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Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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246 FOUS53 KBIS 250936 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 336 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026 NDZ015-252200- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 336 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026 Date Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26 Tue 01/27/26 CST 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 -5 -11 22 -3 12 Temp -13-17-10 -5 -7-10-10 -8 -4 3 18 20 15 10 7 4 1 0 7 12 10 Dewpt -20-22-20-17-16-17-16-14-10 -5 5 8 7 4 1 -2 -5 -6 -3 0 2 RH 70 77 60 55 64 70 74 74 75 68 56 59 70 76 76 75 75 75 63 58 69 Wind dir N NW NW NW W W SW S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W Wind spd 6 6 9 10 6 5 6 9 10 11 16 18 14 13 11 10 8 6 9 9 5 Wind gust 26 28 Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries Wind chill -29-33-28-22-21-23-25-25-21-13 3 5 0 -6 -8-11-13-13 -7 0 0 Min chill -29 -35 -25 -25 -25 -19 0 -8 -13 -13 -4 Cold Weather Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Extreme Cold W W Date Wed 01/28/26 Thu 01/29/26 Fri 01/30/26 Sat 01/31/26 CST 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 2 16 -1 12 -6 11 -1 22 Temp 7 7 11 11 4 3 8 7 1 -3 3 6 3 4 15 19 Dewpt 2 2 2 4 1 -1 1 1 -4 -8 -3 1 -2 -1 8 15 PWind dir NW N SE E E SE SE S Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 5 10 20 20 20 10 20 Snow S S S S S S S $$ NDZ033-252200- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 236 AM MST Sun Jan 25 2026 Date Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26 Tue 01/27/26 MST 3hrly 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min -4 -10 21 -2 17 Temp -20-19-11 -4 -8 -9 -7 -2 5 10 18 20 14 9 5 3 1 1 9 15 12 Dewpt -23-22-18-15-14-15-12 -9 -4 2 9 11 8 5 2 -1 -3 -2 3 6 7 RH 85 85 70 58 74 74 78 71 65 69 67 67 76 83 87 83 83 87 76 67 80 Wind dir NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W Wind spd 4 8 10 10 8 10 11 13 17 18 21 19 13 13 11 10 8 6 8 6 5 Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis BS BS Wind chill -33-37-30-21-24-27-26-21-14 -8 1 4 -1 -7-11-12-13-12 -3 5 3 Min chill -33 -37 -27 -27 -24 -13 -1 -11 -13 -13 0 Cold Weather Y Y Date Wed 01/28/26 Thu 01/29/26 Fri 01/30/26 Sat 01/31/26 MST 6hrly 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 5 22 6 18 -2 15 4 29 Temp 10 12 15 14 10 8 13 11 4 1 7 9 7 11 21 23 Dewpt 7 9 11 9 8 7 10 8 1 -1 5 6 4 8 18 21 PWind dir W NE SE E E SE S S Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 5 0 10 10 20 10 10 20 Snow S S S S $$ NDZ044-252200- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 236 AM MST Sun Jan 25 2026 Date Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26 Tue 01/27/26 MST 3hrly 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 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 -2 -12 26 0 21 Temp -15-15 -8 -3 -7-10 -8 -5 0 9 22 26 17 11 8 6 4 4 14 20 15 Dewpt -19-19-16-14-14-14-13-12 -9 -2 10 14 12 8 5 2 0 1 4 8 10 RH 81 81 67 58 71 82 78 71 65 60 59 60 80 87 87 83 83 87 64 59 80 Wind dir N NW NW NW W W SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W Wind spd 9 6 10 10 5 5 8 10 13 18 21 21 13 11 10 6 5 4 6 6 4 Wind gust 24 29 34 33 25 21 Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Snow Obvis BS BS Wind chill -34-31-26-20-20-23-24-22-19-10 6 12 3 -3 -6 -6 -7 -5 4 11 8 Min chill -34 -33 -24 -24 -24 -16 3 -6 -7 -8 8 Cold Weather Y Y Date Wed 01/28/26 Thu 01/29/26 Fri 01/30/26 Sat 01/31/26 MST 6hrly 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 6 24 8 22 -1 16 2 30 Temp 12 12 18 16 11 11 17 14 5 1 8 9 6 8 21 23 Dewpt 9 10 13 13 9 10 14 11 