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Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
371 FOUS53 KBIS 180336 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 1036 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 NDZ015-180900- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 1036 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 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 56 73 53 71 53 Temp 58 59 57 62 67 71 69 62 58 56 54 58 64 69 68 62 59 56 54 Dewpt 57 58 57 59 58 57 58 58 57 56 54 56 56 55 56 57 56 55 53 RH 96 96100 90 73 61 68 87 96100100 93 75 61 65 84 90 96 96 Wind dir SE E E E E E E E E E NE E E E E E E E E Wind spd 11 9 8 10 12 11 10 8 4 3 3 5 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 20 20 0 5 20 QPF 12hr 0.11 0.04 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S Obvis PF PF PF Date 09/20 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 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 68 51 71 50 72 53 75 54 77 Temp 62 65 57 52 66 68 56 52 66 69 58 54 68 72 59 55 70 74 Dewpt 54 53 53 52 53 51 52 51 53 53 55 53 57 57 56 54 56 55 PWind dir E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE Wind char GN LT LT GN BZ GN GN LT LT Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 30 5 5 10 20 40 10 5 Rain shwrs S S C S S S C C Tstms S $$ NDZ033-180900- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 936 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 53 74 51 67 49 Temp 60 57 56 61 68 72 68 60 56 54 54 57 61 64 61 57 55 54 53 Dewpt 57 57 56 59 58 58 57 58 56 54 54 57 57 57 56 56 55 54 53 RH 90100100 93 70 61 68 93100100100100 87 78 84 96100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 14 11 11 13 13 11 10 10 6 4 4 6 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 Clouds OV OV B1 B2 FW B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 20 5 5 40 50 QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0.03 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C L Obvis PF PF PF Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 63 48 69 48 72 50 77 50 77 Temp 57 61 54 50 64 65 54 50 66 68 56 52 70 71 57 51 71 72 Dewpt 54 54 53 50 53 52 52 50 54 53 54 52 55 53 53 51 53 51 PWind dir SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE Wind char GN GN GN GN BZ BZ GN GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 60 30 5 5 5 10 10 5 10 Rain shwrs L L C S $$ NDZ044-180900- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 936 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 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 52 70 49 64 48 Temp 61 57 56 60 64 68 65 58 56 54 53 58 60 63 60 57 55 54 52 Dewpt 56 57 56 60 60 60 59 58 56 54 53 58 58 57 57 57 55 54 52 RH 84100100100 87 76 81100100100100100 93 81 90100100100100 Wind dir SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 9 10 10 12 12 9 10 8 4 3 3 6 12 12 13 12 10 11 12 Wind gust 23 24 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 70 20 5 30 60 QPF 12hr 0.28 0.01 0 0 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S C C L L C C L Obvis F F F Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 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 60 46 66 46 70 48 75 49 76 Temp 57 58 53 50 62 62 53 49 65 66 55 50 69 70 55 50 70 71 Dewpt 57 56 53 50 55 53 53 49 56 56 55 50 57 55 54 50 55 53 PWind dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN GN BZ BZ GN LT GN Avg clouds OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 70 50 20 5 10 10 20 10 5 Rain shwrs L L C C S S S Tstms S $$ NDZ056-180900- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 1036 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 54 75 54 68 50 Temp 59 56 55 61 68 72 69 60 57 56 55 59 63 65 62 57 54 52 51 Dewpt 57 56 55 58 59 59 61 59 57 56 55 57 58 57 57 56 54 52 51 RH 93100100 90 73 64 76 96100100100 93 84 75 84 96100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S SW NE E NE NE E E E E Wind spd 10 10 9 10 12 10 8 8 5 3 2 4 10 11 10 11 10 8 8 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 40 30 10 20 30 QPF 12hr 0.21 0.02 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C S S S S S S S S C C S Tstms S S Obvis PF PF PF Date 09/20 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 65 49 70 50 70 53 73 53 73 Temp 58 60 51 49 65 65 53 50 65 66 56 53 67 67 56 53 68 68 Dewpt 54 55 51 49 54 53 51 50 54 56 54 53 58 60 56 53 57 58 PWind dir E SE SE SE S S S S S Wind char GN LT LT GN BZ GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 10 10 20 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S $$ NDZ037-180900- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 1036 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 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 52 68 49 69 49 Temp 57 56 56 59 64 65 64 57 56 54 53 57 64 67 66 58 55 54 52 Dewpt 53 56 56 59 60 59 59 57 56 54 53 57 57 57 57 57 55 54 52 RH 86100100100 87 81 84100100100100100 78 70 73 96100100100 Wind dir E SE SE SE