Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
449 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
NDZ015-282100-
Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND
46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft
449 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
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 38 23 37 21 39
Temp 9 20 32 38 36 29 28 26 25 29 34 37 36 30 26 24 22 27 35 38 37
Dewpt 6 12 19 22 24 22 22 25 24 27 28 29 29 27 24 23 22 23 24 25 26
RH 87 71 58 52 61 75 78 96 96 92 78 72 75 88 92 96100 85 64 59 64
Wind dir E SE SE SE SE E E E SE S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W N
Wind spd 6 8 11 16 13 14 18 11 9 5 12 16 13 9 6 5 4 4 3 5 6
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 80 50 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0.04 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Frzg rain C L C C
Rain S S C
Snow L C C C
Wind chill -2 10 23 29 27 18 15 15 16 23 25 27 27 22 18 17 15 31
Min chill -2 0 27 15 14 16 26 18 15 17 31
Date Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
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 23 40 24 45 25 53 31 61
Temp 28 24 37 38 28 24 40 43 31 26 48 51 36 31 55 56
Dewpt 25 24 27 28 26 24 27 29 26 24 31 33 31 28 36 37
PWind dir NE E NE N W W SW W
Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 20 10 5 5 5 10
Rain C C C S
Snow C S C S S
$$
NDZ033-282100-
Dickinson-Stark ND
46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft
349 AM MDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 39 25 39 20 37
Temp 15 23 34 39 37 30 28 27 27 30 36 39 37 27 24 22 21 26 33 37 35
Dewpt 12 19 26 29 29 26 25 26 26 29 30 30 29 26 24 22 21 23 25 26 26
RH 88 84 72 67 72 85 88 96 96 96 79 70 72 96100100100 88 72 64 69
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE E E E
Wind spd 11 12 17 18 18 18 17 10 10 16 18 17 13 10 8 5 5 5 5 8 8
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 5 70 20 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0.01 0 0.01
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Frzg rain C L C
Rain S
Snow C S S S S S
Wind chill 2 11 23 30 27 18 16 17 17 19 25 29 28 17 15 15 13 19 27 30 28
Min chill 2 3 27 16 16 17 27 15 13 14 28
Date Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 22 38 21 44 25 54 33 60
Temp 26 23 35 36 25 22 39 42 29 26 49 52 36 34 56 55
Dewpt 24 23 28 28 25 22 27 28 25 24 31 33 30 29 35 35
PWind dir E E E W W W SW W
Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 5 5 0 5 5
Rain S
Snow S S S S
$$
NDZ044-282100-
Hettinger-Adams ND
45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft
349 AM MDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
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 41 23 41 20 38
Temp 17 22 36 41 37 30 27 25 25 33 39 41 39 28 24 22 21 28 35 38 35
Dewpt 12 20 27 30 30 28 27 25 25 31 32 31 30 26 24 21 21 25 27 28 28
RH 80 92 69 65 75 92100100100 92 76 67 70 92100 96100 88 72 67 75
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE E E
Wind spd 10 13 16 18 21 21 16 6 13 20 19 18 14 10 8 5 4 5 9 12 12
Wind gust 32 34 31 28
Clouds SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 60 10 0 30
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0 0 0.05
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Frzg rain L S
Rain S C C
Snow C C C
Wind chill 5 9 26 32 26 17 15 17 13 21 29 32 30 19 15 15 14 22 28 30 26
Min chill 5 4 26 15 13 15 30 15 14 16 26
Date Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
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 22 37 21 42 21 53 29 63
Temp 26 23 35 35 26 22 38 41 28 22 48 51 33 30 58 57
Dewpt 25 23 29 30 26 22 28 27 24 22 31 32 28 27 36 35
PWind dir E E NE N W W W W
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 30 10 0 0 5 5
Rain C
Snow C S S C C C
$$
NDZ011-282100-
Minot-Ward ND
48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft
449 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 39 22 34 20 38
Temp 10 20 32 38 37 29 26 24 24 26 31 33 34 27 24 22 21 27 35 37 35
Dewpt 3 10 15 20 22 20 19 19 20 23 26 26 27 23 21 21 20 22 24 25 25
RH 73 64 49 48 54 69 74 81 84 88 81 75 75 85 88 96 96 81 64 61 66
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd 3 9 13 16 14 17 14 13 10 9 8 11 10 6 8 6 6 8 8 9 6
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 70 70 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.08 0.07 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 T 1
Snow C L L C C
Wind chill 4 9 22 29 28 17 14 12 14 17 24 25 26 20 15 14 12 19 28 31 29
Min chill 4 4 25 14 12 14 24 15 12 13 29
Date Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 20 38 22 45 28 53 34 60
Temp 25 21 35 36 26 23 41 43 32 29 49 51 38 35 54 55
Dewpt 21 19 24 24 21 19 27 29 25 24 31 34 31 30 36 35
PWind dir NW E SE SW W W SW W
Wind char LT GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 10
$$
NDZ037-282100-
Jamestown-Stutsman ND
46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft
449 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
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 35 21 34 21 39
Temp 10 20 31 35 32 25 24 23 23 24 30 33 34 28 25 23 21 26 35 38 36
Dewpt 6 9 13 17 19 17 15 16 16 20 24 27 27 25 22 21 20 23 25 26 26
RH 83 62 47 47 58 71 68 74 74 84 78 78 75 88 88 92 96 88 66 62 67
Wind dir NW E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW
Wind spd 2 2 5 10 10 12 16 18 19 16 11 9 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 8 5
