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Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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138 FOUS53 KBIS 212349 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 648 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025 NDZ015-220900- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 648 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025 Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 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 80 50 74 46 Temp 83 74 67 63 59 68 77 79 75 64 58 55 52 61 69 72 71 61 54 50 47 Dewpt 58 58 55 52 51 51 45 44 45 46 46 45 45 47 45 44 44 45 45 44 44 RH 43 57 65 67 75 54 32 29 34 52 64 69 77 60 42 37 38 56 71 80 89 Wind dir N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N Wind spd 10 8 6 5 4 8 13 18 17 10 8 8 8 11 13 13 11 6 4 4 4 Wind gust 24 28 Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0 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 83 Max heat 84 81 Date 08/24 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 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 70 44 73 47 78 52 82 56 80 Temp 65 67 50 44 67 70 53 47 72 75 58 53 76 78 62 56 75 76 Dewpt 44 41 43 41 43 41 44 43 45 45 46 46 50 50 51 51 53 53 PWind dir N NE NE SE S SE S SE SE Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 $$ NDZ033-220900- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 548 PM MDT Thu Aug 21 2025 Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 55 75 47 72 44 Temp 73 66 63 58 55 65 72 75 73 60 54 50 49 59 66 71 70 57 52 48 46 Dewpt 59 56 51 49 47 46 42 42 43 45 43 43 43 45 44 43 42 43 42 41 41 RH 62 70 65 72 74 50 34 31 34 58 66 77 80 60 45 36 36 59 69 77 83 Wind dir N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N Wind spd 4 2 5 5 5 10 17 19 18 10 6 6 6 9 11 11 11 6 5 4 3 Wind gust 29 Clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Date 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 69 43 72 47 78 51 81 55 81 Temp 63 67 49 44 66 70 53 48 71 75 57 52 75 78 61 56 74 78 Dewpt 42 40 40 39 41 39 40 40 44 44 44 45 48 47 48 49 51 49 PWind dir N E SE SE SE SE S SE E Wind char LT LT GN GN GN GN GN GN LT Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 $$ NDZ044-220900- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 548 PM MDT Thu Aug 21 2025 Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 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 79 48 75 45 Temp 78 68 65 61 58 67 75 78 76 61 56 52 49 61 70 73 72 59 53 50 47 Dewpt 54 55 54 53 51 51 45 42 42 44 44 44 43 45 44 42 41 42 42 41 40 RH 43 63 68 75 77 56 34 28 30 53 64 74 80 56 39 33 33 53 66 71 76 Wind dir N NE N N NW N NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N Wind spd 11 6 6 5 5 8 12 16 17 10 6 5 4 6 10 10 10 6 4 3 3 Wind gust 26 27 Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S Date 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 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 71 42 72 46 78 51 80 54 80 Temp 66 68 50 44 67 70 52 47 71 74 57 52 75 77 60 55 74 77 Dewpt 41 39 39 39 41 39 40 39 45 46 45 46 50 48 48 49 52 50 PWind dir N E SE SE SE SE SE SE E Wind char LT LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 5 $$ NDZ011-220900- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 648 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025 Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 55 73 50 70 46 Temp 79 69 62 58 56 65 70 72 70 61 55 52 50 58 65 68 67 59 52 49 46 Dewpt 50 51 48 46 44 46 45 46 46 46 46 46 46 47 46 44 44 46 46 46 45 RH 36 53 60 64 64 50 41 39 42 58 72 80 86 67 50 42 43 62 80 89 96 Wind dir NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW Wind spd 14 10 8 6 10 16 20 21 20 13 10 10 11 13 14 14 13 8 5 5 5 Wind gust 26 32 34 32 24 25 25 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 08/24 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 68 44 71 48 78 54 81 56 80 Temp 62 65 49 45 66 69 52 49 72 75 58 54 75 78 61 56 74 76 Dewpt 44 41 43 42 42 41 42 43 43 43 45 46 49 48 50 49 51 51 PWind dir N NE E SE S S S S SE Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 $$ NDZ037-220900- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 648 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025 Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 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 59 78 51 68 47 Temp 75 68 66 62 59 68 75 76 70 60 58 55 52 59 64 67 65 56 53 50 49 Dewpt 67 64 61 57 55 55 52 49 50 49 48 47 47 49 49 49 49 49 