


Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
135 FOUS53 KBIS 291449 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 949 AM CDT Mon Sep 29 2025 NDZ015-292100- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 949 AM CDT Mon Sep 29 2025 Date Mon 09/29/25 Tue 09/30/25 Wed 10/01/25 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 84 62 84 62 85 Temp 64 77 83 78 69 68 66 63 69 80 83 79 71 69 67 64 68 78 83 80 Dewpt 58 59 58 58 58 57 53 53 56 57 55 56 56 56 54 54 56 57 54 55 RH 81 54 43 50 68 68 63 70 63 45 38 45 59 63 63 70 65 48 37 42 Wind dir E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW Wind spd 4 9 12 10 10 11 11 11 13 18 19 14 16 14 13 12 11 11 10 5 Wind gust 26 28 29 27 26 25 Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL PoP 12hr 10 5 0 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 83 80 80 Max heat 83 80 82 82 Date Thu 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 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 55 86 55 74 48 69 46 66 Temp 62 56 80 79 61 56 70 68 54 49 66 63 51 47 61 59 Dewpt 55 52 54 52 51 50 51 48 47 44 46 44 44 41 43 39 PWind dir SW S NE N NW NW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 5 20 30 20 20 20 20 Rain shwrs S C S S S S S S S S $$ NDZ033-292100- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 849 AM MDT Mon Sep 29 2025 Date Mon 09/29/25 Tue 09/30/25 Wed 10/01/25 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 82 58 84 56 82 Temp 59 73 81 77 66 64 62 61 67 80 84 79 68 65 62 59 66 78 81 77 Dewpt 53 56 55 56 57 55 53 52 55 55 53 54 54 53 52 50 53 52 49 48 RH 80 55 41 48 73 73 72 72 65 42 34 42 61 65 70 72 63 40 33 36 Wind dir NE E E E SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S SW W NW NW W Wind spd 12 14 13 13 11 11 12 12 16 18 19 16 13 11 10 8 8 10 8 4 Wind gust 24 26 Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 81 80 Max heat 81 80 83 80 Date Thu 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 53 82 51 68 44 66 42 62 Temp 59 55 78 76 58 53 65 62 49 46 63 61 49 44 58 56 Dewpt 47 46 48 44 46 47 47 45 42 39 40 38 39 39 38 36 PWind dir SW SW N N NW W W NW Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 0 30 30 10 10 10 20 Rain shwrs C C S $$ NDZ044-292100- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 849 AM MDT Mon Sep 29 2025 Date Mon 09/29/25 Tue 09/30/25 Wed 10/01/25 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 83 58 84 55 83 Temp 60 75 81 76 66 63 61 59 66 78 83 79 69 65 62 57 66 78 81 77 Dewpt 56 56 57 57 57 54 52 51 55 56 54 55 54 52 49 47 51 51 50 49 RH 87 52 44 52 73 72 72 75 68 47 37 44 59 63 62 69 58 39 34 37 Wind dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W NW NW NW Wind spd 5 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 17 18 19 13 13 12 9 5 8 10 8 5 Wind gust 23 24 Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 81 Max heat 81 82 80 Date Thu 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 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 52 84 51 70 43 64 41 62 Temp 58 54 78 77 58 53 67 63 49 45 61 60 47 44 58 55 Dewpt 47 46 48 47 47 46 47 45 44 41 43 40 41 38 38 37 PWind dir SW S NE N NW NW W NW Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW CL SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 0 30 20 20 20 20 20 Rain shwrs C S S S S S $$ NDZ011-292100- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 949 AM CDT Mon Sep 29 2025 Date Mon 09/29/25 Tue 09/30/25 Wed 10/01/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 78 59 84 60 83 Temp 56 68 75 73 65 62 62 61 68 80 84 79 71 69 66 62 68 78 81 77 Dewpt 45 49 53 56 56 56 55 53 55 56 55 55 56 55 54 54 56 55 54 53 RH 66 51 46 55 73 81 78 75 63 44 37 44 59 61 65 75 65 45 39 43 Wind dir NE E E E E E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S S SW W W Wind spd 8 12 14 13 12 10 10 11 13 19 19 17 14 13 13 10 10 10 9 5 Wind gust 25 26 29 31 27 26 25 Clouds CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 10 10 5 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 80 81 Max heat 80 83 81 Date Thu 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 56 82 53 70 48 69 45 62 Temp 62 57 77 75 59 55 67 65 54 48 66 63 51 47 58 55 Dewpt 50 49 50 49 46 47 49 47 42 41 43 41 41 40 41 38 PWind dir SW SW W NW NW W W NW Wind char LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 10 20 30 10 10 10 20 Rain shwrs S C S S $$ NDZ037-292100- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 949 AM CDT Mon Sep 29 2025 Date Mon 09/29/25 Tue 09/30/25 Wed 10/01/25 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 83 58 83 60 83 Temp 65 76 81 76 67 65 62 60 68 79 82 76 68 66 65 62 68 77 81 77 Dewpt 52 56 59 60 58 57 55 53 57 58 55 56 54 53 52 52 56 57 57 58 RH 63 50 47 58 73 75 78 78 68 49 40 50 61 63 63 70 65 50 44 52 Wind dir SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE