S W NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N Wind spd 5 6 9 9 8 9 11 12 18 21 21 19 10 9 9 9 10 11 11 9 Wind gust 16 28 33 34 29 Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 86 89 Max heat 86 90 82 80 Date Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 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 54 83 60 83 60 85 60 83 Temp 61 54 78 81 66 60 78 81 66 61 80 82 67 61 79 79 Dewpt 52 50 50 49 54 53 61 62 63 59 62 59 62 59 60 56 PWind dir NE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind char LT LT GN GN GN LT GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 FW PoP 12hr 0 0 20 40 20 20 30 30 Rain shwrs S C S S S S C C S C Tstms S C S S S S C S $$