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Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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741 FOUS53 KBIS 011749 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 1249 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025 NDZ015-012100- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 1249 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025 Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 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 61 79 61 79 Temp 79 79 75 69 66 64 62 66 72 76 75 70 66 64 63 67 73 76 76 Dewpt 62 61 60 61 59 59 58 59 59 59 60 61 60 60 60 62 62 62 62 RH 56 54 60 76 78 84 87 78 64 56 60 73 81 87 90 84 68 62 62 Wind dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE E Wind spd 17 18 17 12 11 11 11 12 13 13 13 10 8 5 5 5 6 6 8 Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC PoP 12hr 30 30 20 40 50 QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0 0.02 0.04 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S S C C C C C C C C C Tstms C C C S S C S S S C C Obvis K K K K K Heat index 80 Max heat 81 Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 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 62 83 63 86 64 88 65 87 Temp 66 62 76 81 68 64 80 84 69 65 81 86 70 66 81 83 Dewpt 62 60 61 61 62 62 63 64 63 61 62 62 64 62 62 60 PWind dir SE S SE S S SW S SW Wind char LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 50 30 20 30 50 20 20 20 Rain shwrs C S S C S C C C S S S S Tstms C C S S C C S S $$ NDZ033-012100- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 1149 AM MDT Fri Aug 1 2025 Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 73 58 76 57 78 Temp 70 72 71 65 62 60 60 64 70 75 74 67 63 61 59 65 71 75 74 Dewpt 62 62 64 63 61 60 59 61 62 62 63 62 61 60 59 62 61 61 62 RH 76 71 79 93 97100 96 90 76 64 69 84 93 97100 90 71 62 66 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE NW NW NW N Wind spd 19 18 18 16 13 12 11 12 12 12 10 9 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 20 20 20 60 50 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0.09 0.05 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S L L C C C C C C C Tstms S S S S C S C C S C C Obvis K K K K Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 58 81 61 82 59 84 59 81 Temp 62 59 75 78 65 62 77 79 64 60 78 81 67 61 76 76 Dewpt 60 58 61 60 59 60 62 61 58 56 57 60 59 58 59 59 PWind dir S S SE SW SW SW S NW Wind char LT LT GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 20 20 40 40 10 20 20 Rain shwrs C S S S S S C C S S S S Tstms C S S S C C S S S $$ NDZ044-012100- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 1149 AM MDT Fri Aug 1 2025 Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 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 73 57 78 57 80 Temp 69 71 70 65 62 59 59 64 72 77 77 68 63 61 60 67 74 78 76 Dewpt 62 62 64 63 61 59 59 61 62 62 63 64 61 60 59 62 61 60 61 RH 78 73 81 93 97100100 90 71 60 62 87 93 97 96 84 64 54 60 Wind dir SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE NE NW NW NW NW Wind spd 18 19 18 18 14 14 13 12 12 12 11 9 5 4 4 5 8 8 8 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 40 40 20 50 50 QPF 12hr 0.04 0.03 0 0.08 0.04 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C S S S C C C C C C C C C Tstms C C C S S C S S S S C C Obvis K Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 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 57 85 61 86 58 87 60 84 Temp 61 59 78 81 68 63 80 81 65 61 81 84 68 63 78 79 Dewpt 60 57 60 58 61 60 61 59 58 56 57 58 61 60 59 59 PWind dir S S SE SW NW S SE NE Wind char LT LT GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 20 20 30 40 10 20 20 Rain shwrs C S S S S C C S S S Tstms C S S C C S S $$ NDZ011-012100- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 1249 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025 Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 83 59 79 59 78 Temp 80 82 78 70 65 62 60 67 74 78 77 69 65 64 60 66 71 75 74 Dewpt 61 60 60 61 60 59 58 60 60 60 60 61 61 61 60 62 63 63 63 RH 52 47 54 73 84 90 93 78 62 54 56 76 87 90100 87 76 66 69 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 14 17 14 11 10 10 10 12 13 13 11 10 8 5 5 6 9 9 9 Clouds FW SC FW SC CL SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 10 10 40 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.03 0.05 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C S S C C C Tstms S S S S S C C Obvis K K K K K K Heat index 81 83 Max heat 81 83 Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 60 80 62 84 62 85 62 83 Temp 64 61 74 77 65 63 78 80 67 63 80 82 68 63 78 78 Dewpt 63 61 63 62 62 61 63 64 62 59 59 59 60 59 60 59 PWind dir SE SE SE S SW W SW NW Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 50 30 20 30 50 20 20 20 Rain shwrs C C S C S S S C C C S S S S Tstms C S C S S C S S S $$ NDZ037-012100- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 1249 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025 Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 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 79 58 76 60 74 Temp 77 79 75 66 63 61 60 66 69 72 71 66 63 62 61 66 68 71 70 Dewpt 62 60 59 59 58 56 56 59 60 60 60 60 59 59 59 62 63 64 65 RH 60 52 58 78 84 84 87 78 73 66 68 81 87 90 93 87 