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National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1006 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

NDZ015-112200-
Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND
46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft
1006 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

Date             Thu 12/11/25            Fri 12/12/25            Sat 12/13/25
CST 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                      29          -3           3          -8           1
Temp                   22 28 24 21 16  7  1 -2  1  1 -1 -2 -2 -3 -4 -5 -1  1 -5
Dewpt                  18 23 21 18 12  2 -4 -7 -7 -8 -9 -8 -8 -9 -9-10 -9 -8-11
RH                     84 81 88 88 84 79 79 79 68 65 68 75 75 75 78 78 68 65 74
Wind dir                E  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW
Wind spd                4  6  9 12 16 18 16 14 16 16 12 10  8  6  8  8 10  9  5
Wind gust              14                27 26
Clouds                 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20          60           0          40          20
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00           T       00-00
Frzg drzl               S  S  S
Frzg rain
Snow                    S  S  S  L                    S  S  C  C  S  S
Obvis                  PF PF
Wind chill             16 21 14  9  1-12-19-22-19-19-19-19-17-17-19-20-17-14-17
Min chill              11    14     1   -19   -23   -19   -20   -19   -20   -17
Winter Weath            Y  Y


Date               Sun 12/14/25  Mon 12/15/25  Tue 12/16/25  Wed 12/17/25
CST 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           -13    27      15    33      21    44      20    36
Temp          -9   -3 10 19 25   26 28 28 27   30 39 37 29   26 31 31
Dewpt        -14   -7  5 16 21   23 24 25 23   26 32 31 26   24 26 25
PWind dir           S     S       W     W       S     W       W     S
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       5     0       0     5      20    30
Frzg rain                                                     S
Rain                                                     S          C
Snow                                                             C  C

$$
NDZ033-112200-
Dickinson-Stark ND
46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft
906 AM MST Thu Dec 11 2025

Date                Thu 12/11/25            Fri 12/12/25            Sat 12/13/25
MST 3hrly     02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
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                      35          -5           1         -10           1
Temp                   33 31 26 17  8  2 -1 -3 -2 -1 -2 -4 -3 -3 -4 -6 -1  0 -4
Dewpt                  33 29 25 16  6 -2 -6 -7 -7 -8 -9 -8 -8 -7 -7 -9 -7 -6 -8
RH                    100 92 96 96 91 83 79 82 79 71 71 82 78 82 86 86 75 75 82
Wind dir                N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE  N  N NW NW  S
Wind spd               16 11 13 18 18 18 17 17 16 14 10  8  6  8  9  9  9  6  4
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     80          30           5          70          10
QPF 12hr                   0.10        0.01           0        0.06        0.01
Snow 12hr                     T           T       00-00
Frzg drzl                     S
Frzg rain
Rain
Snow                    L  L  C                       C  C  L  L
Wind chill             22 22 14  1-11-19-22-25-23-21-19-19-17-18-20-23-16-13-15
Min chill              22    14   -11   -23   -26   -23   -19   -20   -23   -15
Winter Weath            Y  Y


Date               Sun 12/14/25  Mon 12/15/25  Tue 12/16/25  Wed 12/17/25
MST 6hrly     23   05 11 17 23   05 11 17 23   05 11 17 23   05 11 17
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max           -10    35      22    40      27    45      23    38
Temp          -3    5 21 31 32   28 34 33 33   36 42 35 29   28 34 30
Dewpt         -6    2 16 26 26   25 29 29 27   29 33 30 26   26 27 25
PWind dir           S     S       W    SW      SW     W       W    SW
Wind char          GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC   SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     5      10    20
Rain                                                             S  S

$$
NDZ044-112200-
Hettinger-Adams ND
45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft
906 AM MST Thu Dec 11 2025

