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Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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311 FOUS53 KBIS 170049 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 749 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 NDZ015-170900- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 749 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Date 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 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 57 81 58 86 62 Temp 67 62 59 58 67 75 79 77 69 64 60 59 70 80 84 81 73 68 64 63 Dewpt 63 62 59 57 61 60 58 58 59 59 58 58 61 62 60 61 62 62 61 60 RH 87100100 96 81 60 49 52 70 84 93 96 73 54 44 51 68 81 90 90 Wind dir NE NE NE NE E NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 3 2 2 1 2 4 6 6 5 6 5 5 8 11 11 10 10 8 6 5 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis K K K K K K K Heat index 81 84 82 Max heat 81 84 Date 08/19 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 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 88 65 85 62 88 63 88 64 87 Temp 83 83 71 66 80 81 68 64 82 83 70 65 81 83 70 65 80 81 Dewpt 65 64 65 63 67 65 65 62 65 62 63 61 64 63 62 60 62 62 PWind dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 30 30 20 5 10 10 20 10 Rain shwrs S C C C S S Tstms S C C C S S $$ NDZ033-170900- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 649 PM MDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Date 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 55 82 58 88 61 Temp 63 60 57 56 66 74 81 78 68 63 60 59 70 80 85 82 72 67 64 63 Dewpt 59 58 57 56 60 60 58 58 58 57 55 55 60 62 61 61 62 62 61 60 RH 87 93100100 81 62 46 50 70 81 84 87 71 54 45 49 71 84 90 90 Wind dir E E SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 9 8 6 5 9 10 11 12 11 11 10 10 13 14 14 13 12 12 11 10 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis K K K K K K K K K Heat index 81 81 85 83 Max heat 81 81 85 Date 08/19/24 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 89 61 86 59 90 61 88 61 86 Temp 82 84 68 63 80 83 66 61 85 86 68 62 81 82 67 63 78 81 Dewpt 64 63 64 61 64 60 61 58 59 57 58 57 59 58 58 56 59 57 PWind dir SE SE W SE S SE S SE E Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 20 40 30 10 5 10 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S C C C C Tstms S C C S C $$ NDZ044-170900- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 649 PM MDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Date 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 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 55 85 57 87 60 Temp 67 61 57 56 68 77 83 81 70 64 60 58 70 81 85 84 72 67 64 61 Dewpt 58 58 57 56 60 59 57 58 58 56 55 55 61 62 62 63 64 62 61 60 RH 73 90100100 76 54 41 46 66 75 84 90 73 53 46 49 76 84 90 97 Wind dir E E SE E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 9 6 5 5 10 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 13 17 16 14 13 12 10 10 Wind gust 24 27 26 23 20 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 5 5 10 QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis K K K K K K K K K Heat index 81 82 86 85 Max heat 82 82 86 82 Date 08/19/24 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 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 90 60 89 58 92 60 89 60 88 Temp 84 85 67 62 83 86 67 61 87 88 68 62 84 86 68 62 81 82 Dewpt 64 63 64 61 63 59 61 57 58 56 58 57 58 57 57 55 58 56 PWind dir SE SE NW SE SE SE SE E E Wind char BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 10 30 30 10 5 10 10 10 10 Rain shwrs C C S C Tstms C C S C $$ NDZ011-170900- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 749 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Date 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 57 80 57 85 62 Temp 65 62 60 58 66 74 78 76 66 62 59 58 70 79 83 81 70 67 65 63 Dewpt 60 60 59 57 59 57 56 56 56 56 57 55 60 60 60 61 61 60 60 59 RH 84 93 96 96 78 55 47 50 70 81 93 90 71 52 46 51 73 78 84 87 Wind dir N E NE N E NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S Wind spd 0 3 2 2 3 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 9 11 11 10 10 10 9 8 Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis K K K K K K K Heat index 83 82 Max heat 84 Date 08/19 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 86 63 83 61 87 62 86 61 84 Temp 81 81 69 65 78 79 67 64 82 83 68 64 81 82 68 63 78 78 Dewpt 63 64 63 62 65 64 63 61 63 61 61 59 62 61 60 59 60 60 PWind dir S SE SE S S SE SE SE E Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 30 30 20 5 20 10 20 10 Rain shwrs C C C S S S S Tstms S S C S S S $$ NDZ037-170900- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 749 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Date 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 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 58 79 58 81 60 Temp 67 63 60 59 68 74 78 75 67 62 59 60 70 76 80 77 67 64 61 61 Dewpt 63 63 60 59 62 62 62 61 63 61 59 59 63 63 62 63 63 61 60 60 RH 87100100100 81 66 58 62 87 97100 96 78 64 54 62 87 90 97 97 Wind dir N N N N N N N NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE Wind spd 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 3 3 2 1 3 6 6 8 5 5 4 4 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs Tstms Obvis K K K Heat index 81 Max heat 81 Date 08/19 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 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 84 63 80 61 82 62 84 62 81 Temp 79 79 67 65 76 75 65 63 77 78 67 63 78 78 69 65 77 76 Dewpt 65 65 64 63 68 67 64 62 66 67 64 62 66 66 62 60 65 66 PWind dir S S S SE S SE SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 5 20 30 20 5 10 10 20 10 Rain shwrs S C S S S S Tstms S S S S S S $$ NDZ001-170900- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 749 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Date 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 58 82 61 89 65 Temp 67 64 61 59 68 76 80 80 72 67 64 62 71 82 87 87 77 72 69 66 Dewpt 56 57 57 57 61 60 59 58 58 58 57 57 60 62 61 61 62 61 61 61 RH 68 78 87 93 78 58 49 47 61 73 78 84 68 51 42 42 60 68 76 84 Wind dir E E E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 6 6 5 6 10 12 13 13 12 11 10 9 11 13 13 12 11 10 10 9 Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 20 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S Tstms S S S S S S Obvis K K K K K K K K K Heat index 81 81 83 87 87 Max heat 82 83 88 85 Date 08/19 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 90 63 87 61 92 63 89 62 86 Temp 84 85 71 65 81 86 70 64 85 88 72 65 82 86 69 63 80 83 Dewpt 66 65 64 63 65 62 61 59 61 57 58 58 59 57 57 56 59 58 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NE E Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 40 20 10 10 20 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S C C S S S Tstms S C C S S $$ NDZ021-170900- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 749 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Date 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 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 79 56 84 60 Temp 63 59 58 56 66 74 78 75 66 61 59 58 69 78 83 81 70 66 63 61 Dewpt 60 59 58 56 59 57 56 56 56 56 57 56 60 59 59 60 61 61 60 60 RH 90100100100 78 55 47 52 70 84 93 93 73 52 44 49 73 84 90 97 Wind dir NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 2 3 3 2 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 11 11 10 10 10 9 8 Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis K K K K K K K K K Heat index 83 82 Max heat 83 Date 08/19 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 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 86 62 83 60 87 61 85 60 84 Temp 80 81 67 64 78 79 65 62 81 82 67 63 79 81 67 63 78 78 Dewpt 64 64 64 62 65 64 63 60 62 60 61 60 62 61 60 59 59 59 PWind dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE E E Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 30 30 20 5 10 10 10 10 Rain shwrs C C C S S Tstms S C C S S $$ NDZ043-170900- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 649 PM MDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Date 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 55 84 58 87 60 Temp 68 61 58 56 67 77 83 82 70 65 61 59 70 80 86 84 72 67 65 62 Dewpt 56 57 57 56 60 59 58 58 59 56 55 56 60 62 62 63 63 62 62 61 RH 65 87 96100 78 54 43 44 68 73 81 90 71 54 45 49 73 84 90 97 Wind dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 11 10 9 9 13 16 14 14 13 13 12 12 16 17 17 16 13 13 12 11 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW SC SC PoP 12hr 20 20 5 5 10 QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Obvis K K K K K K K K K Heat index 83 82 81 86 85 Max heat 83 81 87 82 Date 08/19/24 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 89 60 89 59 92 61 89 61 88 Temp 83 85 67 61 83 87 67 61 87 88 69 63 83 85 68 63 81 83 Dewpt 64 62 63 60 62 56 58 57 56 54 58 56 56 55 57 56 57 55 PWind dir SE SE NW SE SE SE SE E E Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 20 30 20 10 5 10 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S C S S S Tstms S C S S S $$ NDZ045-170900- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 749 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Date 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 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 57 78 58 83 62 Temp 64 62 58 57 66 74 77 76 68 63 60 59 69 78 82 80 72 67 64 63 Dewpt 61 61 58 57 62 60 59 57 58 57 57 58 62 62 61 61 61 61 60 60 RH 90 97100100 87 62 54 52 70 81 90 96 78 58 49 52 68 81 87 90 Wind dir NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 6 5 5 4 5 6 8 8 9 10 10 10 12 13 13 12 13 13 12 11 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis K K K K K K K Heat index 83 81 Max heat 83 Date 08/19 Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 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 86 65 83 62 87 63 86 65 85 Temp 81 82 69 65 79 79 68 63 82 83 69 65 81 83 70 65 79 80 Dewpt 65 63 64 63 67 65 63 61 64 62 61 59 63 62 60 59 62 61 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind char GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 30 30 20 5 10 10 20 10 Rain shwrs S C C C S S S Tstms S C C C S S S $$