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Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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005 FOUS53 KBIS 182229 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 529 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025 NDZ015-190900- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 529 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 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 94 69 Temp 86 75 69 67 65 74 84 88 87 77 72 70 68 76 88 91 90 80 76 73 70 Dewpt 61 66 64 64 64 67 67 66 66 67 66 66 66 68 67 66 64 65 64 63 64 RH 43 74 84 90 97 79 57 48 50 71 81 87 93 76 50 44 42 60 66 71 81 Wind dir W E E E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S Wind spd 10 4 3 2 2 3 5 5 6 8 9 8 8 11 13 14 13 13 13 10 6 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 10 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 87 90 89 91 94 91 82 Max heat 88 84 87 90 88 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 85 58 79 51 75 49 74 52 76 Temp 81 80 65 59 75 74 58 52 70 71 55 51 69 71 57 53 71 73 Dewpt 64 62 57 53 51 48 47 46 48 47 48 46 48 49 50 48 52 54 PWind dir N N NW NW N NE E SE SE Wind char GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 10 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ NDZ033-190900- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 429 PM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025 Date 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 61 91 66 96 64 Temp 85 72 66 64 63 75 85 90 88 76 71 68 67 78 88 94 92 78 73 69 66 Dewpt 59 63 62 61 60 65 65 61 62 63 62 61 62 64 62 58 57 59 58 58 59 RH 41 73 87 90 90 71 51 38 42 64 73 78 84 62 42 30 31 52 59 68 78 Wind dir S E SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW NW Wind spd 9 5 5 5 5 5 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 14 18 18 16 12 11 10 10 Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 85 87 90 88 88 Max heat 85 82 87 90 86 88 94 87 Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 83 54 77 49 74 48 74 52 77 Temp 78 79 61 56 71 73 55 50 67 71 54 50 68 72 56 54 70 74 Dewpt 59 57 53 50 49 44 45 44 46 46 45 45 48 49 49 49 55 54 PWind dir N N NW N NE E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 Rain shwrs S $$ NDZ044-190900- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 429 PM MDT Mon Aug 18 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 97 66 Temp 84 72 68 64 63 75 87 91 88 76 71 68 66 78 91 95 93 79 74 71 68 Dewpt 63 64 62 62 60 65 65 61 61 62 61 62 62 65 62 57 56 57 57 58 57 RH 49 76 81 93 90 71 48 37 40 62 71 81 87 64 38 28 29 47 55 63 68 Wind dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S S S SE S S W Wind spd 6 5 5 3 3 5 10 11 11 10 11 11 10 14 18 18 17 14 13 10 9 Wind gust 20 25 28 27 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW 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 Heat index 85 89 91 88 92 Max heat 86 82 89 91 86 92 94 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 87 56 79 49 75 48 74 51 78 Temp 83 81 63 57 75 75 56 51 69 72 54 50 70 72 56 53 71 74 Dewpt 59 56 54 52 49 44 44 43 45 45 45 44 48 49 48 49 55 56 PWind dir N N NW N NE E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 Rain shwrs S $$ NDZ011-190900- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 529 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025 Date 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 63 89 68 94 68 Temp 84 72 67 64 63 72 82 87 86 76 71 70 69 77 86 92 90 82 77 72 69 Dewpt 63 65 63 62 62 66 66 65 65 66 65 65 65 67 67 65 65 65 63 63 63 RH 49 79 87 93 97 81 58 48 50 71 81 84 87 71 53 41 44 56 62 73 81 Wind dir N NE E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW W Wind spd 8 4 3 3 3 4 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 13 14 17 17 14 13 11 10 Wind gust 27 27 26 Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C Tstms S C Obvis PF Heat index 85 84 89 88 89 94 92 84 Max heat 87 82 84 89 86 89 94 90 Date 08/21 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 82 55 75 50 72 48 72 51 75 Temp 77 77 62 56 71 72 56 51 67 69 54 49 67 70 55 51 69 72 Dewpt 63 58 53 50 46 46 47 46 46 46 47 46 48 48 47 47 51 53 PWind dir NW NW NW NW NW N NE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN GN GN LT LT GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 $$ NDZ037-190900- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 529 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 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 84 64 87 68 Temp 84 72 68 67 65 73 79 83 81 71 68 66 65 74 82 85 82 74 72 70 68 Dewpt 74 70 67 65 65 69 69 68 68 67 65 64 63 68 69 69 69 69 67 66 64 RH 72 93 97 93100 87 72 61 65 87 90 93 93 82 65 59 65 84 84 87 87 Wind dir NW S E NE S E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S