Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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775 FOUS53 KBIS 201029 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 529 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025 NDZ015-202100- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 529 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 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 92 70 88 56 77 Temp 68 75 86 91 90 79 75 73 70 76 83 86 83 72 65 61 58 65 74 76 73 Dewpt 67 67 69 69 67 68 66 65 65 66 63 61 59 57 53 50 47 49 47 46 46 RH 97 76 57 49 47 69 74 76 84 71 51 43 44 59 65 67 67 56 38 34 38 Wind dir SE S S S SE S S S SE N NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 6 12 14 17 16 14 13 10 6 6 10 10 11 8 5 5 5 10 14 17 16 Wind gust 25 26 25 27 Clouds SC CL FW CL CL FW SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 20 20 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S Heat index 90 96 93 84 86 83 Max heat 90 96 90 84 86 81 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 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 51 72 46 69 44 72 48 75 Temp 58 52 67 69 52 48 64 67 51 46 67 69 54 50 71 73 Dewpt 46 46 47 45 46 45 45 44 45 43 45 45 46 45 48 50 PWind dir NW NW N N E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 $$ NDZ033-202100- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 429 AM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 96 66 83 52 74 Temp 69 76 88 95 94 79 73 69 66 73 80 82 80 66 61 56 54 64 70 73 71 Dewpt 68 65 65 60 56 58 57 58 59 60 58 56 54 51 48 46 45 47 43 42 42 RH 97 69 47 31 28 49 57 68 78 64 47 41 41 58 62 69 71 54 38 33 35 Wind dir SE S S S S S S SW NW N N N N N N NW W NW NW NW NW Wind spd 11 17 20 20 18 13 11 9 9 12 14 13 12 8 6 5 6 11 17 18 17 Wind gust 31 24 29 27 Clouds SC CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 5 20 5 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Tstms S Heat index 90 95 81 82 80 Max heat 90 95 89 81 82 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 47 71 44 69 44 72 48 76 Temp 54 49 65 68 51 46 63 66 50 46 66 70 53 50 70 74 Dewpt 44 44 44 42 42 42 42 41 42 41 43 43 43 43 47 46 PWind dir NW NW N N E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 $$ NDZ044-202100- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 429 AM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 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 97 66 86 56 78 Temp 66 75 90 97 93 79 74 70 66 75 83 85 82 69 64 59 57 67 75 78 74 Dewpt 66 67 64 58 55 57 57 57 57 60 58 56 55 54 50 48 46 49 46 43 41 RH 100 76 42 28 28 47 55 63 73 60 43 37 40 59 60 67 67 52 36 29 30 Wind dir SE SE S S S SE S S N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 8 16 18 20 18 17 13 10 8 13 17 16 13 9 6 5 5 10 13 16 16 Wind gust 29 27 24 26 26 Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 20 5 20 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Heat index 91 83 Max heat 91 96 87 83 84 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 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 46 72 43 70 43 72 48 76 Temp 55 48 68 69 52 45 64 67 50 45 67 70 54 49 71 74 Dewpt 43 42 44 41 42 41 42 40 41 41 43 43 43 42 47 45 PWind dir NW NW N N E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 $$ NDZ011-202100- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 529 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 93 69 83 55 72 Temp 70 76 87 91 91 81 76 71 69 73 80 82 79 67 61 58 56 62 68 70 68 Dewpt 70 67 67 67 67 66 65 63 64 63 59 55 51 49 47 46 45 47 46 46 47 RH 100 74 52 45 45 60 69 76 84 71 49 40 38 52 60 64 66 58 45 42 47 Wind dir SE S S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW Wind spd 9 16 18 20 19 18 14 11 9 10 13 13 13 9 8 8 10 17 20 21 19 Wind gust 26 29 32 31 31 26 24 27 33 34 32 Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 30 10 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C Tstms S Heat index 90 94 94 83 81 Max heat 90 97 91 81 82 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 51 68 46 67 45 71 50 76 Temp 56 51 63 65 52 46 62 65 50 45 66 70 54 51 71 74 Dewpt 47 47 46 44 46 45 44 42 44 43 43 43 45 44 46 46 PWind dir NW NW N N SE S S S Wind char GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ NDZ037-202100- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 529 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 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 66 84 56 74 Temp 62 70 78 81 80 71 69 67 66 73 80 82 78 69 65 60 57 66 72 73 69 Dewpt 61 63 64 65 66 65 65 64 64 68 68 67 66 63 58 54 51 53 51 51 50 RH 97 78 62 58 62 81 87 90 93 84 67 61 67 81 78 81 80 63 48 46 51 Wind dir S S SE SE SE