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Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1249 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
NDZ015-142100-
Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND
46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft
1249 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
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 71 48 66 44 72
Temp 69 71 66 59 55 51 50 54 59 62 62 55 49 46 45 59 67 70 68
Dewpt 47 49 52 52 51 49 47 48 47 46 45 46 45 44 43 48 47 45 45
RH 45 46 61 78 86 93 89 80 64 56 54 72 86 93 93 67 49 41 43
Wind dir S S S SW N NW NW NW NW N N N W W SW SW W NW NW
Wind spd 10 9 10 9 9 10 9 10 10 11 10 6 4 4 3 5 9 13 11
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 50 20 10 50
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.13 0 0 0.05
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C C C S S S S C C C
Tstms S S S S S S C
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 74 47 69 46 68 44 69
Temp 53 48 69 71 55 49 64 64 52 47 63 66 51 46 65 67
Dewpt 46 44 47 48 47 45 44 44 43 42 41 40 41 40 42 42
PWind dir W SW N NW NW NW NW NE
Wind char GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 40 30 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C C C S S S S S
Tstms C S S S C S
$$
NDZ033-142100-
Dickinson-Stark ND
46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft
1149 AM MDT Tue May 14 2024
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 71 43 66 44 70
Temp 69 70 65 56 50 45 45 52 59 63 63 53 48 45 47 59 67 67 66
Dewpt 50 48 48 48 45 43 41 43 43 42 41 42 43 41 42 46 44 43 41
RH 51 45 54 74 83 93 86 71 55 46 44 66 83 86 83 62 43 42 40
Wind dir NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW N E S SW SW W W NW NW
Wind spd 13 13 17 13 10 10 10 12 13 12 10 5 6 9 10 12 17 19 18
Wind gust 29
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 10 50
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.03 0 0 0.01
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C C C C
Tstms S S S
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 46 74 44 65 41 66 40 69
Temp 50 47 68 68 51 46 61 60 47 42 62 64 47 43 63 65
Dewpt 41 41 44 44 42 40 40 40 39 37 37 36 37 36 39 39
PWind dir W W NW NW NW NW NW E
Wind char GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 30 20 20 20 10 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
NDZ044-142100-
Hettinger-Adams ND
45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft
1149 AM MDT Tue May 14 2024
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
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 74 43 67 44 72
Temp 70 69 65 56 50 47 45 54 61 65 65 54 47 45 46 60 69 70 68
Dewpt 48 48 51 50 48 45 42 44 43 41 41 42 41 41 41 46 43 42 41
RH 45 47 60 80 93 93 89 69 51 41 41 64 79 86 83 60 39 36 37
Wind dir N N N N N N NW NW NW NW N N S SW SW W W NW NW
Wind spd 11 12 12 10 12 10 11 13 16 14 12 5 5 6 9 12 17 20 18
Wind gust 21
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 30 10 10 40
QPF 12hr 0.06 0.05 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C S C C C C S
Tstms S S S S S
Wind chill 39
Min chill 39
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 44 77 44 68 41 68 41 70
Temp 51 47 71 70 52 47 64 64 48 42 63 66 48 44 65 66
Dewpt 40 41 43 45 43 41 39 38 37 36 36 35 36 36 39 40
PWind dir W W NW NW NW NW NW E
Wind char GN BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 30 30 20 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S C C S S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S C S S S
$$
NDZ011-142100-
Minot-Ward ND
48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft
1249 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 70 46 63 45 69
Temp 68 68 62 54 51 49 47 52 56 60 61 54 49 46 47 59 64 67 64
Dewpt 49 49 50 49 47 45 45 46 46 46 44 45 44 43 44 47 47 45 44
RH 51 51 65 83 86 86 93 80 69 60 53 71 83 89 89 64 54 45 48
Wind dir S NW N N N N NW NW NW N N SE S SW SW SW W W NW
Wind spd 4 9 16 14 12 12 11 12 11 10 8 5 5 5 6 9 12 14 13
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 20 60
QPF 12hr 0.07 0.04 0 0 0.08
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S S S S S S C C L L C
Tstms S S S S S
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 46 69 46 65 45 65 43 68
Temp 51 48 65 67 52 47 61 60 49 46 61 62 49 45 63 64
Dewpt 44 43 46 46 46 42 43 42 42 40 40 40 40 39 41 40
PWind dir W SW NW W NW NW NW N
Wind char GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 50 40 30 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C C S S S S S S
Tstms S S
$$
NDZ037-142100-
Jamestown-Stutsman ND
46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft
1249 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
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 71 51 66 47 73
Temp 65 69 67 59 56 54 53 57 61 63 60 56 51 49 48 60 68 71 68
Dewpt 38 41 44 47 47 48 47 50 50 49 48 48 47 46 45 48 47 47 47
RH 37 36 43 64 72 80 80 77 67 60 64 74 86 89 89 64 47 42 47