3 -1 5 6 3 6 17 21 PWind dir W N SE E E SE SE S Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 20 20 10 20 Snow S S S S S $$ NDZ011-252200- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 336 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026 Date Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26 Tue 01/27/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min -6 -13 15 -7 9 Temp -26-24-13 -6-10-11 -8 -3 2 7 12 13 8 4 1 -2 -4 -4 3 8 5 Dewpt -31-30-24-20-19-19-16-12 -7 -1 3 4 0 -2 -5 -8-10-10 -6 -3 -3 RH 76 72 56 49 63 66 67 64 65 69 66 67 69 75 75 75 75 75 65 60 69 Wind dir NW W NW W W SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W W Wind spd 8 8 10 10 9 10 13 14 16 18 20 20 17 16 13 12 10 10 11 10 6 Wind gust 27 29 33 33 28 27 24 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis BS BS Wind chill -46-43-32-24-28-30-29-23-17-12 -7 -5-10-15-17-20-21-21-13 -6 -7 Min chill -46 -46 -29 -30 -26 -17 -10 -17 -22 -22 -11 Cold Weather Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Extreme Cold W W Date Wed 01/28/26 Thu 01/29/26 Fri 01/30/26 Sat 01/31/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max -5 11 -6 7 -10 8 -1 22 Temp 3 1 5 5 0 -2 2 1 -5 -7 2 4 3 6 15 18 Dewpt -3 -4 -4 -2 -5 -7 -4 -4 -9 -12 -5 -1 -2 0 8 13 PWind dir NW N SE E E SE S S Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 0 10 10 20 10 10 20 Snow S S S S $$ NDZ037-252200- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 336 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026 Date Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26 Tue 01/27/26 CST 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 -7 -14 17 -5 7 Temp -13-18-12 -8-10-11-12-10 -6 1 13 15 11 8 5 1 -1 -3 3 7 4 Dewpt -19-22-21-19-19-18-19-17-13 -6 2 6 4 2 -1 -4 -7 -8 -5 -2 -2 RH 73 81 63 57 63 70 70 70 71 72 61 67 73 76 76 79 75 78 68 66 75 Wind dir N N NW NW W W W SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W Wind spd 12 10 11 11 8 8 9 11 13 16 18 20 18 18 17 14 13 12 13 13 9 Wind gust 27 28 33 28 28 27 Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries Obvis BS Wind chill -34-39-32-27-26-28-30-30-26-19 -4 -3 -7-11-14-18-20-22-15-10-10 Min chill -34 -41 -30 -30 -31 -26 -7 -14 -20 -22 -12 Cold Weather Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Extreme Cold W W Date Wed 01/28/26 Thu 01/29/26 Fri 01/30/26 Sat 01/31/26 CST 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 -4 8 -8 7 -10 7 -6 18 Temp 4 2 5 2 -2 -5 3 1 -5 -8 1 1 0 1 11 14 Dewpt -1 -3 -3 -3 -6 -8 -4 -4 -9 -12 -6 -4 -5 -4 4 9 PWind dir NW NW NW NE NE NE S S Wind char GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 10 10 10 20 Snow S $$ NDZ001-252200- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 336 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026 Date Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26 Tue 01/27/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min -6 -11 15 -7 12 Temp -22-25-15 -7 -9 -9 -6 -3 1 4 11 13 9 4 1 -2 -5 -4 4 11 9 Dewpt -30-30-22-17-16-15-12 -9 -5 -1 5 7 3 -1 -4 -6 -9 -9 -2 3 3 RH 65 76 69 60 70 74 74 75 75 79 76 76 76 79 79 82 82 78 75 69 76 Wind dir N W W W SW S S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W Wind spd 6 4 6 10 8 10 12 13 12 13 19 19 13 10 8 5 4 3 5 5 3 Wind gust 29 Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis BS BS Wind chill -39-39-31-25-25-27-25-22-17-14 -7 -5 -7-11-13-14-16-12 -7 2 2 Min chill -40 -39 -29 -27 -24 -16 -7 -13 -16 -16 -3 Cold Weather Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Extreme Cold W W Date Wed 01/28/26 Thu 01/29/26 Fri 01/30/26 Sat 01/31/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 2 17 3 14 -2 15 6 29 Temp 8 8 10 11 6 5 10 9 3 1 6 10 9 11 21 26 Dewpt 3 4 