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National Weather Service Bismarck ND
509 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024
NDZ015-040900-
Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND
46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft
509 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon
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 32 59 35 70 50
Temp 52 45 38 34 32 44 51 56 57 46 41 38 36 53 64 68 66 57 54 52 51
Dewpt 35 36 34 33 31 35 35 34 34 34 34 33 33 37 39 39 41 41 43 44 46
RH 52 70 85 96 96 70 54 43 42 63 76 82 89 54 40 34 40 55 66 74 83
Wind dir NW W W W W NW NW W SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 12 6 5 5 5 9 8 6 5 6 8 8 9 14 20 24 23 19 21 18 21
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C L
Tstms S
Wind chill 32 29
Min chill 33 27 29 36 28 32
Date 05/06 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 66 45 58 43 59 42 60 41 64
Temp 60 63 52 47 53 54 46 43 54 55 46 43 55 57 45 42 59 62
Dewpt 51 53 48 43 43 43 41 40 42 42 42 41 41 41 40 39 40 39
PWind dir SE SE SW W NW NW N N NW
Wind char WY GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 90 80 70 60 70 60 50 30 20
Rain shwrs L D D L L L L C L L L C C C C S S S
Tstms S C C S S
$$
NDZ033-040900-
Dickinson-Stark ND
46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft
409 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024
Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon
MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 27 59 36 70 49
Temp 43 39 33 29 27 42 50 56 57 45 39 37 38 53 64 69 67 57 54 52 50
Dewpt 34 30 29 28 27 31 29 28 26 28 29 29 30 35 39 41 43 43 43 45 46
RH 70 70 85 96100 65 44 34 30 51 67 72 73 50 40 36 42 59 66 77 86
Wind dir NW W W W W W W SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 16 9 8 8 6 8 5 6 6 9 13 17 18 24 29 31 33 26 26 24 20
Wind gust 40 41 44
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.03
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C L
Tstms S S S
Wind chill 35 33 26 21 20 31 27 28
Min chill 35 26 20 23 31 26 33
Date 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 63 40 53 39 52 38 59 38 63
Temp 58 58 46 43 48 49 42 40 47 49 42 40 53 56 43 40 58 60
Dewpt 51 49 43 38 41 40 39 38 40 40 39 37 40 39 38 37 39 38
PWind dir SE SW W W NW NW N NW NW
Wind char BZ GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 90 80 70 60 70 60 40 30 20
Rain shwrs L D D L L L L L L L L C C C C S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
NDZ044-040900-
Hettinger-Adams ND
45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft
409 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024
Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon
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 26 60 36 71 49
Temp 48 40 34 29 26 44 53 58 59 46 41 38 37 54 65 69 67 58 54 52 50
Dewpt 30 29 28 26 24 29 27 25 24 26 28 29 30 36 39 43 44 44 44 46 47
RH 49 64 78 88 92 55 36 28 26 45 59 70 75 50 38 39 43 59 69 80 89
Wind dir NW NW W W W W W SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 14 8 5 5 4 8 8 9 8 11 14 20 19 25 31 34 36 27 26 24 20
Wind gust 31 41 47 49
Clouds B2 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.22
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S L L L
Tstms C S S
Wind chill 34 23 20 33 28 26
Min chill 29 20 25 33 26 31
Date 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 65 39 53 37 51 37 59 37 64
Temp 60 57 46 41 50 50 42 39 47 49 41 40 53 56 43 39 59 60
Dewpt 51 47 41 36 38 38 36 35 39 39 37 37 39 39 38 36 39 38
PWind dir SE W W W NW NW N NW N
Wind char BZ GN WY BZ BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 90 80 60 60 70 60 50 30 30
Rain shwrs L D D L L L C L L L L C C C C S S C
Tstms S S S
$$
NDZ011-040900-
Minot-Ward ND
48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft
509 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 35 56 35 70 49
Temp 51 43 40 37 35 44 49 53 55 46 40 38 36 51 63 68 66 57 54 51 50
Dewpt 34 36 36 35 34 36 36 34 34 34 34 33 32 37 37 38 38 39 41 42 43
RH 52 76 85 92 96 73 61 48 45 63 79 82 85 59 38 33 36 51 61 71 77
Wind dir NW W W W W NW NW W S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 17 11 10 9 8 6 5 6 5 5 6 8 6 13 20 24 24 24 21 20 20
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 30 10 0 0 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C C L
Wind chill 37 34 30 29 32 30
Min chill 34 29 32 35 29 34
Date 05/06 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 63 48 59 44 59 42 62 41 66
Temp 59 60 54 48 55 53 47 44 53 55 46 42 56 59 47 43 61 62
Dewpt 49 52 51 45 44 44 43 42 43 43 42 39 41 39 40 38 38 37
PWind dir SE E SE E NE N N N NW
Wind char BZ BZ BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 90 90 80 60 60 50 30 20 20
Rain shwrs L D D L D D L C L L C C C C S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
NDZ037-040900-
Jamestown-Stutsman ND
46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft
509 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon
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 35 59 36 69 49
Temp 54 45 40 37 35 47 53 56 55 46 42 38 37 53 64 66 64 56 52 51 50
Dewpt 36 38 36 35 34 37 37 36 36 37 35 34 33 39 38 38 39 41 41 42 43
RH 50 76 85 92 96 68 54 47 49 71 76 85 85 59 38 36 40 57 66 71 77
Wind dir W W W W W NW NW NW NW NE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 12 9 8 8 6 12 12 9 6 4 5 6 6 11 16 19 19 17 19 20 20
