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Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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922 FOUS53 KBIS 302249 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 549 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025 NDZ015-310900- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 549 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025 Date 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat 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 58 78 58 79 60 Temp 71 68 64 61 59 65 73 77 76 68 64 61 60 68 75 77 74 68 65 63 62 Dewpt 59 56 54 52 51 53 54 52 53 55 54 53 54 57 57 56 57 58 57 56 56 RH 66 65 70 72 75 65 51 42 45 63 70 75 81 68 54 48 55 70 75 78 81 Wind dir E E E E E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 9 6 8 6 6 9 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 11 13 14 14 12 11 10 10 Wind gust 24 25 Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 5 10 20 20 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.04 0.15 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C C C C Tstms S S S Obvis K K K K Date 08/02 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 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 78 61 80 61 83 61 84 61 85 Temp 72 74 66 62 74 78 66 62 77 80 67 63 77 81 67 63 79 82 Dewpt 58 59 60 60 60 60 62 60 62 61 61 60 62 62 62 60 61 60 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S W Wind char GN GN LT LT LT LT GN GN LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 30 50 40 40 30 20 30 40 20 Rain shwrs C C C C S C C S S C S S S C C C S S Tstms S S S S S S C C S $$ NDZ033-310900- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 449 PM MDT Wed Jul 30 2025 Date 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 56 73 57 73 57 Temp 72 63 61 59 58 64 69 73 71 65 62 60 58 64 68 71 71 64 62 59 58 Dewpt 59 60 58 56 56 58 59 57 60 58 57 56 56 59 60 60 61 60 58 58 57 RH 64 90 90 90 93 81 70 57 68 78 84 87 93 84 76 68 71 87 87 96 96 Wind dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 10 9 9 10 10 13 16 17 14 13 13 13 13 17 19 19 17 14 13 12 12 Wind gust 29 29 27 25 Clouds SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 30 20 40 40 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.06 0.04 0.11 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C S C C C C C C C C C C C C S Tstms S S S S C C S C C S S S Obvis K K K K Date 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 73 56 78 58 81 59 80 58 81 Temp 69 72 61 58 72 75 63 59 74 77 65 59 73 76 64 59 75 78 Dewpt 61 62 60 58 61 61 60 58 60 61 60 58 62 61 59 57 58 59 PWind dir SE SE SW SE S SE S SW W Wind char GN LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 50 50 40 20 30 30 40 20 Rain shwrs S C C C S C C S S S C S C C C S S Tstms S C S C S S S C C C S $$ NDZ044-310900- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 449 PM MDT Wed Jul 30 2025 Date 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat 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 74 57 73 56 Temp 75 65 61 60 59 65 71 74 71 65 62 60 59 65 68 71 70 64 61 59 58 Dewpt 59 60 58 57 56 59 60 57 60 60 57 57 57 60 61 61 62 61 59 58 57 RH 58 84 90 90 90 81 68 55 68 84 84 90 93 84 78 71 76 90 93 96 96 Wind dir E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 11 10 10 10 11 16 18 18 17 16 16 17 17 20 20 20 18 18 17 14 12 Wind gust 27 27 31 32 29 28 Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 30 20 50 50 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.14 0.11 0.13 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C S S C C C C C C C C L L C C S Tstms S S S S C S C C C S C C C C S S S Obvis K K K K Date 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 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 76 57 80 56 82 59 83 57 84 Temp 69 72 61 59 74 76 62 58 76 79 65 60 77 78 64 59 78 80 Dewpt 61 62 61 59 61 61 61 58 60 60 60 59 62 61 59 57 59 58 PWind dir SE SE NW SE SE SE SE W W Wind char GN LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 50 50 40 20 30 30 40 20 Rain shwrs S C C C S C C S S S S C C C C C S S Tstms S S C S C C S S S S S C C S S $$ NDZ011-310900- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 549 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025 Date 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 56 75 57 79 59 Temp 71 65 61 59 57 65 71 74 74 65 62 61 58 68 75 78 76 69 64 62 60 Dewpt 56 54 53 52 52 54 53 52 53 54 53 52 52 56 57 57 58 59 58 57 57 RH 59 68 75 78 83 68 53 46 48 68 72 72 80 65 54 48 54 70 81 84 90 Wind dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 8 6 6 6 8 10 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 13 14 13 11 11 10 10 Wind gust 24 25 24 Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 5 10 5 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C S Obvis K K K K Date 08/02 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 78 59 79 60 81 61 81 61 83 Temp 74 76 64 61 74 76 64 62 76 79 66 62 74 77 65 61 77 80 Dewpt 60 61 60 59 62 62 61 60 63 61 61 60 62 62 61 59 60 59 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW W Wind char GN GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 20 40 30 40 30 20 30 40 30 Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C S C C C S C Tstms S S S S S S S $$ NDZ037-310900- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 549 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025 Date 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat 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 53 74 55 76 57 Temp 68 63 58 56 54 66 70 74 71 62 58 57 57 67 72 75 73 65 61 59 58 Dewpt 55 53 49 49 49 51 51 50 51 52 51 50 52 58 58 59 59 59 57 56 56 RH 63 70 72 77 83 58 51 43 49 70 77 77 83 73 61 58 62 81 87 90 