Wind gust 28 29
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 50 70 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0.05 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 T
Frzg rain C
Snow C L L C C
Wind chill 25 27 24 14 11 9 8 11 20 25 25 18 14 12 11 17 28 32
Min chill 3 11 24 11 7 9 22 14 11 12 30
Date Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
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 23 41 24 44 25 50 30 58
Temp 27 24 38 37 28 24 40 41 29 26 47 48 35 31 53 53
Dewpt 24 23 27 28 25 22 25 27 24 23 29 31 28 27 34 35
PWind dir N NE NE N NW NW W W
Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 10 5 5 5 5
Rain S S
Snow S S S S S
$$
NDZ001-282100-
Williston-Williams ND
48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft
449 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 39 25 38 21 36
Temp 17 21 33 39 37 33 31 28 27 31 34 38 36 30 27 24 22 26 33 36 35
Dewpt 9 17 24 28 30 28 27 28 26 28 31 31 30 28 25 23 21 23 24 25 26
RH 70 84 69 64 75 82 85100 96 88 89 76 79 92 92 96 96 88 69 64 69
Wind dir E E SE SE SE E SE SE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE
Wind spd 9 11 17 20 17 17 10 8 4 6 11 12 10 6 5 3 3 4 5 5 5
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 60 30 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.08 0.01 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 T 00-00
Snow L C C
Wind chill 6 9 22 29 27 22 22 20 24 26 30 28 23 20 20 27
Min chill 4 6 26 21 19 20 27 20 17 17 29
Date Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 20 39 23 47 27 56 35 59
Temp 26 21 35 37 28 24 42 45 32 28 49 54 40 36 53 54
Dewpt 23 21 27 29 26 24 30 32 29 26 34 37 34 32 37 36
PWind dir NE E SE SW W SW SW W
Wind char LT GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 5 0 0 10 10
$$
NDZ021-282100-
Garrison-McLean ND
47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft
449 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
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 37 21 34 18 36
Temp 9 19 31 36 35 28 25 23 23 27 32 34 33 26 23 20 18 24 32 36 34
Dewpt 2 11 17 22 25 22 21 23 22 25 26 28 28 24 21 20 18 22 24 25 26
RH 72 70 56 56 66 78 84100 96 92 78 78 82 92 92100100 92 72 64 72
Wind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W N
Wind spd 5 11 16 17 16 18 18 13 10 6 12 13 12 9 6 5 4 4 5 5 5
Clouds SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 80 70 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.16 0.05 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 1 T
Frzg rain C D
Rain S
Snow C D L L S S
Wind chill -1 7 20 26 25 15 11 11 12 20 22 24 24 17 15 13 12 18 26 28
Min chill -2 1 25 11 10 13 23 15 11 13 28
Date Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
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 20 37 20 44 24 52 31 58
Temp 24 21 34 35 25 21 38 42 29 25 47 50 35 31 53 53
Dewpt 22 20 25 27 23 21 27 30 26 24 32 34 31 29 36 37
PWind dir NE E E SW W W SW W
Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 10 5 5 5 10
Snow S S
$$
NDZ043-282100-
Bowman-Bowman ND
46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft
349 AM MDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 43 26 42 22 38
Temp 15 26 40 43 40 33 29 27 29 32 38 42 39 29 25 23 22 28 35 38 35
Dewpt 14 22 29 32 32 29 28 26 28 31 31 30 30 26 24 22 22 25 26 28 29
RH 96 85 64 65 73 85 96 96 96 96 76 62 70 88 96 96100 88 69 67 78
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE E SE E E
Wind spd 9 10 14 19 20 19 12 9 19 20 21 19 14 9 5 5 4 5 10 11 11
Wind gust 29 29
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 5 50 10 0 30
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0 0 0.07
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Frzg rain S
Rain S C C C C
Snow S S C C C
Wind chill 3 16 32 35 30 21 19 18 16 20 28 33 30 20 18 16 16 22 28 30 27
Min chill 3 5 30 19 15 17 30 18 15 18 27
Date Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 23 37 22 43 24 55 32 61
Temp 27 24 35 35 27 23 38 42 29 25 50 53 35 34 58 56
Dewpt 26 24 29 29 26 23 27 27 24 23 31 33 30 29 35 35
PWind dir E E E NW W W SW W
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 30 10 0 0 5 10
Rain C
Snow C S S S C S
$$
NDZ045-282100-
Selfridge-Sioux ND
46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft
449 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat 03/30/24
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 35 24 36 21 36
Temp 10 20 29 34 33 28 28 26 26 31 34 36 35 30 27 23 21 26 32 34 35
Dewpt 5 16 22 26 26 24 26 26 26 30 31 31 30 28 26 23 21 24 26 27 28
RH 80 84 75 72 75 85 92100100 96 89 82 82 92 96100100 92 78 75 75
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N SE E
Wind spd 9 12 17 18 19 23 26 17 9 11 18 20 18 13 12 11 8 8 4 6 9
Wind gust 34 37 28
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr 0 60 30 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.02 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Frzg rain L C C C
Rain S S C
Snow S S S C
Wind chill -3 7 17 23 21 14 13 13 17 21 23 25 25 19 16 12 12 18 28 28
Min chill -3 -1 21 13 13 17 23 16 11 13 28
Date Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
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 25 36 25 41 26 50 31 59
Temp 28 25 33 34 28 25 35 40 29 26 45 49 35 31 53 56
Dewpt 27 25 29 30 28 24 27 29 26 24 31 34 30 28 36 37
PWind dir E E NE N W W SW W
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 30 20 5 0 5 5
Rain C C S
Snow C C C C C C S
$$