S S S S S S S Wind spd 8 10 11 9 9 9 10 10 12 16 18 13 14 14 16 14 18 17 17 11 Wind gust 28 26 27 26 28 26 28 28 27 Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 10 5 20 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Heat index 81 81 Max heat 82 82 81 Date Thu 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 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 56 86 57 75 49 69 46 66 Temp 63 58 80 77 63 58 71 67 56 51 65 62 51 48 62 59 Dewpt 55 54 56 55 55 53 53 51 49 47 49 48 45 44 46 43 PWind dir S S S NW N N N NW Wind char GN LT GN GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 5 0 20 30 20 20 20 20 Rain shwrs S C S S S S S S S S S Tstms S $$ NDZ001-292100- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 949 AM CDT Mon Sep 29 2025 Date Mon 09/29/25 Tue 09/30/25 Wed 10/01/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 78 58 87 57 82 Temp 57 70 77 75 67 64 62 60 66 80 87 82 72 67 63 58 64 75 81 77 Dewpt 44 49 53 55 55 56 56 54 56 57 54 54 55 55 54 52 54 53 49 49 RH 62 47 43 50 65 75 81 81 70 45 32 38 55 65 72 80 70 46 33 37 Wind dir E E E E E E E E SE SE S SE SE SE S W NW W W W Wind spd 10 14 18 17 14 12 11 10 13 17 19 14 13 9 5 5 6 10 10 6 Wind gust 28 Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 FW CL CL SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 80 Max heat 80 85 80 Date Thu 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 52 80 51 69 44 68 43 61 Temp 61 54 75 74 59 53 64 64 52 46 64 65 51 45 57 56 Dewpt 47 46 48 44 44 46 47 42 40 39 41 38 39 39 38 37 PWind dir SW SW NW NW W W W NW Wind char LT GN LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 5 20 20 5 5 10 10 Rain shwrs S S $$ NDZ021-292100- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 949 AM CDT Mon Sep 29 2025 Date Mon 09/29/25 Tue 09/30/25 Wed 10/01/25 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 81 59 84 58 83 Temp 59 72 79 76 66 63 63 61 68 80 83 79 69 65 64 61 68 78 81 77 Dewpt 47 51 54 57 58 56 54 52 55 56 54 56 56 54 54 53 55 54 51 52 RH 64 48 42 52 75 78 72 72 63 44 37 45 63 68 70 75 63 43 35 42 Wind dir E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S S SW W W Wind spd 10 12 14 11 10 10 11 12 14 18 19 16 13 13 11 10 10 9 8 4 Wind gust 24 25 25 21 23 26 28 31 27 26 24 21 Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC CL CL PoP 12hr 10 5 5 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 80 Max heat 80 82 80 Date Thu 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 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 53 83 52 70 45 69 43 64 Temp 60 55 78 76 58 54 67 65 51 47 65 63 49 46 59 57 Dewpt 51 49 51 49 47 47 48 45 44 41 42 40 41 40 40 38 PWind dir SW S NW N NW W SW NW Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 5 20 30 10 10 10 20 Rain shwrs S C S S $$ NDZ043-292100- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 849 AM MDT Mon Sep 29 2025 Date Mon 09/29/25 Tue 09/30/25 Wed 10/01/25 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 83 56 86 55 81 Temp 65 78 82 77 65 62 59 56 66 80 85 80 67 63 59 57 66 77 81 77 Dewpt 56 56 55 56 56 54 52 52 55 53 50 51 51 50 48 47 51 51 48 47 RH 73 47 40 48 73 75 78 86 68 39 30 36 56 62 67 69 58 40 32 35 Wind dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE S S W NW NW NW W Wind spd 6 11 14 13 12 11 10 11 13 17 18 13 12 10 8 8 10 11 10 5 Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 80 80 Max heat 81 80 83 80 Date Thu 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 52 83 50 68 43 65 40 61 Temp 58 54 78 76 57 51 65 62 48 44 61 61 46 43 56 55 Dewpt 45 46 45 43 45 46 47 44 42 39 40 38 39 38 36 36 PWind dir SW SW N N NW W W NW Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 30 30 20 10 20 20 Rain shwrs C C S S S $$ NDZ045-292100- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 949 AM CDT Mon Sep 29 2025 Date Mon 09/29/25 Tue 09/30/25 Wed 10/01/25 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 82 63 80 63 80 Temp 64 74 80 74 69 68 65 63 68 76 79 75 70 69 66 63 68 76 80 75 Dewpt 59 59 59 59 57 54 53 53 57 58 57 57 55 55 54 54 56 57 56 57 RH 84 59 49 59 66 61 65 70 68 54 47 54 59 61 65 72 65 52 44 54 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW S Wind spd 4 9 13 11 14 17 18 18 18 20 20 17 20 21 20 17 13 12 10 5 Wind gust 29 31 31 27 31 Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL PoP 12hr 10 5 0 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 81 80 Max heat 81 80 Date Thu 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 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 57 82 58 71 50 64 47 62 Temp 63 57 78 74 63 58 68 65 56 50 62 58 52 47 59 56 Dewpt 54 52 56 55 51 52 52 49 47 46 47 46 44 43 44 41 PWind dir SW S E N N NW NW NW Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 10 Rain shwrs S S S S S S $$