Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
211 FOUS53 KBIS 191136 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 635 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026 NDZ015-192100- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 635 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026 Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 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 86 59 87 57 87 Temp 54 67 79 84 80 71 66 64 60 71 82 86 83 72 64 61 58 70 82 85 82 Dewpt 53 57 58 57 59 59 58 57 55 56 52 50 51 54 54 55 54 56 53 51 52 RH 96 70 49 40 49 66 75 78 84 59 35 29 33 53 70 81 86 61 37 31 35 Wind dir E SE S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW N NE N N N N N N Wind spd 4 4 8 9 8 8 5 5 5 6 11 13 11 4 2 0 0 1 6 11 12 Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 20 0 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.08 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 81 Max heat 83 81 84 80 81 83 Date Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 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 55 82 58 84 60 88 58 87 Temp 64 55 77 79 65 60 78 80 67 62 82 84 66 59 82 83 Dewpt 53 52 49 48 51 50 56 58 58 56 58 56 57 55 56 56 PWind dir NE E SE SE S W NW N Wind char LT LT GN GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 20 10 5 5 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S $$ NDZ033-192100- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 535 AM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026 Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 86 56 87 56 86 Temp 53 67 81 84 82 71 65 61 57 72 82 85 83 70 63 60 57 71 81 83 81 Dewpt 51 56 52 49 49 50 50 50 49 52 48 48 48 51 51 50 50 53 50 50 49 RH 93 68 37 30 32 47 58 67 75 49 31 28 30 51 65 69 77 53 34 32 33 Wind dir SW SW SW SW NW S W W W NW NW NW N NE E SE E E NE N N Wind spd 4 5 9 11 10 6 5 4 4 4 9 9 10 6 5 5 4 6 10 10 12 Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 0 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 54 83 58 86 58 87 55 87 Temp 62 54 77 79 65 60 80 82 66 60 82 83 64 57 82 83 Dewpt 51 50 48 48 49 51 58 56 56 54 52 48 51 50 51 51 PWind dir NE SE SE S SW NW N SE Wind char GN GN BZ BZ GN GN LT LT Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 20 20 10 20 5 10 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S $$ NDZ044-192100- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 535 AM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026 Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 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 87 56 89 56 89 Temp 55 69 80 85 83 70 63 59 57 73 84 88 85 70 63 59 57 72 83 87 84 Dewpt 52 55 52 48 47 51 50 49 49 52 48 47 46 50 51 50 50 53 51 50 49 RH 90 61 38 28 28 51 62 69 75 48 29 24 26 49 65 72 77 51 33 28 30 Wind dir W SW SW SW W SE SW W NW NW NW NW N NE E E E E E NE N Wind spd 3 5 9 10 10 4 4 4 3 4 8 9 9 6 4 4 3 6 10 8 12 Wind gust 20 Clouds FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 80 Max heat 80 83 82 85 80 82 84 Date Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 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 55 84 58 87 58 88 56 88 Temp 63 55 77 80 64 59 80 82 64 59 83 84 63 57 83 82 Dewpt 52 50 50 49 52 54 60 58 57 55 53 49 52 51 53 52 PWind dir NE SE SE SE S NW NE E Wind char GN GN BZ BZ GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 40 20 10 10 5 10 Rain shwrs C S Tstms S $$ NDZ056-192100- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 635 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026 Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 84 57 82 55 81 Temp 54 69 78 82 79 68 63 59 57 69 78 81 78 66 60 57 56 68 77 79 77 Dewpt 47 52 53 54 57 58 56 54 52 55 54 52 54 55 55 54 53 55 54 52 53 RH 77 55 42 38 47 70 78 83 83 61 43 37 43 68 84 90 90 63 45 39 43 Wind dir S S S S SW S W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW N N N Wind spd 4 5 10 10 11 10 9 9 9 11 13 13 12 4 3 4 6 8 11 12 14 Wind gust 24 24 Clouds FW B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW CL PoP 12hr 20 20 0 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S Date Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 49 80 56 83 59 85 55 84 Temp 58 50 74 78 60 57 77 80 64 60 80 80 62 56 80 81 Dewpt 54 50 48 48 50 48 54 58 57 55 58 57 56 53 55 55 PWind dir NW E SE S SW W W NW Wind char LT LT GN BZ GN BZ LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 30 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S C C S $$ NDZ037-192100- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 635 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026 Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 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 80 59 81 55 82 Temp 52 65 75 79 76 67 64 63 61 70 78 80 77 67 61 58 57 70 78 80 76 Dewpt 51 55 55 56 60 59 59 59 58 60 58 56 57 57 57 57 56 59 58 56 56 RH 96 70 50 45 58 75 84 87 90 71 