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National Weather Service Bismarck ND
936 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

NDZ015-032100-
Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND
46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft
936 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Date             Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            Mon 10/05/26
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                      69          39          67          41          72
Temp                51 63 69 63 54 48 43 41 49 63 67 62 52 47 45 45 54 65 72 68
Dewpt               42 39 39 36 38 38 39 38 40 37 34 35 36 37 37 38 41 45 49 51
RH                  71 41 33 36 54 68 86 89 71 38 29 36 54 68 73 76 61 48 44 54
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  W NW  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd             6 17 20 14  6  4  3  0  0  4  2  4  5  5  6  8 10 14 13 10
Wind gust              27 33 26
Clouds              B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                     30           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S
Tstms                S


Date          Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26  Fri 10/09/26
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    77      45    72      44    71      44    75
Temp          57 51 71 70   53 47 68 67   53 46 64 66   52 47 68 70
Dewpt         50 43 44 40   41 41 40 38   39 40 40 38   41 43 46 46
PWind dir        SW    NW      NW    NW      NW    NW      SE     S
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC   FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
NDZ033-032100-
Dickinson-Stark ND
46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft
836 AM MDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Date             Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            Mon 10/05/26
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                      67          38          70          44          80
Temp                55 64 67 60 49 45 42 40 51 64 69 63 52 49 47 46 53 69 79 73
Dewpt               45 40 38 33 35 36 36 35 38 37 34 34 36 37 38 39 44 47 46 43
RH                  69 41 34 36 58 70 79 82 61 37 27 34 54 63 71 76 71 45 31 34
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  N  S  S SE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW
Wind spd            11 19 20 11  5  3  3  0  1  5  5  8 10 11 11 11 12 13 12  9
Wind gust           24 32 32 21                                           23
Clouds              B2 FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL 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


Date               Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26  Fri 10/09/26
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    77      46    74      44    70      47    78
Temp          57   53 72 70 52   48 69 67 51   45 66 65 52   50 71 72
Dewpt         40   36 40 37 39   39 38 35 37   37 38 35 39   40 43 40
PWind dir           W    NW       W    NW      SW    NW      SE     S
Wind char          GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW SC   SC SC FW SC   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
NDZ044-032100-
Hettinger-Adams ND
45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft
836 AM MDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Date             Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            Mon 10/05/26
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                      68          39          69          43          78
Temp                56 64 68 60 50 44 41 39 52 64 69 62 52 49 46 43 54 68 77 71
Dewpt               51 44 40 36 37 36 37 35 39 39 38 39 39 39 40 40 46 49 50 48
RH                  83 48 36 41 61 73 85 85 61 40 32 43 61 68 79 89 74 51 39 44
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  S  S SE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
Wind spd             8 16 24 13  4  2  1  1  2  8  9  8 11 10  9  6  8 10 11  6
Wind gust                 36 25                         21 20
Clouds              B2 FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL 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


Date               Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26  Fri 10/09/26
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    77      46    73      45    71      47    77
Temp          56   52 73 70 52   47 69 67 51   45 66 66 52   48 71 71
Dewpt         41   36 40 39 40   39 41 39 38   38 40 40 40   41 45 44
PWind dir           W    NW      NW    NW      NW     N      SE     S
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC FW SC   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
NDZ056-032100-
Minot-Ward ND
48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft
936 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Date             Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            Mon 10/05/26
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                      65          40          64          39          70
Temp                55 62 64 59 50 46 43 41 50 60 63 57 47 44 42 41 52 63 68 64
Dewpt               46 45 42 40 39 38 38 36 39 38 36 37 36 35 35 35 39 45 49 50
RH                  72 54 45 49 66 73 82 82 66 44 36 47 65 70 76 79 61 52 51 60
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW  N  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind spd            12 19 20 12  9  8  6  6  5  5  4  3  5  6  8  9 12 17 16  9
Wind gust           23 29 33 24                                        28 27
Clouds              B2 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C
Tstms                S
Wind chill                                                       35
Min chill                                36    37                34    38


Date          Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26  Fri 10/09/26
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    72      45    68      43    64      44    70
Temp          55 51 67 66   51 46 64 62   48 43 59 59   48 46 65 65
Dewpt         48 42 45 41   39 36 39 38   37 37 41 39   39 39 46 47
PWind dir        SW    NW      NW    NW       W    NW       S     S
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    BZ
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
NDZ037-032100-
Jamestown-Stutsman ND
46.93N  98.68W Elev. 1499 ft
936 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Date             Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            Mon 10/05/26
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                      68          39          64          36          67
Temp                48 60 67 61 54 48 44 42 52 62 63 58 49 43 40 39 50 62 66 62
Dewpt               41 43 43 43 44 41 40 39 43 37 36 38 39 37 36 35 41 41 45 48
RH                  77 53 42 51 69 77 86 89 71 39 36 47 68 79 85 85 71 46 47 60
Wind dir             W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N SE SE SE SE SE  S
Wind spd             6 13 20 16 11  6  8  6  8 11 10  3  0  0  5  6 11 17 17 11
Wind gust              24 32 31 21                                     27 28 21
Clouds              B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C
Tstms                S


