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Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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199 FOUS53 KBIS 140349 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 1049 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025 NDZ015-140900- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 1049 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025 Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat 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 62 94 60 82 60 Temp 66 65 63 74 87 91 86 74 68 64 62 67 76 81 79 70 66 63 62 Dewpt 64 62 61 64 63 61 61 62 60 57 55 57 56 56 57 59 57 57 55 RH 93 90 93 71 45 37 43 66 76 78 78 70 50 42 47 68 73 81 78 Wind dir SE SE SE S S W NW N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E Wind spd 6 6 5 6 8 9 10 9 6 8 8 10 10 11 12 10 9 8 9 Clouds SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 10 20 20 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S S Heat index 88 91 86 81 Max heat 88 91 84 81 Date 08/16 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 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 83 63 82 62 83 60 82 61 85 Temp 77 79 68 65 77 79 68 64 77 79 67 62 76 81 67 62 79 82 Dewpt 59 62 62 62 65 65 65 63 64 63 62 60 62 62 62 60 62 63 PWind dir E E E NE NE E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 5 20 30 30 20 10 10 10 5 Rain shwrs S C S C C S Tstms S C S S S $$ NDZ033-140900- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 949 PM MDT Wed Aug 13 2025 Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 60 87 57 80 58 Temp 66 64 62 77 83 86 82 69 63 60 59 65 73 79 79 68 64 61 60 Dewpt 62 58 56 57 56 57 56 57 56 55 54 54 54 54 56 56 56 57 57 RH 87 81 81 50 40 37 41 66 78 84 83 68 51 42 45 65 75 87 90 Wind dir S S SW W NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E Wind spd 8 9 8 10 12 12 11 9 8 8 9 11 12 12 13 12 11 10 10 Wind gust 18 Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC CL FW FW B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 20 10 10 5 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 82 Max heat 82 85 80 Date 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 82 60 81 59 81 58 83 60 85 Temp 75 80 65 62 75 78 64 61 75 79 64 60 76 82 66 62 79 83 Dewpt 62 62 62 61 65 64 62 61 63 61 60 59 62 61 59 59 62 60 PWind dir SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 10 30 30 40 20 20 10 10 5 Rain shwrs C C S C C C S S S Tstms C C S C S S S S $$ NDZ044-140900- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 949 PM MDT Wed Aug 13 2025 Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat 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 59 93 58 83 59 Temp 67 62 60 78 89 90 86 72 65 62 59 68 77 82 81 70 64 62 61 Dewpt 51 58 55 57 53 52 54 56 56 55 54 56 56 57 59 61 60 59 59 RH 56 87 84 48 29 27 34 57 73 78 83 65 48 43 47 73 87 90 93 Wind dir S S SW W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E Wind spd 6 5 4 6 10 12 13 10 9 10 10 13 13 13 13 12 10 10 10 Wind gust 28 24 Clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 5 20 5 20 QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S S Tstms S S S S S S S Heat index 82 81 Max heat 87 88 82 83 Date 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 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 82 60 83 60 84 59 85 60 87 Temp 76 80 65 62 76 78 64 62 77 80 63 60 78 82 65 61 81 85 Dewpt 63 64 64 62 65 64 63 62 64 61 61 59 62 61 59 59 63 60 PWind dir E SE E E E E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 20 30 30 40 10 20 10 20 5 Rain shwrs S S C C S C C C S S S Tstms S S C C S C C C S $$ NDZ011-140900- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 1049 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025 Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 63 86 56 76 55 Temp 65 66 64 73 82 83 81 70 63 60 57 63 70 74 74 66 60 58 56 Dewpt 63 63 62 64 63 62 59 57 54 52 51 51 52 52 52 54 52 51 51 RH 93 90 93 73 53 49 47 63 72 75 80 65 53 46 46 65 75 77 83 Wind dir SE S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE E E E Wind spd 11 11 9 10 11 13 12 10 8 6 5 5 6 8 9 6 6 8 9 Clouds FW FW SC FW SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 5 10 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 83 84 81 Max heat 83 84 Date 08/16 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 78 60 80 60 79 58 81 60 84 Temp 71 76 63 61 73 77 65 62 73 76 64 60 74 79 65 62 78 81 Dewpt 56 59 58 58 63 64 62 61 63 63 60 59 62 61 61 60 63 63 PWind dir E SE SE E NE E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 5 20 20 30 20 20 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S C C S S Tstms S S S S S $$ NDZ037-140900- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 1049 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025 Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat 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 62 77 59 Temp 68 66 65 72 80 85 83 73 69 65 63 68 73 76 74 67 64 62 61 Dewpt 62 63 63 66 68 69 70 68 64 61 60 60 59 59 60 60 58 56 55 RH 81 90 93 81 67 59 65 84 84 87 90 76 62 56 62 78 81 81 81 Wind dir SE SE S S S S SW