50 44 50 70 87 96 96 68 50 44 50 Wind dir N N SW SW S SE S SW SW NW NW NW NW N N W W NW NW NW N Wind spd 0 0 3 4 5 9 9 9 9 12 16 16 12 6 3 3 4 5 10 12 12 Wind gust 26 26 Clouds SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 5 20 0 0 5 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 80 80 Max heat 80 80 Date Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 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 54 77 55 79 59 84 59 82 Temp 61 54 73 74 60 56 75 76 64 60 80 80 65 60 79 79 Dewpt 56 54 52 51 50 50 54 56 56 57 62 62 60 58 60 60 PWind dir N NE E SE S W NW NW Wind char GN LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 5 0 5 10 30 10 10 5 Rain shwrs C C Tstms S $$ NDZ001-192100- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 635 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026 Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 87 57 85 57 82 Temp 55 66 80 86 84 72 66 61 58 70 81 85 83 71 65 61 58 68 79 82 80 Dewpt 50 56 57 53 52 53 52 51 51 54 52 51 52 53 53 52 52 55 53 52 52 RH 83 70 45 32 33 51 61 70 77 57 37 31 34 53 65 72 80 63 41 35 38 Wind dir S S SW W NW NW NW W W NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N Wind spd 9 11 11 13 13 10 5 3 3 4 10 11 11 6 4 4 5 9 12 12 14 Wind gust 24 Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 20 5 0 20 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Heat index 80 80 Max heat 80 84 81 80 83 80 81 Date Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 55 82 61 86 60 86 56 86 Temp 62 55 77 80 67 62 81 84 68 60 82 84 64 57 81 84 Dewpt 52 50 51 52 51 51 58 57 57 54 54 53 52 51 54 55 PWind dir NE SE SE S SW W N E Wind char GN GN BZ BZ GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 20 20 20 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S $$ NDZ021-192100- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 635 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026 Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 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 84 55 83 53 82 Temp 52 68 78 82 79 67 62 59 57 70 79 82 79 67 61 57 55 70 78 81 77 Dewpt 47 54 54 53 56 57 56 53 52 55 52 50 51 54 54 53 52 56 52 50 51 RH 83 61 43 37 45 70 81 80 83 59 39 33 38 63 78 86 90 61 40 34 40 Wind dir SE S S S SW S W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW N N N Wind spd 3 5 10 9 8 5 5 5 6 9 12 12 11 4 0 0 2 5 9 11 12 Wind gust 23 23 Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW CL PoP 12hr 20 20 0 5 5 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Date Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 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 51 79 55 82 56 84 54 84 Temp 59 52 75 77 61 57 77 79 63 58 80 80 62 55 80 80 Dewpt 52 50 49 47 50 48 55 57 56 54 57 56 55 53 55 55 PWind dir NE SE SE S S W NW N Wind char LT LT GN BZ GN GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 20 5 5 10 Rain shwrs S C S S Tstms S $$ NDZ043-192100- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 535 AM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026 Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 87 56 89 56 89 Temp 49 66 81 85 84 70 63 59 56 73 84 87 85 70 64 59 57 72 84 86 84 Dewpt 48 52 50 45 43 47 47 46 47 50 46 45 45 49 50 49 49 51 49 48 47 RH 96 61 34 25 24 44 56 62 72 44 27 23 25 47 60 69 75 48 30 27 28 Wind dir W SW SW W NW NW W W NW NW NW NW N NE E SE E E E N N Wind spd 1 5 10 14 14 6 6 5 4 4 9 9 10 9 8 6 5 9 12 11 16 Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 55 84 58 88 58 88 56 88 Temp 63 55 78 80 64 59 81 84 65 59 83 84 63 57 83 83 Dewpt 50 49 50 50 52 53 60 56 56 54 50 46 50 50 51 51 PWind dir NE SE SE S SW NW NE SE Wind char GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 40 10 20 5 10 10 Rain shwrs S C S Tstms S S S $$ NDZ045-192100- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 635 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026 Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 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 84 61 86 58 86 Temp 55 67 79 84 79 70 67 64 61 73 82 86 83 71 66 61 59 71 81 86 82 Dewpt 55 59 57 53 56 58 58 55 53 56 51 49 51 53 54 54 53 56 53 50 51 RH 100 75 47 34 45 66 73 73 75 55 34 28 33 53 65 78 80 59 38 29 34 Wind dir S S S SW SW S S SW W NW NW NW N N E E E E NE N N Wind spd 5 5 8 9 10 10 11 10 9 8 10 12 10 6 5 4 4 4 8 10 12 Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW PoP 12hr 20 20 0 5 5 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Tstms S Date Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26 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 56 81 60 82 62 86 59 85 Temp 65 56 76 79 66 61 77 80 67 62 82 84 66 60 81 82 Dewpt 54 52 49 48 52 52 57 59 59 57 58 55 57 54 55 55 PWind dir NE E SE SE S W N N Wind char GN LT GN BZ GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 20 30 20 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S C S S S Tstms S S $$