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Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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471 FOUS53 KBIS 190709 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 208 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 NDZ015-200900- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 208 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 Date 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 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 64 91 67 93 69 Temp 65 64 74 86 89 89 77 72 69 67 76 88 92 90 80 75 73 70 Dewpt 64 63 67 67 65 65 66 66 65 65 68 68 67 65 65 64 64 64 RH 97 97 79 53 45 45 69 81 87 93 76 52 44 44 60 69 73 81 Wind dir E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S Wind spd 3 1 2 4 5 6 8 9 9 9 12 14 16 14 13 13 10 6 Wind gust 25 24 Clouds FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Tstms S Heat index 89 91 91 92 96 92 82 Max heat 89 92 88 92 96 89 Date 08/21 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 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 87 57 79 51 73 48 72 47 72 Temp 83 81 65 57 74 74 58 52 68 69 54 49 67 68 53 49 68 70 Dewpt 64 60 55 50 49 48 47 46 48 48 47 45 47 46 46 45 47 48 PWind dir NW N NW NW NW N N E SE Wind char GN GN GN LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ NDZ033-200900- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 108 AM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025 Date 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 61 91 66 95 65 Temp 62 63 75 86 90 89 75 71 68 67 78 90 95 92 79 73 69 67 Dewpt 62 60 65 64 61 61 62 61 62 62 65 64 59 58 58 58 59 58 RH 100 90 71 48 38 39 64 71 81 84 64 42 30 32 49 59 70 73 Wind dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW NW Wind spd 5 3 5 9 10 12 12 13 13 13 16 19 19 17 13 11 9 9 Wind gust 29 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 87 90 89 91 95 Max heat 87 91 87 91 95 87 Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 83 53 76 48 72 46 71 47 73 Temp 79 78 60 54 71 72 54 50 66 69 52 48 66 69 53 49 68 71 Dewpt 59 54 50 46 46 43 43 44 45 44 44 44 45 44 44 44 47 48 PWind dir N N NW NW N NE E E SE Wind char GN GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 $$ NDZ044-200900- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 108 AM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025 Date 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 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 62 92 65 96 66 Temp 63 62 75 87 92 89 76 71 67 65 78 91 95 93 80 75 71 67 Dewpt 62 60 65 64 61 60 62 62 63 63 66 63 59 58 57 57 58 58 RH 97 93 71 46 36 38 62 73 87 93 67 40 30 31 45 54 63 73 Wind dir N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S W Wind spd 0 2 4 10 11 12 11 12 12 11 16 18 20 18 16 13 10 6 Wind gust 28 31 28 26 24 Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Heat index 88 92 89 92 95 80 Max heat 88 92 86 92 95 88 Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 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 87 54 78 48 74 46 73 47 74 Temp 84 81 63 55 74 75 56 50 69 72 53 47 67 70 54 49 68 72 Dewpt 57 55 51 47 44 42 43 42 43 42 44 43 44 43 43 43 49 48 PWind dir N N NW N N NE E E SE Wind char GN GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 10 20 10 5 0 5 0 5 5 Rain shwrs S $$ NDZ011-200900- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 208 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 Date 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 61 89 68 93 68 Temp 61 63 71 82 87 87 76 72 70 68 77 88 92 91 82 78 73 70 Dewpt 60 62 65 66 65 65 65 65 65 65 67 67 66 65 64 63 62 63 RH 97 97 81 58 48 48 69 79 84 90 71 50 43 42 55 60 68 78 Wind dir N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW W Wind spd 0 2 2 5 8 10 10 10 11 12 14 17 18 18 17 13 10 9 Wind gust 25 27 28 28 27 24 Clouds SC B2 B1 CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C Tstms S S Obvis PF PF Heat index 84 89 89 91 95 93 83 Max heat 84 90 86 91 96 90 Date 08/21 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 82 55 74 50 71 47 70 47 72 Temp 78 77 61 56 70 71 57 51 65 67 53 47 64 67 53 48 66 69 Dewpt 62 54 49 46 46 45 46 47 46 45 47 45 45 44 45 44 46 46 PWind dir NW NW NW NW NW N N SE SE Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 $$ NDZ037-200900- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 208 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 Date 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 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 63 84 64 86 67 Temp 64 64 72 78 82 81 70 67 65 64 74 82 85 82 73 71 69 67 Dewpt 64 64 68 69 67 67 66 65 64 62 67 67 67 68 68 67 66 65 RH 100100 87 74 61 63 87 93 97 93 79 61 55 63 84 87 90 93 Wind dir N N NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S