Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
240 FOUS53 KBIS 181436 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 936 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 NDZ015-182100- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 936 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 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 70 52 69 52 66 Temp 64 68 68 67 62 58 56 54 58 63 67 67 62 59 57 54 57 61 64 64 Dewpt 58 57 56 57 57 57 56 54 56 56 55 55 56 55 54 53 53 52 52 51 RH 81 68 65 70 84 96100100 93 78 65 65 81 87 90 96 86 72 65 63 Wind dir SE SE SE SE E E E NE E E E E NE E E E E E E E Wind spd 6 10 11 10 8 4 3 3 5 8 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 10 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 10 0 5 20 40 QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0.03 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C C Obvis PF PF PF Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 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 50 71 48 72 51 74 52 77 Temp 56 52 64 68 55 50 66 69 57 53 67 71 59 54 70 74 Dewpt 52 51 51 48 51 50 51 50 51 51 54 54 54 53 56 55 PWind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE S Wind char LT LT GN GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 5 0 5 10 20 20 5 Rain shwrs C S S S S S Tstms S $$ NDZ033-182100- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 836 AM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 73 50 66 48 61 Temp 63 69 71 68 59 56 55 54 57 61 62 61 57 55 53 52 54 57 59 57 Dewpt 56 56 58 57 57 56 55 54 57 56 56 55 56 55 53 52 54 53 53 52 RH 78 63 63 68 93100100100100 84 81 81 96100100100100 86 80 83 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 17 14 9 9 9 6 3 4 6 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 13 13 12 11 Wind gust 24 23 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV PoP 12hr 5 5 40 70 80 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.04 0.15 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C L L L L D D C Obvis PF PF PF Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 46 69 47 71 49 76 49 78 Temp 52 50 62 64 53 50 65 67 56 52 69 71 57 51 72 73 Dewpt 52 50 51 49 50 50 52 52 52 52 54 52 53 51 54 51 PWind dir SE SE SE S SE S S S Wind char GN GN GN BZ BZ GN GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 30 5 0 5 5 5 20 5 Rain shwrs C S $$ NDZ044-182100- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 836 AM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 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 68 49 64 48 59 Temp 58 64 67 64 58 56 54 53 57 60 62 59 56 55 53 52 55 56 57 55 Dewpt 58 59 60 59 58 56 54 53 57 57 57 56 56 55 53 52 55 55 55 55 RH 100 84 78 84100100100100100 90 84 90100100100100100 96 93100 Wind dir SE SE E SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 10 10 8 9 6 4 2 2 5 11 12 12 11 10 10 11 12 14 13 11 Wind gust 23 24 26 25 21 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 10 5 30 70 80 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0.02 0.34 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C L L D D D D L Obvis F PF PF Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 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 46 65 45 69 48 73 49 76 Temp 53 50 60 61 51 48 64 65 54 50 67 69 55 50 71 72 Dewpt 53 50 53 51 51 48 54 54 54 50 56 55 54 50 55 53 PWind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN BZ BZ GN LT LT Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 60 10 5 5 10 20 20 0 Rain shwrs L C S S Tstms S $$ NDZ056-182100- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 936 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 73 53 67 50 63 Temp 59 68 72 68 60 57 56 55 59 63 65 62 57 55 52 50 54 58 61 59 Dewpt 56 58 57 59 58 57 56 55 56 57 56 57 55 53 52 50 50 51 52 53 RH 90 70 59 73 93100100100 90 81 73 84 93 93100100 86 77 72 80 Wind dir S S S SE S S NE N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E Wind spd 9 11 11 8 8 5 3 2 4 9 10 9 10 10 9 8 9 9 9 6 Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 PoP 12hr 20 20 5 40 20 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0.07 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S C C S S S S Tstms Obvis PF PF PF Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 47 70 49 70 52 72 52 75 Temp 52 48 64 65 53 50 65 66 55 52 66 68 56 52 69 70 Dewpt 50 48 52 52 50 49 52 53 52 51 55 57 54 52 57 57 PWind dir E SE S S S S S S Wind char LT LT GN BZ GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 10 0 0 5 10 10 20 5 Rain shwrs S $$ NDZ037-182100- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 936 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 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 66 49 69 50 67 Temp 62 66 64 62 57 55 54 53 57 63 66 66 58 56 54 52 57 63 65 64 Dewpt 57 58 58 58 57 55 54 53 57 57 56 57 56 55 54 52 54 52 52 52 RH 84 75 81 87100100100100100 81 70 73 93 96100100 90 67 63 65 Wind dir SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E Wind spd 16 17 14 11 9 6 4 5 8 9 10 9 10 9 10 10 11 11 11 8 Wind gust 25 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 PoP 12hr 30 5 0 5 5 QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Obvis PF PF Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 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 47 68 44 69 46 70 49 73 Temp 54 49 63 66 50 46 64 67 52 48 65 67 54 51 68 70 Dewpt 50 49 49 49 47 46 48 49 47 48 52 53 52 51 56 56 PWind dir E E SE SE SE S SE S Wind char LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 10 20 20 10 Rain shwrs S S S S $$ NDZ001-182100- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 936 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 77 55 66 52 62 Temp 63 71 77 74 65 61 59 57 59 64 65 63 59 57 56 54 55 58 60 59 Dewpt 60 62 62 61 60 59 58 57 59 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 54 55 56 55 RH 90 73 60 64 84 93 96100100 84 78 81 90 93 93 96 96 90 87 87 Wind dir S S S E E E NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E SE Wind spd 11 11 10 10 11 6 5 8 11 13 14 14 13 12 12 13 13 14 14 12 Clouds B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 20 50 70 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0.20 0.06 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S L L L L L L C C Tstms S Obvis PF PF PF Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 50 70 51 72 53 75 53 77 Temp 54 52 65 68 56 52 67 70 58 54 70 73 59 53 72 74 Dewpt 53 51 56 54 52 51 56 56 54 52 57 56 54 52 57 55 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN BZ BZ GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5 5 10 5 $$ NDZ021-182100- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 936 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 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 73 50 68 48 64 Temp 63 70 72 69 59 56 55 54 59 64 66 64 57 55 53 51 56 60 63 61 Dewpt 56 56 56 56 57 56 55 54 56 55 55 55 54 53 52 50 52 51 50 50 RH 78 61 57 63 93100100100 90 73 68 73 90 93 96 96 86 72 62 67 Wind dir S S S SE SE S N N E E E NE NE E E E E E E E Wind spd 8 10 12 9 6 4 0 0 5 10 11 10 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 9 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV PoP 12hr 5 5 30 50 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.01 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C Obvis PF PF PF Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 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 46 70 46 71 49 73 50 76 Temp 52 49 65 67 52 48 65 67 54 51 67 70 56 51 70 72 Dewpt 50 48 50 47 49 48 50 50 51 50 53 53 53 51 55 54 PWind dir E SE SE S S S SE S Wind char LT GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 10 0 0 5 10 10 20 5 Rain shwrs S $$ NDZ043-182100- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 836 AM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 72 51 65 49 60 Temp 60 66 71 69 59 57 55 54 57 61 62 59 56 55 53 52 55 56 58 56 Dewpt 57 57 57 57 58 57 55 54 57 56 55 55 55 55 53 52 55 54 53 52 RH 90 73 61 66 96100100100100 84 78 87 96100100100100 93 83 86 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 14 13 11 12 11 8 4 4 8 14 16 17 17 14 14 14 17 18 18 16 Wind gust 28 29 Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV PoP 12hr 5 10 50 90 90 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.07 0.07 0.31 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C L L D D D D D D C Obvis F PF PF Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 47 67 47 71 49 76 50 78 Temp 52 50 61 62 52 49 65 66 54 51 70 71 55 50 73 73 Dewpt 52 50 52 49 51 49 53 52 53 51 54 51 53 50 52 49 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S Wind char GN BZ BZ WY BZ GN GN GN Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC FW SC FW PoP 12hr 50 10 5 5 5 10 20 0 Rain shwrs C S $$ NDZ045-182100- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 936 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 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 64 54 64 54 62 Temp 59 62 64 63 59 57 55 54 56 59 63 63 60 57 55 54 56 58 60 59 Dewpt 58 58 59 59 58 57 55 54 56 57 56 56 56 56 55 54 55 54 54 55 RH 96 87 84 87 96100100100100 93 78 78 87 96100100 96 86 81 87 Wind dir E E E E E E E NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 11 11 11 9 9 6 5 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 11 9 Wind gust 21 23 21 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 20 0 5 20 50 QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0 0 0.04 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C C Obvis PF PF PF Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 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 65 50 67 52 70 53 73 Temp 55 52 60 63 53 50 62 65 55 52 64 68 57 53 68 70 Dewpt 54 52 53 50 52 50 52 52 52 51 56 56 55 53 58 56 PWind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 50 10 0 10 20 20 20 10 Rain shwrs C S S S S S S Tstms S $$