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National Weather Service Bismarck ND
649 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
NDZ015-130900-
Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND
46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft
649 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 90 63 95 61
Temp 83 73 65 62 60 73 84 87 86 76 69 65 65 76 87 91 88 77 68 65 63
Dewpt 44 45 47 48 50 54 53 53 53 55 55 54 54 58 58 59 60 61 60 59 59
RH 25 37 52 60 69 51 34 31 32 48 61 68 68 54 38 34 39 58 76 81 87
Wind dir SW S S W NW NW NW NW N E SE SE SE S S S E E NE N N
Wind spd 8 5 6 6 8 10 13 12 9 5 5 5 6 10 11 12 12 10 9 9 10
Clouds B1 FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.05
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C C
Tstms C C S S S
Heat index 88
Max heat 82 80 83 86 83 86 90 85
Date 07/15 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 72 55 70 50 73 54 80 58 83
Temp 69 67 61 57 65 66 55 52 67 70 59 55 74 76 63 60 77 80
Dewpt 56 53 52 51 49 48 49 49 51 50 52 52 55 55 56 56 59 57
PWind dir NE NE NE NE E SE SE E NW
Wind char GN GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 50 40 20 10 10 10 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms S S C S S
$$
NDZ033-130900-
Dickinson-Stark ND
46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft
549 PM MDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 57 88 63 92 56
Temp 82 72 63 60 58 73 81 86 86 74 67 66 64 77 85 87 84 72 65 61 59
Dewpt 46 50 46 47 49 52 50 50 51 53 52 51 52 55 55 55 57 59 59 58 57
RH 28 46 54 62 72 48 34 29 30 48 59 58 65 47 36 34 40 64 81 90 93
Wind dir W S W W W NW NW NW N SE SE S S S SE NE N NE N N N
Wind spd 6 8 9 9 8 9 10 8 5 9 10 11 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 13
Clouds SC FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C C
Tstms C S S S S
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 69 51 65 47 70 52 78 55 81
Temp 64 65 56 52 58 62 52 48 64 69 56 53 71 75 61 56 75 79
Dewpt 54 54 52 49 49 49 49 48 50 51 51 51 54 55 56 55 57 55
PWind dir NE NE NE E SE SE SE E NW
Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 60 40 20 10 10 10 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C L C S S S S S
Tstms S C S S S S
$$
NDZ044-130900-
Hettinger-Adams ND
45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft
549 PM MDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 57 89 63 94 56
Temp 83 73 64 60 59 76 84 88 88 76 69 66 64 80 89 92 89 75 66 62 59
Dewpt 42 46 44 44 47 51 49 49 48 52 51 49 49 53 54 55 55 58 59 57 56
RH 24 38 48 55 64 42 30 26 25 43 53 54 58 39 30 29 32 55 78 84 90
Wind dir W S W NW NW NW NW W W SE S S S S S S NE NE NE N N
Wind spd 8 4 6 8 8 9 10 9 6 8 10 11 10 11 12 11 11 10 10 11 13
Wind gust 20
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C C
Tstms C C S
Heat index 80
Max heat 81 80 82 86 84 87 90 84
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 73 51 66 47 68 50 79 54 83
Temp 68 66 58 53 61 65 53 49 62 67 56 52 73 77 61 57 78 82
Dewpt 56 54 51 49 50 50 49 48 51 51 51 51 56 56 56 55 58 55
PWind dir NE NE E NE SE SE SE SE NW
Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 40 60 50 30 10 20 10 30 10
Rain shwrs C C C L C C C C S C S
Tstms S S C S S S S C
$$
NDZ011-130900-
Minot-Ward ND
48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft
649 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 86 61 83 56
Temp 81 72 66 63 62 73 80 83 83 73 67 64 62 69 76 80 79 69 63 59 57
Dewpt 46 48 48 50 52 54 51 51 53 55 54 54 55 57 58 58 58 59 57 55 53
RH 29 42 52 62 70 51 36 33 36 53 63 70 78 66 54 47 49 70 81 87 86
Wind dir SW S W W W NW NW NW NW NE S SE SE E E NE NE N N N N
Wind spd 8 6 10 10 10 13 17 16 12 6 5 6 8 10 11 12 13 13 11 12 12
Wind gust 24 27 26
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 20 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.05
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C
Tstms S S S C S S
Heat index 80 81
Max heat 80 80 82 81 81
Date 07/15 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 70 52 68 50 73 54 78 56 81
Temp 64 67 56 54 62 65 54 51 67 71 58 56 73 75 60 58 74 78
Dewpt 53 49 49 48 46 47 48 47 49 48 51 51 52 54 55 54 56 55
PWind dir NE NE NE NW S S S SE NW
Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 30 10 10 10 10 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C S S S
Tstms S C S
$$
NDZ037-130900-
Jamestown-Stutsman ND
46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft
649 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 85 61 90 60
Temp 77 68 63 61 62 73 80 82 82 71 66 63 64 75 83 87 84 72 67 64 62
Dewpt 55 55 53 51 52 57 55 55 56 57 57 56 57 61 61 62 64 63 62 61 60
RH 47 63 70 70 70 57 42 40 41 61 73 78 78 62 47 43 51 73 84 90 93
Wind dir W S S SW W NW NW NW NW W SW S S SE S S SE E E N N
Wind spd 5 6 9 10 10 13 17 14 10 5 4 4 5 10 13 13 12 10 10 10 10
Wind gust 25
