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National Weather Service Bismarck ND
749 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025

NDZ015-200900-
Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND
46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft
749 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 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          87          55
Temp                77 71 69 67 76 87 90 89 80 75 73 70 76 83 85 82 72 64 60 56
Dewpt               68 67 66 66 68 68 67 66 66 65 64 65 66 64 63 59 57 53 50 48
RH                  74 87 90 97 76 53 47 47 62 71 73 84 71 53 48 46 59 67 69 74
Wind dir             E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  N  N  N  N  N  N NW
Wind spd            12  9  9  9 12 14 16 14 14 13 10  6  6 10 11 11  9  8  5  5
Wind gust                             26    25
Clouds              FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0          10          20           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                            S  S
Tstms                                                 S  S
Heat index                         91 93 92 82             84 86 82
Max heat         91    88          91    94    89          84    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          78      51    72      46    71      46    73      49    76
Temp          74 73   58 52 67 68   53 48 65 68   52 47 68 70   55 51 71 73
Dewpt         48 46   47 46 46 45   46 44 45 44   45 43 45 45   46 46 49 49
PWind dir        NW      NW    NW       N     N      NE    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 SC FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       5     0

$$
NDZ033-200900-
Dickinson-Stark ND
46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft
649 PM MDT Tue Aug 19 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          51
Temp                74 71 69 67 77 88 94 93 79 74 71 67 73 79 81 78 66 59 56 53
Dewpt               66 62 62 62 65 64 59 57 59 59 58 58 61 59 57 52 50 47 46 45
RH                  76 73 78 84 67 45 31 30 50 59 63 73 66 50 44 40 56 64 69 74
Wind dir            SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  W
Wind spd            10 13 13 13 17 19 20 18 14 12 10  9 12 16 14 12  9  6  5  6
Wind gust                          29 31
Clouds              FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5          20          10          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      S  S
Tstms                                           S
Heat index                         89                         81
Max heat         89    85          89    95    87                81


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    70      45    69      45    73      48    76
Temp          71 72 54   48 65 68 51   45 64 68 51   46 67 71 54   50 70 73
Dewpt         44 42 44   43 45 43 43   42 43 42 41   41 44 43 43   44 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 CL   FW CL CL FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5       0     0       0     0       0     0       5     5

$$
NDZ044-200900-
Hettinger-Adams ND
45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft
649 PM MDT Tue Aug 19 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          96          66          86          54
Temp                77 70 68 65 77 89 94 91 78 74 71 68 74 83 85 81 68 62 58 55
Dewpt               65 62 62 63 66 64 59 57 58 59 59 58 61 58 57 55 53 50 48 45
RH                  67 76 81 93 69 44 31 32 50 59 66 70 64 43 39 41 59 65 69 69
Wind dir            SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S SW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW
Wind spd             6 12 12 11 16 19 20 18 17 16 10  6 13 17 17 14 10  8  5  5
Wind gust           19 23 23 21 26 29       27 26       24
Clouds              FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0          10           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              S  S
Heat index                         90                      83    81
Max heat         91    88          90    93    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      47    72      45    71      45    74      48    76
Temp          74 74 55   48 68 70 52   46 65 68 51   46 68 71 55   50 71 73
Dewpt         45 42 42   42 43 41 42   41 42 40 41   41 43 43 43   44 48 46
PWind dir        NW       N    NW      NE    NE       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         10       0     0       0     0       0     0       5     5

$$
NDZ011-200900-
Minot-Ward ND
48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft
749 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 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          94          69          82          55
Temp                75 70 69 69 77 87 92 90 82 77 74 70 73 77 80 77 67 60 58 56
Dewpt               70 65 66 66 68 67 66 66 65 64 63 62 64 61 57 52 50 48 45 45
RH                  84 84 90 90 74 52 43 45 56 64 69 76 73 58 45 42 54 64 62 66
Wind dir            SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
Wind spd             9 10 11 12 14 17 19 18 18 16 11  9 11 13 14 13 10  8  8 10
Wind gust           20          25 27 31 29 29 27
Clouds              FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0          40          10           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.02        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      C  C
Tstms                                           C  C
Heat index                         90 95 93 84                80
Max heat         89    85          90    96    91                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          73      50    69      46    69      47    72      50    76
Temp          69 68   56 52 64 67   52 47 63 66   52 47 67 70   54 51 71 73
Dewpt         46 47   47 46 46 44   46 44 44 43   44 43 44 44   45 45 47 47
PWind dir        NW      NW    NW      NW     N       E    SE      SE     S
Wind char        BZ      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       5     0

$$
NDZ037-200900-
Jamestown-Stutsman ND
46.93N  98.68W Elev. 1499 ft
749 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 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          85          66          83          56
Temp                70 66 64 62 72 79 82 80 72 69 67 66 73 79 81 78 69 65 61 57
Dewpt               68 65 62 61 65 65 66 67 66 64 63 63 67 69 68 66 64 59 55 52
RH                  93 97 93 97 79 62 58 65 81 84 87 90 81 72 65 67 84 81 81 83
Wind dir            SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             6  5  5  5 10 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 10  9 10  9  9  9  9  8
Clouds              FW CL FW SC CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5          40          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.03           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                            C  C  C  C  S  S
Tstms                                                    S  C  C  S  S
Obvis                     PF PF
Heat index                            84 82                   84
Max heat         83                      85                      84