93 Wind dir NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S SE Wind spd 9 8 5 4 4 6 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 10 12 13 11 10 10 10 10 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Obvis K K K K Date 08/02 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 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 75 59 76 60 78 61 80 61 81 Temp 69 71 62 60 70 73 64 62 72 75 65 63 74 76 66 63 76 77 Dewpt 59 60 60 58 63 63 63 60 64 64 63 61 64 65 63 61 64 65 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW Wind char GN GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC PoP 12hr 30 40 40 30 40 20 20 30 30 Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C C S S S C C C C Tstms S S S S S S C S S $$ NDZ001-310900- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 549 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025 Date 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 58 76 60 78 60 Temp 74 67 63 60 59 65 72 76 73 68 65 63 61 67 73 77 76 70 65 63 62 Dewpt 53 55 56 55 56 60 61 60 61 60 58 57 56 60 62 62 62 61 60 59 59 RH 48 65 78 84 90 84 68 58 66 76 78 81 84 78 68 60 62 73 84 87 90 Wind dir E E E E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 10 9 6 8 10 13 16 18 17 13 13 13 13 18 20 20 18 16 13 11 11 Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 10 30 20 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.08 0.05 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C S S S S C C C C Tstms S S S S S S S S Obvis K K K K Date 08/02 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 79 59 80 60 83 61 80 59 83 Temp 74 77 66 61 75 77 66 62 77 80 67 62 75 76 65 61 77 80 Dewpt 63 63 61 60 63 63 61 60 63 61 60 60 63 62 60 58 60 59 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW W Wind char GN LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 50 40 50 20 30 30 40 20 Rain shwrs S C C S C C S S S C S C C C S S Tstms S C C C S S S C S $$ NDZ021-310900- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 549 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025 Date 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat 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 56 74 56 78 57 Temp 70 64 61 59 57 63 69 73 72 65 61 59 58 66 73 76 74 66 62 61 59 Dewpt 59 57 55 54 53 55 55 53 55 56 54 53 53 57 58 57 59 60 57 57 57 RH 68 78 81 83 86 75 61 49 55 73 78 80 83 73 59 52 59 81 84 87 93 Wind dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 9 6 6 6 8 10 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 13 11 10 10 10 Wind gust 25 26 24 21 20 Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 10 20 10 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C C S Tstms S Obvis K K K K Date 08/02 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 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 76 58 79 58 81 59 81 58 83 Temp 71 73 63 59 71 76 64 61 74 77 65 61 74 76 64 60 76 79 Dewpt 60 61 60 59 61 62 61 60 62 61 60 60 62 62 61 59 59 59 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SW W Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 30 40 40 40 30 20 30 40 20 Rain shwrs S C C C S C C S S C S S S C C C S S Tstms S S S S S S C C S $$ NDZ043-310900- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 449 PM MDT Wed Jul 30 2025 Date 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 57 74 58 73 57 Temp 74 64 61 60 58 65 70 74 71 64 62 60 59 64 68 72 71 63 61 59 59 Dewpt 62 60 59 58 58 61 61 60 61 61 58 58 58 61 62 62 62 62 60 58 58 RH 66 87 93 93100 87 73 62 71 90 87 93 96 90 81 71 73 97 97 96 96 Wind dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 12 11 10 12 13 18 20 21 20 18 18 18 18 21 23 23 21 19 17 13 12 Wind gust 32 33 Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 30 30 50 40 50 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.09 0.05 0.11 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C S C S S C C C C C C C C C C C C Tstms S S S S S C C C C C C C C C C S S Obvis K K K K Date 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 79 57 80 56 82 59 82 57 84 Temp 70 74 61 59 74 76 62 58 76 80 65 60 76 77 64 59 78 81 Dewpt 62 63 61 58 61 60 60 58 60 60 60 60 62 60 58 56 58 58 PWind dir SE SE W SE S SE E W W Wind char GN LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 50 50 40 20 30 30 30 20 Rain shwrs C C S S C C S S C S C C C S S Tstms C C S C C S S C C C S $$ NDZ045-310900- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 549 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025 Date 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat 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 58 75 60 74 60 Temp 72 67 65 61 59 65 71 75 74 67 64 61 60 66 70 73 70 65 63 61 60 Dewpt 60 58 56 54 53 55 57 56 58 57 56 55 56 59 59 59 59 57 57 57 57 RH 66 73 73 78 80 70 61 52 57 70 75 81 87 78 68 62 68 75 81 87 90 Wind dir E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 11 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 12 13 13 13 14 17 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 Wind gust 29 29 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 10 10 20 40 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.08 0.32 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C C C C Tstms S C C C S Obvis K K K K Date 08/02 Sun 08/03/25 Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 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 73 61 77 61 80 62 82 62 83 Temp 69 72 64 61 71 75 65 62 75 78 66 62 77 80 68 63 77 81 Dewpt 60 62 61 60 64 63 63 60 64 62 62 60 64 65 63 61 63 61 PWind dir SE SE E SE SE SE SE S W Wind char BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 50 50 40 30 20 30 40 20 Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S S C S S S C C C S S Tstms S S S S S S S S C C S $$