Wind spd 8 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 11 Clouds SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 40 5 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S C Tstms C S Obvis PF PF PF Heat index 91 86 84 85 89 85 Max heat 94 84 86 85 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 83 59 75 52 70 49 69 49 72 Temp 80 76 65 59 72 70 57 52 66 66 53 50 64 65 53 50 66 68 Dewpt 69 67 61 55 54 52 50 48 49 50 49 47 50 50 49 47 52 54 PWind dir W N NW NW NW N N SE SE Wind char GN GN GN GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 30 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 Rain shwrs C C C S Tstms S $$ NDZ001-190900- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 529 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025 Date 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 63 93 67 97 66 Temp 85 74 68 66 64 74 86 91 90 80 75 71 69 77 89 96 95 80 73 70 67 Dewpt 55 61 60 61 61 66 66 63 64 64 63 62 62 65 66 63 61 61 62 62 62 RH 36 64 76 84 90 76 51 40 42 58 66 73 78 67 47 34 33 52 68 76 84 Wind dir N E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S N N N Wind spd 3 5 5 5 5 6 10 12 12 12 12 11 10 13 17 18 13 10 9 9 10 Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 5 5 10 5 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C Tstms S S S Heat index 88 92 91 82 92 98 95 81 Max heat 85 82 88 93 89 92 98 91 Date 08/21 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 80 54 75 49 73 50 75 54 79 Temp 75 76 60 55 71 73 57 50 67 71 55 50 69 73 59 55 73 77 Dewpt 61 55 52 49 48 47 46 46 49 48 47 47 51 51 50 50 56 54 PWind dir N N NW N N E SE SE SE Wind char GN LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 $$ NDZ021-190900- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 529 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 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 94 67 Temp 86 72 67 65 64 73 83 88 86 75 70 68 67 76 86 92 90 78 74 71 68 Dewpt 59 65 65 64 63 67 66 63 64 66 65 65 65 67 66 64 64 64 63 62 62 RH 40 79 93 97 97 81 57 43 48 74 84 90 93 74 51 40 42 62 69 73 81 Wind dir W NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S W Wind spd 9 3 2 2 2 4 5 8 9 9 10 10 10 12 16 17 16 13 12 9 8 Wind gust 27 26 24 Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B2 PoP 12hr 10 5 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 Obvis PF Heat index 85 89 87 88 94 91 Max heat 87 83 85 89 85 88 95 87 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 54 75 49 73 48 73 50 76 Temp 78 78 61 56 71 72 56 51 67 69 54 50 67 70 55 52 69 71 Dewpt 62 58 53 51 48 46 47 46 47 46 47 46 48 47 49 48 52 52 PWind dir N N NW NW N NE E SE SE Wind char GN LT GN LT GN LT LT GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 $$ NDZ043-190900- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 429 PM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025 Date 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 61 93 66 98 64 Temp 84 72 67 64 63 77 87 92 89 76 71 69 67 79 91 96 93 79 74 70 66 Dewpt 60 62 62 61 60 64 62 58 59 59 60 60 60 63 59 53 55 56 57 57 57 RH 44 71 84 90 90 64 43 32 37 56 68 73 78 58 34 24 28 45 55 63 73 Wind dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S N Wind spd 4 6 6 5 5 8 11 13 14 13 13 13 12 16 19 19 18 13 12 10 10 Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 5 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 84 87 Max heat 86 82 87 91 86 90 94 87 Date 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 84 56 77 49 75 49 75 51 79 Temp 80 79 62 56 73 75 56 51 69 73 55 51 70 73 57 53 71 76 Dewpt 57 56 54 53 49 44 44 44 46 46 45 45 49 51 50 50 56 56 PWind dir N N NW NE E E SE SE SE Wind char BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 5 20 10 10 5 5 5 10 5 Rain shwrs S $$ NDZ045-190900- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 529 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 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 89 67 92 70 Temp 82 74 71 67 66 75 84 88 86 76 73 69 68 77 87 91 88 79 76 73 71 Dewpt 67 67 65 64 63 68 68 66 66 67 67 66 66 68 67 66 64 64 64 63 62 RH 61 79 81 90 90 79 59 48 51 74 81 90 93 74 52 44 45 60 66 71 73 Wind dir SW E SE SW SW SE SE SE E SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S S Wind spd 4 6 5 5 5 6 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 14 17 18 16 18 18 17 13 Wind gust 27 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Heat index 85 87 90 88 90 94 89 Max heat 87 82 87 91 86 90 94 86 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 85 59 77 52 72 50 72 51 74 Temp 81 79 66 59 74 74 58 53 68 69 56 50 67 69 57 52 69 71 Dewpt 64 63 58 53 51 49 47 45 48 47 47 45 48 49 49 48 53 56 PWind dir NW N NW N N NE E SE SE Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 Rain shwrs S S $$