S S Wind spd 0 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 10 13 13 12 12 13 12 10 Wind gust 24 23 Clouds B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C Tstms Obvis F F Heat index 85 83 85 88 85 Max heat 86 85 88 Date 08/21 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 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 84 58 74 53 67 48 67 47 68 Temp 80 77 65 58 71 69 58 53 64 64 53 49 62 63 51 47 63 65 Dewpt 69 67 59 52 51 52 50 48 50 50 49 47 48 48 46 44 48 49 PWind dir W NW NW NW NW N N NW NE Wind char GN GN GN GN GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 50 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 Rain shwrs C C S Tstms S C S $$ NDZ001-200900- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 208 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 Date 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 63 93 68 100 66 Temp 65 63 74 87 92 91 80 75 71 68 78 91 99 96 80 73 70 67 Dewpt 62 61 65 65 62 63 63 63 62 62 66 65 61 60 62 62 62 60 RH 90 93 74 48 37 40 56 66 73 81 67 42 29 30 54 68 76 78 Wind dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S S SW SW NW N NW Wind spd 5 4 6 10 13 13 13 13 12 11 13 16 18 13 10 8 8 9 Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 0 10 5 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 89 93 92 81 93100 96 81 Max heat 89 94 90 93 101 91 Date 08/21 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 81 53 75 49 72 48 72 49 75 Temp 76 77 61 55 70 73 57 51 67 70 55 50 67 70 56 51 69 74 Dewpt 59 51 48 46 48 46 47 47 48 47 47 46 48 46 46 46 50 49 PWind dir NW NW NW NW N NE E E SE Wind char GN LT BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 $$ NDZ021-200900- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 208 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 Date 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 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 64 90 66 93 67 Temp 64 64 73 84 90 87 75 71 68 67 76 88 93 90 79 75 72 69 Dewpt 61 62 66 66 61 63 65 66 64 65 67 67 65 65 64 63 62 62 RH 90 93 79 55 38 45 71 84 87 93 74 50 40 44 60 66 71 78 Wind dir N E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW Wind spd 0 2 3 5 8 9 9 10 10 10 13 17 18 17 14 11 9 6 Wind gust 24 27 28 27 27 21 Clouds FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 5 0 10 0 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S Heat index 86 90 88 91 95 92 Max heat 86 90 85 91 95 88 Date 08/21 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 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 84 55 75 50 71 47 70 47 72 Temp 79 78 61 55 71 71 56 51 66 68 52 48 64 67 52 49 67 69 Dewpt 61 55 51 48 46 45 47 47 46 45 47 46 45 44 46 45 46 46 PWind dir NW NW NW NW NW N N E SE Wind char GN GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ NDZ043-200900- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 108 AM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025 Date 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 61 93 66 98 64 Temp 65 62 76 88 92 91 77 72 69 66 79 93 98 94 80 74 71 66 Dewpt 63 61 65 62 58 59 60 61 61 61 63 60 54 55 56 56 57 57 RH 93 97 69 42 32 34 56 68 76 84 58 33 23 27 44 53 61 73 Wind dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S N Wind spd 5 4 6 12 14 16 13 14 13 13 17 20 21 19 13 12 10 10 Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Heat index 88 93 80 Max heat 88 92 87 93 96 88 Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 85 53 77 48 74 46 73 48 74 Temp 81 79 61 54 73 74 55 50 68 72 53 48 67 71 54 50 68 72 Dewpt 56 54 50 47 44 43 43 42 44 42 44 44 45 45 44 44 50 50 PWind dir N N NW N N NE E E SE Wind char BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 5 20 5 5 0 5 0 5 5 Rain shwrs S $$ NDZ045-200900- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 208 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 Date 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 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 88 68 91 70 Temp 67 66 75 84 88 86 76 72 70 68 76 87 91 89 80 75 72 70 Dewpt 63 64 68 68 66 66 67 67 66 66 69 68 66 65 65 64 64 63 RH 87 93 79 59 48 51 74 84 87 93 79 53 44 45 60 69 76 78 Wind dir S SE E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S S Wind spd 2 5 5 5 6 8 10 12 12 12 14 18 18 16 18 18 17 12 Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Tstms S Heat index 87 90 88 91 94 91 82 Max heat 87 90 87 91 94 88 Date 08/21 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 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 86 57 77 52 72 48 70 48 71 Temp 81 80 66 57 74 73 59 52 67 69 54 48 65 66 54 49 66 68 Dewpt 64 61 55 50 48 47 45 44 47 46 47 45 46 45 46 45 48 49 PWind dir NW N NW NW NW N NE E SE Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$