Date                Thu 12/11/25            Fri 12/12/25            Sat 12/13/25
MST 3hrly     02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
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                      38          -2           6          -7           4
Temp                   36 34 31 24 16  8  3  2  5  5  2  0  1  0 -1 -1  2  4 -3
Dewpt                  35 33 30 24 14  4 -2 -2 -3 -3 -4 -5 -4 -3 -4 -3 -3 -3 -7
RH                     96 96 96100 92 83 79 83 69 69 75 79 79 87 87 91 79 72 82
Wind dir               NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE NE  N  N NW SE
Wind spd               10 12 13 18 20 20 18 16 14 13 10  5  5  5  6  6  9  6  4
Wind gust                          31 31
Clouds                 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     70          30          20          90          30
QPF 12hr                   0.05        0.01           0        0.14        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Frzg rain                     C
Rain                    L  L
Snow                    S  L                    S  S  C  C  D  D  C  C
Wind chill             29 25 21 10 -1-12-17-17-13-12-14-12-10-12-14-14-13 -8-13
Min chill              29    21    -1   -17   -20   -14   -14   -14   -14   -13
Winter Weath            Y  Y


Date               Sun 12/14/25  Mon 12/15/25  Tue 12/16/25  Wed 12/17/25
MST 6hrly     23   05 11 17 23   05 11 17 23   05 11 17 23   05 11 17
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max           -12    37      19    39      24    45      21    40
Temp          -3    2 18 28 30   27 35 31 30   32 42 36 28   26 36 32
Dewpt         -5    0 14 23 26   24 30 28 25   27 34 31 26   25 29 26
PWind dir          SE     S       W     W      SW     W       W    SW
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     5      10    20
Rain                                                             S

$$
NDZ011-112200-
Minot-Ward ND
48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft
1006 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

Date             Thu 12/11/25            Fri 12/12/25            Sat 12/13/25
CST 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                      23          -9          -4         -15          -4
Temp                   20 21 16 12  5 -1 -5 -8 -6 -6 -8 -8 -8 -9-12-13 -7 -4-10
Dewpt                  17 17 13  8 -1 -7-11-14-14-14-15-14-15-15-17-19-15-13-16
RH                     88 84 88 84 76 75 74 74 67 67 70 74 70 74 78 73 67 64 74
Wind dir                N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
Wind spd                3 10 11 16 18 19 18 18 19 18 13 11 10 10 10 10 10  9  5
Wind gust                          32 33 32 32 32 28
Clouds                 OV B2 OV OV B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          50           0           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00           T       00-00
Frzg drzl               C  S  S
Frzg rain
Snow                    C  S  C  C
Obvis                  PF PF
Wind chill                10  3 -5-15-23-28-32-30-29-29-27-26-27-31-32-25-20-23
Min chill              15     3   -15   -28   -32   -30   -28   -31   -32   -23


Date               Sun 12/14/25  Mon 12/15/25  Tue 12/16/25  Wed 12/17/25
CST 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           -15    31      13    34      22    43      19    33
Temp         -10    0 13 23 28   21 24 26 30   33 40 35 27   23 28 26
Dewpt        -15   -6  6 18 24   18 20 22 26   28 32 28 22   20 22 20
PWind dir           S     S       W    SW      SW     W       W     S
Wind char          GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       5     0       0     5      20    30
Snow                                                          S  C  C

$$
NDZ037-112200-
Jamestown-Stutsman ND
46.93N  98.68W Elev. 1499 ft
1006 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

Date             Thu 12/11/25            Fri 12/12/25            Sat 12/13/25
CST 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                      19          -4           1         -13          -4
Temp                   15 18 16 15 15 10  2 -3 -2 -3 -6 -7 -8 -8-10-11 -7 -4-10
Dewpt                  10 14 14 13 12  5 -4 -8 -8-10-12-13-13-14-14-16-13-12-15
RH                     80 84 92 92 88 80 75 78 75 71 74 74 78 74 82 78 74 67 78
Wind dir               SE  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd                9  6  5  8 12 18 18 18 19 18 13 12 10 10 10 11 13 12  9
Wind gust                             29 32 32 32 29 24 23
Clouds                 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          30           0           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00           T       00-00
Frzg drzl               S  S  S
Snow                    S  S        C
Obvis                  PF PF                   BS
Wind chill              3  9  7  4  1 -8-19-25-24-25-26-27-26-26-29-31-28-23-28
Min chill              -1     5     1   -19   -26   -26   -27   -29   -31   -28