Clouds OV B2 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C
Wind chill 31 29
Min chill 35 29 33 38 30 36
Date 05/06 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 49 64 45 63 45 61 43 64
Temp 63 64 56 51 59 57 48 46 57 57 48 46 56 56 47 44 60 59
Dewpt 50 53 51 46 44 43 42 41 43 43 43 42 41 41 39 38 40 39
PWind dir SE SE S SW NE N N N N
Wind char WY BZ BZ BZ GN GN BZ GN GN
Avg clouds B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 80 60 30 50 50 40 20 20
Rain shwrs C L D C L C C C C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms C C S S
$$
NDZ001-040900-
Williston-Williams ND
48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft
509 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 30 57 36 71 52
Temp 47 41 35 32 31 40 48 55 57 47 42 38 37 51 64 70 69 62 57 55 52
Dewpt 33 34 34 32 31 36 35 34 31 32 32 32 32 36 39 41 43 44 43 44 46
RH 58 76 96100100 85 60 45 37 56 67 79 82 56 40 35 39 52 59 66 80
Wind dir NW NW NW W W W SW S S E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 17 10 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 9 10 11 18 24 27 27 28 27 24 19
Wind gust 39
Clouds OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 5 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S S C C L
Wind chill 35 29 36 31 29
Min chill 29 25 29 36 29 33
Date 05/06 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 63 46 56 44 56 41 63 40 67
Temp 59 59 52 47 53 53 47 44 51 54 45 41 57 61 48 42 61 65
Dewpt 51 53 47 43 45 45 43 42 43 43 41 39 42 42 40 39 40 39
PWind dir SE NE NW NW N N N N NW
Wind char BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 90 80 80 70 70 40 40 20 20
Rain shwrs L D D D D D L L L L C C C C S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
NDZ021-040900-
Garrison-McLean ND
47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft
509 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon
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 32 55 35 68 49
Temp 50 41 36 33 32 41 47 53 53 44 40 37 36 51 62 67 65 56 53 51 50
Dewpt 36 33 34 33 32 36 34 34 34 34 34 33 32 36 38 38 40 40 41 43 44
RH 58 73 92100100 82 60 48 48 68 79 85 85 56 41 34 40 55 64 74 80
Wind dir NW W W W NW NW W SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 16 10 9 8 8 8 5 5 6 6 9 10 9 18 24 25 25 23 23 21 25
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C L
Wind chill 35 29 26 25 34 30 29
Min chill 29 25 27 34 28 32
Date 05/06 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 64 44 57 41 57 40 60 40 64
Temp 58 60 51 46 52 52 45 43 51 54 45 41 55 57 45 42 58 61
Dewpt 50 53 48 44 43 43 42 41 42 43 41 39 41 41 40 38 39 39
PWind dir SE SE S W N N N N N
Wind char WY BZ BZ BZ BZ GN BZ GN GN
Avg clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 90 80 70 60 60 40 40 20 20
Rain shwrs L D D L L L L C L L C C C C S S S
Tstms S C S S
$$
NDZ043-040900-
Bowman-Bowman ND
46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft
409 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024
Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon
MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 26 60 37 72 49
Temp 44 39 32 28 26 42 51 58 60 47 42 40 38 54 66 71 69 60 56 53 50
Dewpt 30 27 26 26 24 28 26 23 22 24 27 28 30 35 39 43 45 44 45 46 47
RH 57 62 78 92 92 57 37 26 23 40 55 62 73 48 37 36 42 55 66 77 89
Wind dir NW NW W W W W W SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 16 9 6 4 5 6 8 6 8 10 17 24 19 27 32 35 34 28 27 25 19
Wind gust 35 43 48 47 39
Clouds B2 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.07
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C L L L
Tstms S S S
Wind chill 37 33 26 22 20 34 30 28
Min chill 37 26 20 23 34 27 32
Date 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 63 39 51 36 50 37 58 38 64
Temp 60 56 46 41 49 49 42 38 47 48 42 40 53 56 43 40 59 61
Dewpt 50 46 40 36 38 38 36 35 38 38 38 37 39 39 38 37 38 38
PWind dir S W W W NW NW N NW NW
Wind char BZ BZ WY WY BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 90 80 70 60 70 70 50 30 30
Rain shwrs L D D L L L L L L L L C C C C S S C
Tstms S S S S
$$
NDZ045-040900-
Selfridge-Sioux ND
46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft
509 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon
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 32 57 37 65 49
Temp 51 42 38 33 32 42 49 53 56 46 42 40 38 51 61 64 64 57 54 52 50
Dewpt 34 34 34 32 30 33 32 31 31 32 32 32 33 37 39 39 41 41 43 45 47
RH 52 73 85 96 92 70 52 43 38 58 67 73 82 59 44 40 43 55 66 77 89
Wind dir NW W W W W NW NW W S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 13 9 9 9 9 10 9 6 6 9 13 16 17 23 28 34 32 26 27 27 26
Wind gust 39 47 43
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.04
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C L
Tstms S S S
Wind chill 36 32 25 24 36 35 32 28
Min chill 32 24 26 35 28 31
Date 05/06 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 63 44 55 43 54 42 55 41 60
Temp 57 60 50 46 50 52 46 43 51 51 45 42 52 54 45 42 55 59
Dewpt 52 52 47 43 41 41 39 39 40 41 41 41 41 41 41 39 40 40
PWind dir SE S W W W NW N NW N
Wind char WY BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ
Avg clouds OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 90 70 60 50 60 60 50 30 20
Rain shwrs L D L L L L C C L L L C C C C S S S
Tstms S C C S
$$