SE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 8 10 10 11 14 14 11 9 6 4 4 8 10 11 10 10 9 9 9 Wind gust 21 25 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV PoP 12hr 20 30 5 0 5 QPF 12hr 0.08 0.11 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S Date 09/20 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 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 68 48 68 45 69 48 68 51 74 Temp 63 63 53 50 63 65 51 49 65 66 54 51 63 66 55 53 69 71 Dewpt 54 53 52 50 51 50 50 49 52 52 52 51 56 57 55 53 57 57 PWind dir E E SE SE SE SE S S SE Wind char GN LT GN LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 5 20 40 20 10 Rain shwrs S C C S $$ NDZ001-180900- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 1036 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 56 78 55 66 52 Temp 61 59 58 63 72 77 74 65 61 59 57 59 64 65 63 59 57 55 54 Dewpt 57 57 57 61 62 62 62 61 60 58 57 59 60 59 58 57 56 54 53 RH 87 93 96 93 71 60 66 87 97 96100100 87 81 84 93 96 96 96 Wind dir SE SE SE S S S E E SE E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 5 12 11 13 14 11 10 11 8 5 6 10 14 16 14 14 12 12 14 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 20 20 30 50 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.09 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C L L L L C Tstms S Obvis PF PF PF Date 09/20 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 63 51 70 52 73 53 75 53 75 Temp 59 62 55 52 67 68 57 53 68 70 59 53 70 72 58 53 70 72 Dewpt 57 56 54 52 57 56 54 52 58 58 56 53 59 57 54 51 57 55 PWind dir E SE SE SE SE SE S E SE Wind char GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 50 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 Rain shwrs C C $$ NDZ021-180900- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 1036 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 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 53 75 51 69 48 Temp 60 56 55 62 69 73 70 60 56 55 54 60 65 67 65 57 55 52 50 Dewpt 56 56 55 58 58 57 58 57 56 55 54 57 56 55 56 55 54 52 50 RH 87100100 87 68 57 66 90100100100 90 73 65 73 93 96100100 Wind dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE N E E E E E E E E Wind spd 12 10 9 11 13 11 9 8 4 1 0 5 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 Clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 20 10 5 20 40 QPF 12hr 0.14 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C Obvis PF PF PF Date 09/20 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 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 66 47 71 47 71 50 74 51 75 Temp 61 63 53 49 66 67 53 49 66 68 55 51 68 70 56 51 69 71 Dewpt 52 52 51 49 52 50 51 48 53 53 53 50 56 56 55 51 54 53 PWind dir E E SE SE S S S SE SE Wind char GN LT GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 10 5 5 10 10 20 10 10 Rain shwrs C C S Tstms S $$ NDZ043-180900- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 936 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 53 74 51 65 49 Temp 58 57 56 60 67 72 69 59 57 55 54 58 61 63 60 56 55 53 53 Dewpt 58 57 56 60 58 57 57 57 57 55 54 58 57 55 55 56 55 53 53 RH 100100100100 73 59 66 93100100100100 87 75 84100100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 16 14 12 14 14 12 13 12 9 5 5 9 14 16 17 17 14 14 14 Wind gust 26 27 Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 50 5 10 50 70 QPF 12hr 0.11 0 0 0.01 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S S C C L L L L D Obvis F F F Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 61 47 67 48 72 49 77 49 77 Temp 57 59 53 50 63 63 53 50 67 68 55 50 71 72 55 50 72 72 Dewpt 55 53 53 50 53 51 53 50 55 53 55 50 54 51 52 49 51 49 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind char BZ GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 80 40 20 5 5 10 20 5 5 Rain shwrs D L C C S S S $$ NDZ045-180900- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 1036 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 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 56 66 54 65 54 Temp 61 59 58 59 61 65 63 59 57 55 54 57 59 64 63 60 57 55 54 Dewpt 58 59 58 59 60 59 60 59 57 55 54 57 58 57 58 57 57 55 54 RH 90100100100 97 81 90100100100100100 96 78 84 90100100100 Wind dir SE SE E E E E E E E NE NE NE E E E E E E E Wind spd 10 14 13 14 14 12 10 9 8 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 Wind gust 25 25 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 70 50 5 20 20 QPF 12hr 0.23 0.08 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L C S S S S S S S S Obvis PF PF PF Date 09/20 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 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 63 52 65 51 68 54 71 54 74 Temp 59 60 55 53 61 63 54 52 63 66 57 54 65 69 58 54 68 70 Dewpt 56 56 55 52 55 54 53 51 55 56 55 54 59 59 56 54 58 57 PWind dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind char GN LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 40 40 10 5 10 30 40 10 5 Rain shwrs S C C C C S C C Tstms S $$