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          73      52    67      48    66      45    68      48    72
Temp          71 69   57 53 64 64   52 48 62 63   49 46 64 65   52 49 67 68
Dewpt         51 51   49 48 50 49   48 46 47 46   46 43 47 48   47 46 50 52
PWind dir        NW      NW    NW      NW     N      NW     N       S    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL   CL FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       5     5

$$
NDZ001-200900-
Williston-Williams ND
48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft
749 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 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          81          52
Temp                77 75 72 70 79 91 99 96 82 76 72 69 70 76 80 78 65 60 56 54
Dewpt               61 63 62 61 65 65 60 59 60 61 61 60 61 58 52 48 47 46 45 44
RH                  58 66 71 73 62 42 28 29 47 60 68 73 73 54 38 35 52 60 66 69
Wind dir            SE SE  S SE  S  S  S SW  S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW  W NW
Wind spd            17 13 13 11 13 17 19 14 11  8  8  9 13 16 17 13  8  5  5  9
Wind gust                       24 27 29
Clouds              FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5          30          10           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      C  C
Heat index                         93 99 96 82                80
Max heat         88    85          93    99    91                80
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    71      48    75      51    77
Temp          69 71   56 50 66 69   54 48 65 70   54 49 69 73   58 52 72 76
Dewpt         46 45   46 46 47 44   45 44 46 44   44 44 46 45   46 46 49 48
PWind dir        NW      NW     N       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 FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       5     0

$$
NDZ021-200900-
Garrison-McLean ND
47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft
749 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 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          94          68          84          54
Temp                77 70 69 67 76 87 92 90 79 75 73 69 74 79 82 79 66 60 56 55
Dewpt               63 66 66 66 68 67 65 65 65 64 62 62 63 61 57 54 52 49 47 47
RH                  62 87 90 97 76 52 41 44 62 69 68 78 69 54 43 42 61 67 72 74
Wind dir            SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW  W
Wind spd             6 10 10 10 13 18 19 18 16 13 10  5 10 12 13 12  9  5  5  6
Wind gust                       24    29 29 27 24
Clouds              FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0          30          10           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      C  C
Tstms                                           C  C
Heat index                         90 94 92                   82
Max heat         89    86          90    94    89                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          74      49    70      46    69      46    72      49    76
Temp          70 70   56 51 65 67   52 48 63 67   51 47 67 70   54 50 70 73
Dewpt         45 45   47 46 45 44   45 44 43 42   44 43 44 43   46 46 47 46
PWind dir        NW      NW    NW       N     N       E    SE      SE     S
Wind char        BZ      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 SC FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       5     0

$$
NDZ043-200900-
Bowman-Bowman ND
46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft
649 PM MDT Tue Aug 19 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          65          85          53
Temp                76 71 69 67 79 91 97 93 79 74 71 67 74 81 83 80 67 61 57 54
Dewpt               63 60 60 60 63 59 52 52 55 55 56 56 60 57 55 52 51 49 47 45
RH                  64 68 73 78 58 34 22 25 44 51 59 68 62 44 38 38 56 65 69 71
Wind dir            SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW
Wind spd            14 14 14 13 18 20 21 20 14 12 10 10 16 18 18 16 10  8  5  5
Wind gust           27
Clouds              FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0          10           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              S  S
Heat index                                                 81    80
Max heat         89    86          90    94    88          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          77      47    72      45    71      46    73      48    77
Temp          73 73 54   48 67 69 52   46 65 69 52   47 68 71 55   51 71 73
Dewpt         44 41 43   43 43 42 42   42 43 41 41   41 44 45 44   45 48 46
PWind dir        NW       N     N      NE    NE       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    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

$$
NDZ045-200900-
Selfridge-Sioux ND
46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft
749 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 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                      67          91          69          86          57
Temp                76 72 69 67 76 85 90 88 79 74 72 70 76 81 84 80 71 66 61 58
Dewpt               71 68 67 66 69 69 67 66 65 64 64 64 66 65 63 61 59 54 51 48
RH                  85 87 93 97 79 59 47 48 62 71 76 81 71 58 49 52 66 65 70 69
Wind dir            SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SW  N  N  N  N  N  N NW
Wind spd             9 12 13 13 14 18 18 17 18 18 17 13 10 12 13 13 12 11 10  9
Clouds              FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5          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                         89 93 90                83 85 81
Max heat         90    86          89    93    88          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          78      52    70      46    68      47    70      50    74
Temp          74 73   59 52 67 67   53 47 63 65   52 47 66 68   56 51 69 71
Dewpt         46 45   45 44 46 45   46 44 44 44   44 43 44 44   46 46 49 50
PWind dir        NW      NW    NW       N     N       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW CL   FW FW CL CL   CL FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5       0     0       0     0       0     0       5     5

$$