S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW Wind spd 5 10 13 14 13 13 13 12 10 10 9 10 9 8 8 8 6 11 16 18 14 Wind gust 26 29 25 Clouds SC SC CL CL CL FW FW SC B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 5 40 10 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C Tstms S S S C Obvis PF Heat index 83 82 83 85 Max heat 84 83 85 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 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 53 66 48 64 44 67 47 71 Temp 57 53 62 62 53 49 59 61 49 45 63 64 51 48 67 68 Dewpt 49 47 50 50 48 46 47 47 45 43 46 47 46 44 50 52 PWind dir NW NW NW N NW NW S SW Wind char GN BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ NDZ001-202100- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 529 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 99 66 82 52 74 Temp 72 78 91 99 97 81 75 72 68 70 78 81 79 67 60 57 54 62 69 73 70 Dewpt 65 66 66 61 61 62 63 61 59 59 56 51 48 47 45 45 44 47 46 46 46 RH 79 67 44 29 31 53 66 68 73 68 47 35 34 49 58 64 69 58 44 38 42 Wind dir SE SE S S SW W NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 16 18 19 14 10 8 8 10 13 16 16 13 8 5 5 9 17 21 23 20 Wind gust 29 32 34 31 Clouds FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL PoP 12hr 5 20 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 94100 98 82 Max heat 94 100 94 81 Heat Y Y Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 49 71 46 70 47 74 50 78 Temp 56 50 66 69 54 48 64 68 53 48 68 72 57 52 72 77 Dewpt 47 46 47 44 45 44 45 43 44 43 46 44 45 45 49 48 PWind dir NW NW N NE E SE SE S Wind char GN GN LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ NDZ021-202100- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 529 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 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 93 69 85 53 74 Temp 69 75 85 92 91 78 75 71 69 74 81 84 81 67 60 57 55 64 70 73 70 Dewpt 68 67 67 66 66 66 65 63 63 63 59 56 52 51 48 46 46 47 45 44 46 RH 97 76 55 43 44 67 71 76 81 69 47 38 37 56 64 67 72 54 41 35 42 Wind dir SE S S S S S S SW N NW N NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW Wind spd 12 13 18 20 18 16 13 9 5 9 12 13 11 8 5 5 6 13 18 20 18 Wind gust 25 28 31 29 27 24 29 32 29 Clouds SC CL FW CL FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 5 30 10 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C Tstms S Heat index 88 95 94 81 Max heat 88 96 91 81 83 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 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 50 69 46 68 44 71 48 76 Temp 55 51 65 66 51 47 63 66 50 46 66 69 54 50 70 73 Dewpt 47 47 45 43 46 45 43 43 44 43 43 42 45 45 46 46 PWind dir NW NW N N E S SE S Wind char GN GN LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ NDZ043-202100- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 429 AM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 98 64 84 55 77 Temp 64 77 92 98 95 78 73 69 65 74 81 84 80 68 62 59 56 65 73 76 73 Dewpt 64 65 61 53 52 53 54 55 58 59 56 54 55 52 50 47 45 49 45 41 41 RH 100 67 36 22 23 42 51 61 78 59 42 36 42 57 65 64 66 56 37 28 31 Wind dir SE S S S S S S W N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 8 18 20 21 18 13 10 9 10 16 18 17 14 10 6 5 5 10 14 18 18 Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW PoP 12hr 5 20 5 20 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Heat index 92 81 80 Max heat 92 96 90 81 83 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 46 73 44 71 44 72 48 76 Temp 54 48 67 70 52 45 65 68 50 45 67 70 54 50 71 74 Dewpt 43 42 44 41 41 41 42 40 41 41 43 45 44 43 47 46 PWind dir N NW NE NE E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 $$ NDZ045-202100- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 529 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 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 91 71 86 59 77 Temp 68 75 86 91 89 79 75 73 71 75 81 85 81 72 66 62 59 67 74 77 73 Dewpt 68 69 69 67 67 66 65 64 63 65 65 63 61 60 55 52 50 50 49 47 46 RH 100 82 57 45 48 64 71 73 76 71 58 48 51 66 68 70 72 54 41 35 38 Wind dir SE SE S S SE S S S SW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 16 18 18 18 19 19 16 12 10 12 13 13 10 10 10 9 11 14 17 17 Wind gust 29 27 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 10 20 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 90 94 92 83 86 82 Max heat 90 94 88 83 86 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 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 51 71 46 67 45 69 49 74 Temp 58 52 66 67 54 47 62 64 50 45 65 67 55 50 69 71 Dewpt 45 45 47 45 46 44 45 43 44 43 44 45 46 44 48 49 PWind dir NW NW N N E SE SE SE Wind char GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 $$