Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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095 FOUS53 KBIS 200649 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 148 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025 NDZ015-210900- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 148 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 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 66 92 70 88 56 Temp 70 66 75 86 91 90 79 75 73 70 76 83 86 83 72 65 61 58 Dewpt 69 65 67 69 69 67 68 66 65 65 66 63 61 59 57 53 50 47 RH 97 97 76 57 49 47 69 74 76 84 71 51 43 44 59 65 67 67 Wind dir SE SE S S S SE S S S SE N NW N N N N NW NW Wind spd 6 9 12 14 17 16 14 13 10 6 6 10 10 11 8 5 5 5 Wind gust 25 26 Clouds FW SC CL FW CL CL FW SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 20 20 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S Heat index 90 96 93 84 86 83 Max heat 90 96 90 84 86 81 Date 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 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 77 51 72 46 69 44 72 48 75 Temp 74 73 58 52 67 69 52 48 64 67 51 46 67 69 54 50 71 73 Dewpt 47 46 46 46 47 45 46 45 45 44 45 43 45 45 46 45 48 50 PWind dir NW NW NW N N E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 $$ NDZ033-210900- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 1248 AM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 66 96 66 83 52 Temp 69 66 76 88 95 94 79 73 69 66 73 80 82 80 66 61 56 54 Dewpt 66 63 65 65 60 56 58 57 58 59 60 58 56 54 51 48 46 45 RH 90 90 69 47 31 28 49 57 68 78 64 47 41 41 58 62 69 71 Wind dir SE S S S S S S S SW NW N N N N N N NW W Wind spd 13 13 17 20 20 18 13 11 9 9 12 14 13 12 8 6 5 6 Wind gust 31 24 Clouds FW SC CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 20 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Tstms S Heat index 90 95 81 82 80 Max heat 90 95 89 81 82 Date 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 74 47 71 44 69 44 72 48 76 Temp 70 71 54 49 65 68 51 46 63 66 50 46 66 70 53 50 70 74 Dewpt 43 42 44 44 44 42 42 42 42 41 42 41 43 43 43 43 47 46 PWind dir NW NW NW N N E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 $$ NDZ044-210900- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 1248 AM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 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 65 97 66 86 56 Temp 70 65 75 90 97 93 79 74 70 66 75 83 85 82 69 64 59 57 Dewpt 68 63 67 64 58 55 57 57 57 57 60 58 56 55 54 50 48 46 RH 93 93 76 42 28 28 47 55 63 73 60 43 37 40 59 60 67 67 Wind dir SE SE SE S S S SE S S N N N N N N N N NW Wind spd 9 11 16 18 20 18 17 13 10 8 13 17 16 13 9 6 5 5 Wind gust 29 27 24 Clouds FW SC FW CL CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 20 5 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Heat index 91 97 83 Max heat 91 97 87 83 84 Date 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 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 78 46 72 43 70 43 72 48 76 Temp 75 74 55 48 68 69 52 45 64 67 50 45 67 70 54 49 71 74 Dewpt 46 41 43 42 44 41 42 41 42 40 41 41 43 43 43 42 47 45 PWind dir NW NW NW N N E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 $$ NDZ011-210900- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 148 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 66 93 69 83 55 Temp 67 68 76 87 91 91 81 76 71 69 73 80 82 79 67 61 58 56 Dewpt 67 66 67 67 67 67 66 65 63 64 63 59 55 51 49 47 46 45 RH 100 93 74 52 45 45 60 69 76 84 71 49 40 38 52 60 64 66 Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W Wind spd 6 12 16 18 20 19 18 14 11 9 10 13 13 13 9 8 8 10 Wind gust 26 29 32 31 31 26 24 Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW CL FW CL FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 30 10 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C Tstms S Heat index 90 94 94 83 81 Max heat 90 97 91 81 82 Date 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 72 51 68 46 67 45 71 50 76 Temp 68 68 56 51 63 65 52 46 62 65 50 45 66 70 54 51 71 74 Dewpt 46 47 47 47 46 44 46 45 44 42 44 43 43 43 45 44 46 46 PWind dir NW NW NW N N SE S S S Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ NDZ037-210900- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 148 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 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 83 66 84 56 Temp 62 61 70 78 81 80 71 69 67 66 73 80 82 78 69 65 60 57 Dewpt 62 61 63 64 65 66 65 65 64 64 68 68 67 66 63 58 54 51 RH 100100 78 62 58 62 81 87 90 93 84 67 61 67 