Wind dir SE S S S S SE SW W W NW NW N NW W W W W W W
Wind spd 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 10 10 8 6 6 5 6 10 11 11
Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 20 70 70 10 40
QPF 12hr 0 0.08 0.06 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C S L L L L C C C C C
Tstms S S S S S C C
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 74 50 70 48 69 46 69
Temp 54 50 69 71 55 51 66 65 53 49 64 65 51 47 64 65
Dewpt 48 45 47 48 48 47 47 45 45 43 43 42 42 42 43 42
PWind dir W SW NE W W NW NW N
Wind char GN GN GN GN BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 30 30 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C C C S S S S S S
Tstms C S S S C S S
$$
NDZ001-142100-
Williston-Williams ND
48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft
1249 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 68 44 68 47 69
Temp 66 66 61 54 50 46 45 52 61 67 67 58 53 50 49 58 65 68 67
Dewpt 50 48 47 45 45 44 43 45 44 43 43 46 45 45 45 48 45 43 41
RH 56 52 60 71 83 93 93 77 53 42 42 64 74 83 86 69 48 40 39
Wind dir NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW S S S SW W NW W NW
Wind spd 16 18 18 12 11 8 5 6 9 9 8 5 5 5 5 10 16 18 18
Wind gust 28
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 30 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C C
Tstms S
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 46 72 45 63 43 66 42 69
Temp 52 48 66 68 53 46 59 61 49 44 62 65 50 45 65 67
Dewpt 43 43 45 44 43 42 42 41 41 40 39 38 39 39 41 41
PWind dir NE SW NW NW NW NW NE E
Wind char GN GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 30 30 20 20 10 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C S S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
NDZ021-142100-
Garrison-McLean ND
47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft
1249 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
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 70 46 64 44 69
Temp 67 69 65 55 51 48 47 52 56 60 62 53 49 45 45 57 64 67 65
Dewpt 47 48 51 50 48 45 45 46 45 44 44 45 44 43 43 47 46 43 44
RH 49 47 60 83 89 89 93 80 66 55 52 74 83 93 93 69 52 42 46
Wind dir SW W NW N N N NW N NW N N E S SW SW SW W W NW
Wind spd 1 6 16 14 13 12 10 12 11 11 9 5 5 5 4 6 13 17 18
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 10 50
QPF 12hr 0.03 0.03 0 0 0.06
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C
Tstms S S S S S
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 45 70 45 65 43 65 42 67
Temp 50 47 65 68 52 47 61 61 48 45 60 63 48 44 63 65
Dewpt 44 43 46 46 45 43 43 42 42 40 40 40 40 39 41 41
PWind dir W SW N W NW NW N NE
Wind char GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 40 30 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
NDZ043-142100-
Bowman-Bowman ND
46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft
1149 AM MDT Tue May 14 2024
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 72 43 67 45 70
Temp 69 70 67 57 52 46 44 53 61 65 65 55 49 46 47 60 67 69 67
Dewpt 46 45 46 47 45 44 42 43 41 41 40 41 41 41 42 45 43 41 40
RH 44 41 47 69 77 93 93 69 48 41 40 59 74 83 83 58 42 36 37
Wind dir NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW S SW SW W W NW NW
Wind spd 11 11 17 13 11 10 10 12 16 14 12 5 5 8 10 13 18 21 18
Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 20 40
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.02 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C S
Tstms S S S
Wind chill 38
Min chill 38
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 45 76 44 66 41 66 42 69
Temp 51 47 70 70 52 46 63 62 47 42 62 64 48 44 65 66
Dewpt 40 41 43 42 41 40 37 37 37 36 36 35 35 37 38 39
PWind dir W W NW NW NW NW W SE
Wind char GN BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20
Rain shwrs S C S C C S S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S C S S
$$
NDZ045-142100-
Selfridge-Sioux ND
46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft
1249 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
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 66 47 62 45 69
Temp 63 65 61 56 53 51 48 51 56 60 60 53 49 46 46 57 64 67 66
Dewpt 45 48 52 51 51 49 48 48 47 46 46 46 45 44 44 48 47 45 46
RH 52 54 72 83 93 93100 89 72 60 60 77 86 93 93 72 54 45 48
Wind dir S S S S W NW NW NW NW N N N W W SW W W W NW
Wind spd 8 8 12 10 8 11 12 13 13 13 12 9 6 9 9 10 11 14 13
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 40 60 30 5 50
QPF 12hr 0.03 0.16 0.01 0 0.03
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C C L C S S C C C
Tstms S S S S S S S
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 47 72 47 67 45 65 44 67
Temp 53 48 66 71 55 49 61 63 51 46 60 64 51 46 63 64
Dewpt 43 44 48 49 47 46 44 42 42 41 40 40 40 40 42 43
PWind dir W SW NW NW NW NW NW NE
Wind char GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 40 20 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S C S S S S S S
Tstms S S C S S C S
$$