84 79 84 Wind dir S S S SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 11 16 12 10 9 9 10 13 16 16 13 10 9 9 9 10 11 11 10 Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 10 20 30 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.22 0.15 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S C C C C C C C Tstms S S S S C Obvis K K Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 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 61 77 62 81 64 83 63 85 Temp 64 62 71 73 65 63 75 78 68 66 77 80 68 65 78 79 Dewpt 63 62 64 64 63 62 66 67 66 63 66 68 66 63 67 67 PWind dir SE SE SE S S SW S S Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 40 20 20 50 20 20 20 Rain shwrs C C C C S S S C C S S S S S S Tstms C C S C S S S C S S S $$ NDZ001-012100- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 1249 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025 Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 80 61 79 60 79 Temp 77 79 77 71 66 65 63 67 74 78 78 70 66 64 62 67 74 77 75 Dewpt 61 63 65 64 62 61 61 64 64 65 64 64 62 61 60 64 64 64 64 RH 58 58 67 79 87 87 93 90 71 64 62 81 87 90 93 90 71 64 69 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE E Wind spd 17 20 18 16 13 11 11 12 14 12 12 8 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 10 20 60 50 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0.11 0.05 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S L L C C S S C C C Tstms S S C C C S S S S C C Obvis K K K Heat index 81 Max heat 81 Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 60 82 62 83 59 85 59 81 Temp 64 62 77 80 68 63 78 79 66 61 80 82 67 61 77 76 Dewpt 62 60 63 61 61 61 64 61 59 58 59 58 57 57 59 58 PWind dir SE S SE S SW SW SW NW Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 50 30 20 40 40 10 20 20 Rain shwrs C S C S C C C S S S Tstms C C C C S S $$ NDZ021-012100- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 1249 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025 Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 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 58 77 58 77 Temp 78 80 75 67 63 62 60 66 71 76 74 67 64 62 60 65 71 74 73 Dewpt 62 61 61 62 60 59 58 60 60 60 62 62 61 60 60 62 63 62 63 RH 58 52 62 84 90 90 93 81 68 58 66 84 90 93100 90 76 66 71 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E Wind spd 18 17 17 12 10 11 11 12 13 13 10 9 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 40 20 20 50 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.04 0.05 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S S C C C C C C C C C Tstms S S S C C C C S S S C C Obvis K K K K Heat index 81 Max heat 81 Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 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 59 80 60 84 61 84 60 83 Temp 63 61 73 76 65 62 77 79 66 62 78 81 67 62 78 77 Dewpt 62 60 62 62 61 61 64 63 61 58 60 60 60 59 60 60 PWind dir SE SE SE S SW SW S NW Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 50 30 20 30 50 10 20 20 Rain shwrs C C S C S S S C C C S S S Tstms C C S S C S S S $$ NDZ043-012100- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 1149 AM MDT Fri Aug 1 2025 Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 75 58 79 58 80 Temp 69 73 71 65 62 60 60 64 72 78 78 67 64 62 60 67 74 77 76 Dewpt 63 63 64 64 61 60 60 62 62 62 63 64 62 61 60 62 61 60 60 RH 81 71 79 97 97100100 93 71 58 60 90 93 97100 84 64 56 58 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE S W NW NW NW NW Wind spd 19 21 19 18 16 13 12 11 13 11 11 9 8 5 5 8 10 10 9 Wind gust 32 Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 30 30 20 50 50 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0.10 0.03 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C S S S C C C C C C C C C Tstms S C C S S C S S S S C C Obvis K K K K Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 58 85 61 84 58 87 60 83 Temp 62 59 78 81 68 63 78 80 65 60 81 84 68 62 78 78 Dewpt 60 57 60 58 60 60 61 58 56 56 57 57 59 58 59 58 PWind dir SW S SE SW W S SE NW Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 10 20 30 30 10 20 20 Rain shwrs C S S C C S S S S Tstms C C C S S S S $$ NDZ045-012100- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 1249 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025 Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25 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 75 61 74 61 78 Temp 74 74 70 67 64 62 61 64 68 73 73 68 66 63 61 66 72 76 74 Dewpt 61 61 62 61 60 59 58 60 62 62 63 62 61 61 60 64 64 64 64 RH 64 64 76 81 87 90 90 87 81 68 71 81 84 93 97 93 76 66 71 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 19 20 19 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 13 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 50 50 20 50 50 QPF 12hr 0.13 0.37 0.01 0.05 0.06 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C C C C C C C C C Tstms S C C S S S S C S S C C S S C C Obvis K K K K Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25 Thu 08/07/25 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 62 82 64 84 64 86 65 85 Temp 65 62 75 79 69 65 78 82 69 64 80 84 70 67 80 80 Dewpt 62 60 63 62 63 62 66 65 63 61 62 64 64 63 64 62 PWind dir S S SE SE S S SE S Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 50 30 20 30 50 10 20 20 Rain shwrs C S C C S S C C C S S Tstms C S S S C C S S $$