Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
490 FOUS53 KBIS 192321 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 621 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026 NDZ015-200900- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 621 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026 Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 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 62 48 67 44 Temp 62 60 58 56 54 54 58 62 60 55 53 51 48 54 62 67 63 54 50 48 47 Dewpt 58 58 56 53 50 50 51 50 49 50 50 49 48 50 50 47 47 47 47 48 47 RH 87 93 93 90 86 86 77 65 67 83 89 93100 86 65 49 56 77 89100100 Wind dir NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 8 10 11 10 10 10 11 10 8 6 4 4 3 4 6 9 6 8 6 8 8 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC PoP 12hr 30 20 10 5 0 QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle Rain shwrs S C S S S S Date 09/22 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 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 50 71 52 76 53 78 56 76 Temp 63 67 56 52 66 69 58 54 70 73 59 55 72 74 62 58 71 72 Dewpt 49 48 50 50 54 56 56 54 59 59 57 54 59 58 59 57 58 56 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S Wind char GN BZ BZ GN LT LT GN BZ BZ Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 5 30 50 5 5 5 20 30 Rain shwrs C C C S C C Tstms S S $$ NDZ033-200900- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 521 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026 Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 52 56 48 67 44 Temp 58 58 57 55 53 53 54 56 56 53 51 49 48 52 62 66 62 53 49 48 48 Dewpt 56 56 55 52 51 52 52 52 52 52 50 49 48 52 51 49 48 50 49 48 48 RH 93 93 93 90 93 96 93 86 86 96 96100100100 67 54 60 89100100100 Wind dir E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S Wind spd 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 10 8 8 6 5 8 11 12 11 11 12 12 13 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW B1 PoP 12hr 90 80 20 5 0 QPF 12hr 0.11 0.02 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L D D D D L L Date 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 69 48 76 51 81 52 80 53 77 Temp 63 66 54 51 69 71 57 53 74 76 58 54 75 75 60 55 71 71 Dewpt 51 51 51 51 56 57 56 53 57 54 54 53 56 54 56 54 54 49 PWind dir S SE SE S S S SE SE S Wind char BZ BZ BZ GN LT GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 FW PoP 12hr 0 0 20 40 0 0 5 10 10 Rain shwrs S C Tstms S S $$ NDZ044-200900- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 521 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026 Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 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 55 46 63 43 Temp 58 56 56 55 54 55 55 55 54 52 51 50 48 54 59 63 59 51 49 48 46 Dewpt 57 56 55 53 52 54 55 55 54 52 51 50 48 54 53 52 51 51 49 48 46 RH 96100 96 93 93 96100100100100100100100100 80 67 75100100100100 Wind dir E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 9 10 10 11 13 14 16 13 11 8 6 5 4 6 11 12 12 12 11 12 14 Wind gust 25 27 25 23 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 90 90 70 10 5 QPF 12hr 0.13 0.28 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L L D D D D D L L C Date 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 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 66 47 74 50 78 51 78 53 76 Temp 61 65 53 49 68 69 56 51 73 74 57 52 73 73 59 53 71 71 Dewpt 53 53 52 49 58 59 56 51 58 56 56 52 58 56 57 53 55 52 PWind dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE Wind char BZ BZ BZ GN LT LT BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 FW PoP 12hr 0 5 30 50 0 5 5 20 10 Rain shwrs C C S Tstms S S $$ NDZ056-200900- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 621 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026 Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 48 62 44 70 45 Temp 59 55 52 50 48 51 58 61 59 52 49 46 44 52 64 68 63 53 49 47 45 Dewpt 57 54 50 48 46 48 48 47 49 49 48 46 44 48 49 47 48 48 47 47 45 RH 93 96 93 93 93 89 69 60 69 89 96100100 86 58 47 58 83 93100100 Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S Wind spd 9 9 9 6 6 8 9 8 5 5 4 3 3 3 9 10 8 9 9 9 10 Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle Date 09/22 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 70 51 72 53 76 54 77 55 73 Temp 64 65 54 51 66 67 56 54 70 71 57 55 71 71 59 56 68 68 Dewpt 50 51 50 50 55 59 56 54 59 61 57 54 59 60 58 56 57 55 PWind dir S S S S S S S S S Wind char BZ GN BZ GN GN LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 5 10 30 5 5 5 20 20 Rain shwrs C S S S S $$ NDZ037-200900- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 621 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026 Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 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 50 63 46 66 39 Temp 63 59 56 53 50 54 60 63 60 54 51 48 46 53 61 63 59 49 45 43 43 Dewpt 56 57 55 51 48 52 51 50 50 49 48 47 45 48 47 46 46 46 44 43 43 RH 78 93 96 93 93 93 72 