47 47 46 RH 76 87 84 84 87 63 45 39 49 67 69 74 83 69 58 52 56 77 80 89 89 Wind dir N NW N N NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW Wind spd 4 5 8 6 5 9 14 18 16 12 11 12 13 17 18 18 12 8 6 8 9 Wind gust 28 26 27 28 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S Date 08/24 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 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 65 44 68 46 73 50 77 55 75 Temp 60 61 49 45 63 64 50 47 67 68 54 51 71 71 58 55 70 70 Dewpt 47 45 44 43 45 46 45 43 47 50 48 47 53 55 53 51 55 56 PWind dir N N N S SW S S S S Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 $$ NDZ001-220900- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 648 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025 Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 52 74 48 72 45 Temp 77 66 61 57 54 62 69 72 72 62 56 53 50 59 67 71 70 60 54 50 47 Dewpt 51 49 46 45 44 46 47 47 46 47 46 45 45 48 46 45 44 44 44 44 43 RH 40 54 58 64 69 56 45 41 39 58 69 74 83 67 47 39 39 55 69 80 86 Wind dir N N N NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N Wind spd 13 6 4 4 8 16 21 23 20 10 5 5 5 9 12 13 12 6 5 4 4 Wind gust 32 34 31 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 08/24 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 70 45 73 48 79 54 82 56 81 Temp 64 68 52 47 68 72 56 50 73 77 61 55 76 80 63 57 75 79 Dewpt 45 42 43 42 44 41 43 42 46 46 46 47 52 50 50 51 53 51 PWind dir NE E SE SE SE SE SE E E Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 $$ NDZ021-220900- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 648 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025 Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 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 55 76 48 71 46 Temp 82 69 62 58 55 66 72 75 72 60 56 52 49 59 66 70 68 57 52 48 47 Dewpt 54 54 51 48 47 46 43 44 45 46 46 46 45 47 44 42 42 44 45 44 45 RH 38 59 67 69 74 48 35 33 38 60 69 80 86 64 45 36 39 62 77 86 93 Wind dir N N N N W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N Wind spd 8 5 5 4 5 12 18 20 18 12 9 9 9 12 13 13 12 6 4 4 5 Wind gust 29 32 31 24 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 08/24 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 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 68 44 72 47 78 52 81 55 81 Temp 62 66 50 45 66 69 52 48 71 75 57 53 75 78 60 56 74 76 Dewpt 43 40 43 42 42 39 43 43 42 42 45 46 49 47 50 50 51 50 PWind dir N NE E SE S S S SE SE Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 $$ NDZ043-220900- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 548 PM MDT Thu Aug 21 2025 Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 57 77 46 75 45 Temp 80 69 64 61 58 67 74 76 75 60 55 51 48 60 69 73 72 59 53 49 47 Dewpt 57 56 53 52 50 50 43 41 41 43 43 43 43 45 44 41 41 43 42 41 40 RH 45 63 67 72 75 54 33 28 29 53 64 74 83 58 40 31 33 55 66 74 76 Wind dir N N N N N N NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 12 8 5 5 5 9 13 18 18 10 6 5 4 5 10 10 11 8 5 4 4 Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S Heat index 80 Max heat 81 Date 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 71 43 72 47 78 51 80 53 81 Temp 66 69 50 44 67 70 53 48 71 75 57 52 75 77 60 55 74 76 Dewpt 41 38 39 39 42 41 40 40 47 46 46 47 50 49 50 49 51 50 PWind dir NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE E Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 $$ NDZ045-220900- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 648 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025 Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 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 80 51 73 48 Temp 78 70 68 63 61 68 78 80 76 64 59 55 52 60 68 72 70 60 55 50 48 Dewpt 62 60 57 55 53 53 47 44 44 45 45 45 45 46 45 44 44 44 43 43 43 RH 58 71 68 75 75 59 33 28 32 50 60 69 77 60 43 37 39 55 64 77 83 Wind dir N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N Wind spd 9 8 10 9 9 10 13 18 18 12 10 10 10 13 13 13 12 9 6 6 6 Wind gust 24 Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW PoP 12hr 20 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S Date 08/24 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 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 69 44 69 46 75 53 79 56 78 Temp 64 66 51 44 65 67 53 47 70 72 59 53 74 75 62 56 73 75 Dewpt 44 41 42 41 42 41 42 42 44 45 45 46 50 50 51 51 54 53 PWind dir N NE E SE SE SE S SE SE Wind char GN LT LT GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 $$