Date               Sun 12/14/25  Mon 12/15/25  Tue 12/16/25  Wed 12/17/25
CST 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           -21    21       8    27      15    40      19    32
Temp         -17  -13  2 11 20   23 23 21 23   28 36 35 28   23 27 26
Dewpt        -20  -18 -2  8 17   20 20 19 20   25 31 30 25   21 23 22
PWind dir           W     S      SW     W       S     W       W     S
Wind char          LT    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC B1 SC B2   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0      10    20
Snow                                                             S  S

$$
NDZ001-112200-
Williston-Williams ND
48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft
1006 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

Date             Thu 12/11/25            Fri 12/12/25            Sat 12/13/25
CST 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                      30          -9          -2         -14          -1
Temp                   28 24 16  7  1 -3 -6 -8 -6 -5 -5 -5 -6 -7 -8-11 -6 -3 -7
Dewpt                  27 21 13  3 -5 -9-12-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-15-12-10-12
RH                     96 88 88 83 75 75 74 78 74 71 71 71 74 78 78 82 74 71 78
Wind dir                N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW SW SE
Wind spd               11 17 19 19 16 16 13 14 17 14 10  5  5  5  6  5  6  6  5
Wind gust              24    31 29
Clouds                 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     60          30           0          30           5
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     T           T       00-00
Frzg drzl               S     S
Frzg rain
Snow                    S  L  C                       S  S  C  C
Obvis                  PF    BS
Wind chill             18 10 -1-13-19-24-26-30-28-26-22-17-19-20-23-25-20-17-20
Min chill              17    -1   -19   -26   -30   -27   -20   -23   -25   -20
Winter Weath            Y  Y


Date               Sun 12/14/25  Mon 12/15/25  Tue 12/16/25  Wed 12/17/25
CST 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           -12    32      17    35      26    42      19    33
Temp          -3    6 21 29 28   23 28 30 32   34 38 33 25   24 30 26
Dewpt         -8    2 17 24 25   20 25 27 27   30 33 29 22   21 25 21
PWind dir          SE     S       W    SW      SW     W       W    SW
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    SC   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     5      20    30
Snow                                                          S  C  S

$$
NDZ021-112200-
Garrison-McLean ND
47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft
1006 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

Date             Thu 12/11/25            Fri 12/12/25            Sat 12/13/25
CST 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                      27          -7          -2         -13          -2
Temp                   23 24 20 14  8  1 -3 -6 -4 -4 -6 -7 -6 -7 -8 -9 -4 -2 -6
Dewpt                  20 21 16 11  4 -4 -9-11-11-11-12-11-12-11-13-14-11-10-11
RH                     88 88 84 88 83 79 75 78 71 71 74 82 74 82 78 78 71 68 78
Wind dir                N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW  W
Wind spd                4 10 10 14 18 18 18 18 18 18 12 10  8  8  9  9 10  9  4
Wind gust                       25 31 32 32 29 28
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     40          50           0          20          10
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00           T       00-00
Frzg drzl               C  S  S
Frzg rain
Snow                    C  S  C  C                    S  S  S  S
Obvis                  PF PF
Wind chill             17 14  9 -1-11-20-25-29-26-26-25-25-21-23-25-26-21-18-17
Min chill              13     9   -11   -25   -29   -27   -26   -25   -26   -20
Winter Weath            Y  Y