62 69 83 89 96 96 83 60 54 62 89 96100100 Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S S SE Wind spd 8 10 10 11 10 11 12 10 6 8 5 4 3 5 8 9 5 5 5 5 5 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Date 09/22 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 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 67 44 68 49 71 50 73 54 72 Temp 61 64 50 47 63 64 54 52 66 67 56 53 69 69 59 56 68 68 Dewpt 47 47 47 47 51 54 53 52 58 60 56 53 60 60 59 56 61 59 PWind dir S SE S SE SE S S S S Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN BZ BZ Avg clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 0 5 10 60 20 5 5 20 40 Rain shwrs C L S S S C Tstms S $$ NDZ001-200900- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 621 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026 Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 52 58 48 70 49 Temp 60 58 57 55 53 54 57 58 57 53 51 50 48 54 66 69 66 58 54 51 49 Dewpt 56 54 52 50 49 51 52 52 52 52 51 50 48 53 54 54 53 52 51 50 49 RH 87 86 83 83 86 90 83 80 83 96100100100 96 65 59 63 80 90 96100 Wind dir E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE S SE SE Wind spd 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 13 11 6 5 5 5 9 14 16 14 14 12 12 14 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 40 50 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C S Date 09/22 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 72 52 75 54 80 56 80 56 73 Temp 66 70 58 53 70 72 59 55 74 76 61 57 75 76 62 56 69 69 Dewpt 55 55 54 52 59 60 58 54 61 59 56 54 59 57 56 54 55 51 PWind dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE E Wind char BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 10 0 5 5 10 10 $$ NDZ021-200900- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 621 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026 Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 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 50 60 46 69 43 Temp 61 58 55 53 51 52 57 60 59 53 49 48 46 55 64 68 64 53 48 47 45 Dewpt 56 53 50 49 46 48 47 46 46 48 48 47 45 49 47 44 45 48 47 47 45 RH 84 83 83 86 83 86 69 60 62 83 96 96 96 80 54 42 50 83 96100100 Wind dir NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE S SE S S SE SE Wind spd 10 11 11 11 10 10 11 9 8 5 4 4 3 5 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Date 09/22 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 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 69 48 73 50 77 52 78 54 75 Temp 63 67 52 50 67 69 55 53 71 73 56 53 72 74 58 55 69 70 Dewpt 48 48 49 49 54 56 55 53 57 58 56 53 58 57 57 54 56 52 PWind dir S SE S SE S S SE SE S Wind char BZ BZ BZ GN GN LT BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 5 20 30 5 5 5 20 20 Rain shwrs S C S S S S $$ NDZ043-200900- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 521 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026 Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 54 55 47 65 45 Temp 59 57 56 55 54 55 55 55 55 52 51 49 48 53 61 64 60 51 50 48 47 Dewpt 55 56 55 53 52 54 54 53 53 52 51 49 48 53 52 50 50 50 50 48 47 RH 87 96 96 93 93 96 96 93 93100100100100100 72 60 69 96100100100 Wind dir E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 13 13 12 14 16 17 19 18 14 12 10 9 8 11 17 18 18 18 17 17 18 Wind gust 29 28 28 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 90 90 60 5 5 QPF 12hr 0.15 0.36 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L D D D D D D C L Date 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 69 48 76 51 81 52 81 53 77 Temp 63 67 53 51 71 72 56 52 76 77 57 53 76 76 59 53 73 71 Dewpt 52 52 52 50 56 56 56 52 54 51 54 52 54 52 55 52 51 47 PWind dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S Wind char WY BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 5 30 40 0 5 5 10 10 Rain shwrs C C Tstms S S $$ NDZ045-200900- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 621 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026 Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 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 55 59 49 63 47 Temp 59 57 58 57 55 55 55 58 56 53 52 51 50 52 58 62 59 52 49 48 47 Dewpt 58 56 56 55 53 53 54 54 54 53 51 50 48 51 51 49 48 48 49 48 47 RH 96 96 93 93 93 93 96 86 93100 96 96 93 96 77 62 67 86100100100 Wind dir NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 6 9 11 13 14 12 12 11 8 8 6 6 5 6 9 9 8 10 11 11 13 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 50 40 40 5 0 QPF 12hr 0.03 0.02 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C C Date 09/22 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 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 64 51 68 54 74 54 74 57 73 Temp 59 63 54 51 63 65 56 54 68 70 58 55 69 71 61 58 68 69 Dewpt 50 50 51 51 56 58 56 54 60 61 57 54 60 60 59 57 60 57 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S Wind char BZ BZ BZ BZ LT GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 5 20 60 5 5 5 20 30 Rain shwrs S L C S S C Tstms S S $$