W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 10 12 12 12 11 11 9 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 10 10 Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 5 30 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S S S S S S Tstms C C S S S S S Heat index 83 89 87 Max heat 83 89 83 Date 08/16 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 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 76 61 76 63 77 59 76 58 77 Temp 71 72 65 62 71 73 66 63 72 73 63 60 70 72 63 59 73 74 Dewpt 61 63 61 60 66 67 65 63 65 65 62 60 63 63 61 59 64 65 PWind dir E E E E N NE E SE S Wind char GN GN GN GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 5 20 30 30 20 10 10 5 5 Rain shwrs S C S C C S S Tstms S C S S C $$ NDZ001-140900- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 1049 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025 Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 61 82 55 77 58 Temp 69 66 62 70 77 81 79 68 62 59 57 62 70 75 75 67 64 61 60 Dewpt 65 59 58 61 60 59 57 55 53 52 51 54 54 55 55 54 54 54 55 RH 87 78 87 73 56 47 47 63 72 78 80 75 57 50 50 63 70 78 84 Wind dir S S SW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE E E E E E E Wind spd 8 8 6 12 16 14 13 8 5 5 5 8 10 11 12 11 11 11 12 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 10 10 20 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 81 Max heat 81 Date 08/16 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 82 63 82 60 81 60 83 62 85 Temp 75 80 68 64 76 79 66 62 75 79 66 62 77 82 68 63 79 82 Dewpt 62 62 61 61 67 65 62 61 66 63 61 60 65 64 62 61 66 64 PWind dir SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 10 40 30 40 10 20 5 20 10 Rain shwrs C C C C C S S Tstms C S S $$ NDZ021-140900- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 1049 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025 Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat 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 87 57 78 57 Temp 69 65 62 73 82 84 81 69 63 60 58 65 72 76 75 65 62 60 59 Dewpt 64 62 60 63 62 60 59 59 56 53 52 52 52 53 54 55 54 54 53 RH 84 90 93 71 51 44 47 70 78 78 80 63 49 45 48 70 75 81 80 Wind dir SE S S S W NW NW N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E Wind spd 6 9 6 8 10 11 11 8 6 6 6 8 8 9 10 9 8 9 9 Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 10 20 5 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 83 84 81 Max heat 83 85 Date 08/16 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 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 60 81 60 80 58 80 60 84 Temp 73 76 64 61 73 76 64 61 74 76 63 60 73 78 65 61 77 81 Dewpt 57 61 59 59 64 64 63 61 63 63 61 59 62 62 61 60 64 63 PWind dir E SE SE E NE E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 5 20 20 40 20 10 5 10 5 Rain shwrs S S S S C C S Tstms S S S S S S $$ NDZ043-140900- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 949 PM MDT Wed Aug 13 2025 Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 59 88 57 83 58 Temp 61 61 60 77 85 87 84 71 65 62 59 67 76 82 82 70 64 62 61 Dewpt 55 56 55 56 53 52 54 55 56 55 54 56 56 56 59 60 60 59 60 RH 81 84 84 48 33 30 36 57 73 78 83 68 50 41 46 71 87 90 97 Wind dir S S SW W NW NW N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E Wind spd 13 8 6 10 13 14 13 10 9 9 10 13 16 16 16 13 13 12 12 Wind gust 26 Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC CL SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 5 20 5 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S S S S Heat index 82 82 Max heat 83 85 81 83 Date 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 83 60 84 59 84 59 86 60 88 Temp 75 81 65 62 76 79 64 61 76 79 64 60 78 83 66 62 81 85 Dewpt 64 63 64 62 65 64 62 61 63 61 61 60 62 61 61 59 62 59 PWind dir SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 30 30 30 10 20 5 10 5 Rain shwrs S C C S C C C S S Tstms S C C C S S S S $$ NDZ045-140900- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 1049 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025 Date 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25 Sat 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 62 81 62 Temp 68 64 63 74 86 92 85 74 68 65 62 68 76 80 79 70 67 64 62 Dewpt 65 62 60 64 63 60 61 62 61 60 57 59 59 60 61 61 60 59 57 RH 90 93 90 71 46 34 45 66 78 84 84 73 56 51 54 73 78 84 84 Wind dir SE S S S S W N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E Wind spd 6 10 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 11 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 12 11 Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 20 20 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S Tstms S S S S S S Heat index 87 92 85 81 Max heat 87 92 81 81 Date 08/16 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 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 80 63 81 64 81 62 81 61 84 Temp 75 77 68 64 75 78 67 64 75 78 66 62 75 79 66 62 78 81 Dewpt 63 65 64 63 66 67 65 63 64 63 63 60 63 62 62 60 64 64 PWind dir E E E NE NE E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 10 30 30 40 20 10 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S C C C C C S Tstms S C C S C C $$