5 6 3 2 5 4 -1 -3 2 5 6 8 18 21 PWind dir W E E E E SE SE S Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 5 0 10 10 20 10 10 20 Snow S S S S $$ NDZ021-252200- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 336 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026 Date Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26 Tue 01/27/26 CST 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 -7 -14 16 -7 9 Temp -23-22-14 -7-11-12-10 -7 -3 4 13 14 10 5 2 -1 -3 -4 4 8 7 Dewpt -31-27-22-19-18-18-16-13 -9 -2 4 6 3 1 -2 -6 -8 -9 -5 -1 0 RH 65 76 66 55 70 74 74 74 75 75 67 70 73 83 83 79 78 78 65 66 72 Wind dir N NW NW W W SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W Wind spd 6 5 10 10 9 9 10 12 13 16 19 20 17 16 13 10 9 9 10 10 5 Wind gust 27 32 32 27 26 Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill -41-38-34-25-29-30-29-27-22-15 -5 -4 -8-14-16-17-19-20-11 -6 -3 Min chill -41 -41 -30 -30 -27 -19 -8 -16 -19 -20 -9 Cold Weather Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Extreme Cold W W Date Wed 01/28/26 Thu 01/29/26 Fri 01/30/26 Sat 01/31/26 CST 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 -2 13 -4 10 -9 9 -3 21 Temp 5 5 7 7 2 1 5 4 -2 -5 2 4 3 4 13 18 Dewpt 0 -1 0 2 -2 -3 -1 -1 -6 -9 -4 0 -2 -1 9 15 PWind dir NW N E E E SE S S Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 5 10 10 20 10 10 20 Snow S S S S $$ NDZ043-252200- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 236 AM MST Sun Jan 25 2026 Date Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26 Tue 01/27/26 MST 3hrly 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min -2 -9 25 2 23 Temp -19-16 -9 -2 -6 -8 -7 -2 4 11 22 25 18 12 8 7 5 7 15 21 17 Dewpt -24-19-16-12-12-12-11 -9 -6 -1 10 14 12 9 5 4 2 3 7 11 12 RH 77 86 70 61 74 82 82 71 62 57 59 62 77 87 87 87 87 83 70 65 80 Wind dir N NW NW NW W SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W Wind spd 6 6 10 11 8 9 11 13 17 20 23 23 16 12 10 6 5 5 8 8 5 Wind gust 31 34 33 Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries Obvis BS BS BS Wind chill -36-32-27-20-21-25-26-21-15 -8 6 10 3 -3 -6 -5 -6 -3 4 11 9 Min chill -36 -35 -25 -26 -23 -13 3 -6 -7 -6 8 Cold Weather Y Y Date Wed 01/28/26 Thu 01/29/26 Fri 01/30/26 Sat 01/31/26 MST 6hrly 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 10 27 11 25 3 19 6 33 Temp 14 14 20 19 14 14 21 17 8 5 10 12 10 12 24 28 Dewpt 12 12 16 15 12 12 17 14 6 3 8 9 6 10 20 24 PWind dir W N S SE SE SE S SW Wind char LT GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 20 10 10 20 Snow S S $$ NDZ045-252200- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 336 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026 Date Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26 Tue 01/27/26 CST 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 -5 -11 21 -1 13 Temp -9-15-10 -5 -8 -9 -8 -5 -1 5 18 21 15 11 8 5 2 1 7 12 10 Dewpt -14-19-18-16-16-17-15-12-10 -6 7 12 10 7 3 0 -3 -4 -2 1 3 RH 78 81 67 58 67 67 70 71 65 59 61 68 80 83 79 79 79 79 66 60 73 Wind dir N N NW NW W W SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W Wind spd 8 12 12 11 9 9 11 14 18 18 19 21 18 19 18 14 13 10 10 10 6 Wind gust 29 33 Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Snow Wind chill -25-37-31-23-25-26-27-26-23-15 2 5 -2 -7-11-13-16-15 -8 -1 -1 Min chill -25 -37 -27 -27 -27 -20 -2 -11 -16 -17 -5 Cold Weather Y Y Date Wed 01/28/26 Thu 01/29/26 Fri 01/30/26 Sat 01/31/26 CST 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 5 16 2 13 -5 11 0 22 Temp 10 10 11 11 7 6 10 8 2 -2 2 4 3 4 14 19 Dewpt 5 6 5 6 3 3 5 4 -1 -6 -2 0 -2 0 10 16 PWind dir W N SE E E SE S S Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 5 10 20 20 20 10 20 Snow S S S S S S S $$