Date          Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26  Fri 10/09/26
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          48    72      45    69      43    67      43    70
Temp          54 51 69 66   53 47 66 63   51 45 63 62   51 46 65 65
Dewpt         50 48 48 46   42 39 40 41   39 38 39 42   41 41 46 50
PWind dir         S    NW      NW    NW       W    NW      SW     S
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW SC   SC B1 B1 SC   FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0       5     0       0     0

$$
NDZ001-032100-
Williston-Williams ND
48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft
936 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Date             Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            Mon 10/05/26
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                      65          38          65          45          77
Temp                56 63 64 60 50 45 43 39 47 61 64 61 52 50 48 47 53 67 76 71
Dewpt               39 39 40 38 38 37 36 35 40 39 37 37 37 37 37 39 44 48 50 47
RH                  53 41 41 44 63 73 76 85 76 44 37 41 56 61 65 74 71 50 40 42
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S SW  W
Wind spd            14 19 20 11  4  2  2  1  2  4  5  8 10 12 12 12 14 16 13  9
Wind gust                 31
Clouds              FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr                     10           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs
Tstms


Date          Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26  Fri 10/09/26
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    72      45    69      43    68      46    74
Temp          56 49 67 67   51 46 65 64   49 44 62 64   52 48 67 69
Dewpt         43 40 44 41   39 37 40 39   38 37 40 39   39 39 44 44
PWind dir         W    NW       N     N       N     N      SE     S
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    BZ
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
NDZ021-032100-
Garrison-McLean ND
47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft
936 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Date             Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            Mon 10/05/26
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                      67          38          65          40          72
Temp                54 62 66 60 50 46 43 41 50 61 65 59 50 46 44 44 53 64 70 67
Dewpt               46 42 38 35 37 37 38 37 40 37 33 33 36 36 37 37 40 44 48 49
RH                  74 48 36 39 61 71 82 85 68 41 30 37 58 68 76 76 61 48 45 52
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd            11 19 21 12  6  4  4  3  1  4  0  2  6  6  8 10 13 17 16 10
Wind gust           25 32 33 24                                     24 27 26
Clouds              B2 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr                     30           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S
Tstms                S
Wind chill                                                       38
Min chill                                39                      38


Date          Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26  Fri 10/09/26
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    74      45    70      42    68      45    73
Temp          56 51 69 68   51 47 66 64   50 44 63 63   50 47 66 67
Dewpt         47 42 44 38   39 38 38 35   37 38 39 37   39 40 45 44
PWind dir        SW    NW      NW    NW      NW    NW      SE     S
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
NDZ043-032100-
Bowman-Bowman ND
46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft
836 AM MDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Date             Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            Mon 10/05/26
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                      68          39          70          43          83
Temp                58 65 67 60 49 45 42 40 52 66 70 64 54 51 47 44 54 73 82 74
Dewpt               47 40 36 32 34 34 34 33 36 36 35 36 37 38 39 39 43 46 41 38
RH                  67 40 32 35 56 65 73 76 54 33 27 35 52 61 74 82 66 38 23 27
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  W  W
Wind spd            18 24 26 16  5  3  2  3  5 12 12 12 14 14 12 10 11 14 16 10
Wind gust           33 37 39 26                         25                27
Clouds              B2 FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL 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
Tstms
Wind chill                                                       38
Min chill                                38    38                38


Date               Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26  Fri 10/09/26
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            52    78      47    75      45    73      48    79
Temp          57   53 74 71 53   48 71 69 52   46 68 67 53   49 74 73
Dewpt         37   33 36 34 37   36 36 34 37   36 36 34 38   38 40 38
PWind dir           W    NW       W    NW       W    NW      SE     S
Wind char          GN    BZ      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC FW SC   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
NDZ045-032100-
Selfridge-Sioux ND
46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft
936 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Date             Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            Mon 10/05/26
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                      69          42          65          47          70
Temp                63 69 67 60 53 48 44 42 50 60 65 59 53 50 48 48 54 63 70 66
Dewpt               53 48 41 37 36 36 38 36 40 37 36 37 37 38 41 40 44 48 53 54
RH                  70 47 39 42 52 63 79 79 68 42 34 44 54 63 77 74 69 58 55 65
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  N  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd            13 21 24 16  9  5  5  4  3  4  3  4  8 10 12 13 14 14 13  9
Wind gust           26 34 36 27                                           24
Clouds              B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL 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           S
Tstms                S


Date          Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26  Fri 10/09/26
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          53    75      49    70      48    68      49    72
Temp          58 53 70 68   55 50 66 65   54 48 63 63   54 50 66 68
Dewpt         50 41 43 41   41 40 41 41   39 39 40 40   41 43 48 49
PWind dir        SW    NW      NW    NW      SW    NW      SE     S
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 SC SC   FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$