Clouds B1 FW SC SC B1 CL CL CL CL SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 10 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.11
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs L L C C C
Tstms C C S S
Obvis K
Heat index 80 82 83 87 85
Max heat 80 82 83 88 82
Date 07/15 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 71 54 67 50 70 53 76 57 78
Temp 68 66 59 56 62 63 55 53 65 67 57 55 70 72 61 58 73 76
Dewpt 60 57 52 51 53 52 51 50 53 53 53 53 57 57 57 57 61 60
PWind dir N N NE N NE SE SE SE N
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 40 20 10 10 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S S S S
Tstms S C S S S S
$$
NDZ001-130900-
Williston-Williams ND
48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft
649 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 88 62 83 57
Temp 87 77 68 62 60 73 82 86 86 76 70 66 64 71 78 81 79 70 65 62 59
Dewpt 41 47 52 52 52 55 53 53 53 55 55 55 56 58 59 58 58 59 58 56 55
RH 20 35 57 70 75 53 37 32 32 48 59 68 75 63 52 46 49 68 78 81 87
Wind dir W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW E E E NE NE NE NE N NE NE N N
Wind spd 9 6 9 5 5 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 13 13 14 17 17 13 13 14
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 10 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.08
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C C
Tstms C S C S S
Heat index 81
Max heat 84 82 81 85 83 81
Date 07/15 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 68 51 67 50 75 54 79 57 82
Temp 64 66 57 53 63 66 56 52 68 74 61 57 74 78 63 58 76 81
Dewpt 54 51 51 49 49 48 48 48 51 50 51 51 55 54 56 55 57 55
PWind dir NE NE E E SE SE S NE N
Wind char BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 50 30 20 5 10 10 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C S S S S
Tstms S C S
$$
NDZ021-130900-
Garrison-McLean ND
47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft
649 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 57 87 59 87 56
Temp 81 70 63 61 60 73 80 85 84 72 65 63 62 73 79 84 81 69 63 60 58
Dewpt 47 51 48 49 51 55 53 52 53 55 54 54 54 57 58 58 59 61 59 56 55
RH 30 51 58 65 72 53 39 32 34 55 68 72 75 57 49 41 47 76 87 87 90
Wind dir SW S W NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE SE SE SE E E NE NE N N N
Wind spd 5 4 5 8 9 12 14 13 10 5 5 6 9 10 11 11 12 11 10 12 12
Wind gust 24
Clouds B1 FW SC FW FW CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.03
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C C
Tstms C S S S S
Heat index 80 84 81
Max heat 80 80 83 81 84
Date 07/15 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 69 51 67 48 71 52 78 54 80
Temp 64 65 55 52 61 63 52 50 65 69 56 53 71 75 60 57 74 77
Dewpt 54 51 50 49 49 48 48 47 49 50 51 51 54 55 56 55 57 55
PWind dir NE NE NE NE SE SE SE E NW
Wind char BZ GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 50 40 20 10 10 10 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C S S S S S
Tstms S C S S
$$
NDZ043-130900-
Bowman-Bowman ND
46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft
549 PM MDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 58 90 62 93 56
Temp 85 73 65 61 59 75 83 88 88 76 69 65 64 79 87 91 89 74 66 61 58
Dewpt 44 47 43 46 48 51 48 49 49 52 50 49 49 53 55 54 55 57 58 57 56
RH 24 40 45 58 67 43 30 26 26 43 51 56 58 41 34 29 32 55 75 87 93
Wind dir W W NW NW NW W W W W SE S S S S SW W N NE NE N N
Wind spd 1 3 8 8 6 8 9 8 9 10 12 13 11 12 12 11 12 11 11 12 13
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C C
Tstms S S S S
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 71 51 65 47 70 50 79 54 83
Temp 66 66 58 53 60 63 52 48 62 69 56 52 73 78 61 56 77 82
Dewpt 55 53 51 49 50 50 49 48 51 52 51 51 56 54 55 55 57 55
PWind dir NE E E E SE SE SE E NW
Wind char BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 60 50 30 10 10 10 20 10
Rain shwrs C C C L C C C S S S
Tstms C C S C S S
$$
NDZ045-130900-
Selfridge-Sioux ND
46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft
649 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 87 66 92 61
Temp 81 72 67 64 62 73 81 86 85 76 70 68 67 78 86 90 87 77 71 66 62
Dewpt 45 47 46 45 49 54 53 53 53 53 53 52 52 57 58 59 58 60 60 59 59
RH 28 41 47 50 62 51 38 32 33 45 55 57 59 48 39 35 38 56 68 78 90
Wind dir SW S S SW W NW NW NW N SE S S S S S S S E E NE N
Wind spd 4 5 12 12 12 13 14 12 8 9 10 11 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 14
Clouds SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.06
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C C
Tstms C C S S C
Date 07/15 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 74 54 67 51 67 54 77 59 81
Temp 68 66 60 56 63 64 57 53 62 67 59 55 71 75 63 59 75 79
Dewpt 59 54 51 49 51 50 51 50 53 51 52 52 57 56 56 56 61 56
PWind dir NE NE NE NE E SE SE E NW
Wind char BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 50 40 30 20 10 10 30 10
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C S S C
Tstms C S S S S S
$$