81 78 81 80 Wind dir S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 5 6 10 13 14 13 13 13 12 10 10 9 10 9 8 8 8 6 Clouds SC SC SC CL CL CL FW FW SC B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 40 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C Tstms S S S C Obvis PF PF Heat index 83 82 83 85 Max heat 84 83 85 Date 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 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 53 66 48 64 44 67 47 71 Temp 72 69 57 53 62 62 53 49 59 61 49 45 63 64 51 48 67 68 Dewpt 51 50 49 47 50 50 48 46 47 47 45 43 46 47 46 44 50 52 PWind dir NW NW NW NW N NW NW S SW Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ NDZ001-210900- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 148 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 69 99 66 82 52 Temp 73 69 78 91 99 97 81 75 72 68 70 78 81 79 67 60 57 54 Dewpt 65 63 66 66 61 61 62 63 61 59 59 56 51 48 47 45 45 44 RH 76 81 67 44 29 31 53 66 68 73 68 47 35 34 49 58 64 69 Wind dir S SE SE S S SW W NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW W Wind spd 9 12 16 18 19 14 10 8 8 10 13 16 16 13 8 5 5 9 Wind gust 29 Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 20 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.06 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 94100 98 82 Max heat 94 100 94 81 Heat Y Y Date 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 74 49 71 46 70 47 74 50 78 Temp 69 70 56 50 66 69 54 48 64 68 53 48 68 72 57 52 72 77 Dewpt 46 46 47 46 47 44 45 44 45 43 44 43 46 44 45 45 49 48 PWind dir NW NW NW N NE E SE SE S Wind char BZ GN GN LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ NDZ021-210900- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 148 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 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 66 93 69 85 53 Temp 70 66 75 85 92 91 78 75 71 69 74 81 84 81 67 60 57 55 Dewpt 68 66 67 67 66 66 66 65 63 63 63 59 56 52 51 48 46 46 RH 93100 76 55 43 44 67 71 76 81 69 47 38 37 56 64 67 72 Wind dir SE SE S S S S S S SW N NW N NW NW NW NW NW W Wind spd 5 11 13 18 20 18 16 13 9 5 9 12 13 11 8 5 5 6 Wind gust 25 28 31 29 27 24 Clouds FW SC CL FW CL FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 5 30 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C Tstms S Heat index 88 95 94 81 Max heat 88 96 91 81 83 Date 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 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 50 69 46 68 44 71 48 76 Temp 70 70 55 51 65 66 51 47 63 66 50 46 66 69 54 50 70 73 Dewpt 45 46 47 47 45 43 46 45 43 43 44 43 43 42 45 45 46 46 PWind dir NW NW NW N N E S SE S Wind char BZ GN GN LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ NDZ043-210900- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 1248 AM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 66 98 64 84 55 Temp 67 66 77 92 98 95 78 73 69 65 74 81 84 80 68 62 59 56 Dewpt 64 62 65 61 53 52 53 54 55 58 59 56 54 55 52 50 47 45 RH 90 87 67 36 22 23 42 51 61 78 59 42 36 42 57 65 64 66 Wind dir SE SE S S S S S S W N N N N N N N N NW Wind spd 11 13 18 20 21 18 13 10 9 10 16 18 17 14 10 6 5 5 Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 5 5 20 5 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Heat index 92 81 80 Max heat 92 96 90 81 83 Date 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 77 46 73 44 71 44 72 48 76 Temp 73 73 54 48 67 70 52 45 65 68 50 45 67 70 54 50 71 74 Dewpt 45 41 43 42 44 41 41 41 42 40 41 41 43 45 44 43 47 46 PWind dir NW N NW NE NE E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 $$ NDZ045-210900- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 148 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 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 68 91 71 86 59 Temp 70 68 75 86 91 89 79 75 73 71 75 81 85 81 72 66 62 59 Dewpt 70 66 69 69 67 67 66 65 64 63 65 65 63 61 60 55 52 50 RH 100 93 82 57 45 48 64 71 73 76 71 58 48 51 66 68 70 72 Wind dir SE SE SE S S SE S S S SW NW N N N N N N NW Wind spd 11 13 16 18 18 18 19 19 16 12 10 12 13 13 10 10 10 9 Wind gust 29 Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 90 94 92 83 86 82 Max heat 90 94 88 83 86 Date 08/22 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 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 77 51 71 46 67 45 69 49 74 Temp 74 73 58 52 66 67 54 47 62 64 50 45 65 67 55 50 69 71 Dewpt 49 46 45 45 47 45 46 44 45 43 44 43 44 45 46 44 48 49 PWind dir NW NW NW N N E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 $$