Date               Sun 12/14/25  Mon 12/15/25  Tue 12/16/25  Wed 12/17/25
CST 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           -13    30      16    33      21    42      18    34
Temp          -8   -1 12 22 27   24 27 27 28   31 39 34 27   23 29 26
Dewpt        -13   -5  8 19 24   22 23 24 25   27 32 29 25   21 24 23
PWind dir           S     S       W    SW      SW     W       W     S
Wind char          LT    BZ      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       5     0       0     5      20    30
Snow                                                          S  C  C

$$
NDZ043-112200-
Bowman-Bowman ND
46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft
906 AM MST Thu Dec 11 2025

Date                Thu 12/11/25            Fri 12/12/25            Sat 12/13/25
MST 3hrly     02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
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                      39          -1           6          -7           6
Temp                   35 36 31 22 13  7  3  2  3  4  3  1  1  1 -1 -3  1  4 -2
Dewpt                  33 35 31 22 12  3 -1 -2 -2 -2 -4 -3 -2 -2 -3 -4 -3 -2 -5
RH                     92 96100100 96 83 83 83 79 75 72 83 87 87 91 95 83 75 87
Wind dir               NW  N NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  E  E NE NE  N  W SE
Wind spd               10 16 18 20 20 19 17 14 14 13 10  6  6  8  8  8  9  6  6
Clouds                 OV B2 OV OV OV B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     60          30          20          90          20
QPF 12hr                   0.07        0.01           0        0.19        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Frzg rain                     C
Rain                    L  L
Snow                                            S  S  L  L  D  D  S  S
Wind chill             27 26 19  7 -5-13-17-17-16-14-12-12-12-13-15-18-14 -8-15
Min chill              27    19    -5   -17   -19   -16   -13   -15   -18   -15
Winter Weath            Y  Y


Date               Sun 12/14/25  Mon 12/15/25  Tue 12/16/25  Wed 12/17/25
MST 6hrly     23   05 11 17 23   05 11 17 23   05 11 17 23   05 11 17
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            -9    39      23    41      27    45      24    40
Temp           0    5 24 33 31   27 36 34 33   35 42 36 29   28 36 32
Dewpt         -2    3 20 26 26   24 31 29 27   28 34 32 28   26 29 26
PWind dir          SE    SW       W     W      SW     W       W    SW
Wind char          GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     5      10    20
Rain                                                             S

$$
NDZ045-112200-
Selfridge-Sioux ND
46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft
1006 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

Date             Thu 12/11/25            Fri 12/12/25            Sat 12/13/25
CST 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                      28          -1           4          -4           1
Temp                   22 28 26 22 19  9  2  0  1  1  0  0  1  0  0 -2 -1  1 -4
Dewpt                  21 26 24 21 15  5 -3 -5 -6 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -5 -6 -7 -7 -9
RH                     96 92 92 96 84 83 79 79 72 68 71 71 68 75 79 82 75 68 78
Wind dir               SW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NW  N
Wind spd                4  9 10 18 24 26 24 21 19 18 14 13 11 11 12 11 12 10  6
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                     70          40           5          60          20
QPF 12hr                   0.10        0.01           0        0.02        0.01
Snow 12hr                     T           T       00-00
Frzg drzl                  S  S
Frzg rain
Snow                    L  C  C  C                    C  C  L  L  S  S
Obvis                  PF PF
Wind chill             16 19 16  7  2-13-21-23-20-20-19-19-16-17-18-20-19-15-18
Min chill              11    16     2   -21   -25   -20   -19   -18   -20   -18
Winter Weath            Y  Y


Date               Sun 12/14/25  Mon 12/15/25  Tue 12/16/25  Wed 12/17/25
CST 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           -12    28      16    34      24    42      24    35
Temp          -7   -1  9 18 27   27 29 28 28   31 39 36 29   27 31 31
Dewpt        -12   -5  7 15 22   25 28 27 25   27 35 32 27   25 29 27
PWind dir           S     S       W     W      SW     W       W    SW
Wind char          GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0      20    20
Frzg rain                                                     S  S
Rain                                                                S

$$