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National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1009 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

NDZ015-282200-
Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND
46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft
1009 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date             Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
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                      42          15          40          22          53
Temp                   39 37 33 26 22 20 18 20 30 37 36 29 27 25 25 29 44 50 47
Dewpt                  27 22 20 17 14 11 10 10 14 17 21 21 20 19 18 20 24 28 30
RH                     62 54 58 68 71 67 70 64 51 44 54 72 74 78 74 69 45 42 51
Wind dir               NW  N  N  N  N NE  E SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE
Wind spd               26 21 13 10  5  4  3  4  5  6  6  8  8  6  5  5  8  8  5
Wind gust              41 34
Clouds                 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                     10           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill             28 26 23 16 15 13    13 24    30 21 19 17 18 23
Min chill              27    23    15    13    12    27    19    17    19
Wind                    Y  Y


Date               Mon 03/03/25  Tue 03/04/25  Wed 03/05/25  Thu 03/06/25
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            27    52      26    37      19    38      19    44
Temp          32   28 45 46 32   28 33 33 25   22 32 35 24   21 37 38
Dewpt         27   24 30 33 29   25 23 22 19   16 16 18 17   15 19 20
PWind dir           E    NE       N     N       N    NW       W    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 SC FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     5      30    40      20     5       0     5
Rain                         S
Snow                         S    C  C  C  S

$$
NDZ033-282200-
Dickinson-Stark ND
46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft
909 AM MST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date                Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
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                      45          21          47          25          57
Temp                   43 43 38 30 26 24 23 26 38 45 42 33 31 29 28 33 48 55 50
Dewpt                  30 26 25 23 22 20 19 21 25 25 25 24 24 23 22 23 28 28 28
RH                     60 51 59 75 85 84 84 81 59 45 50 69 75 78 78 66 46 35 42
Wind dir               NW NW  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE
Wind spd               25 23 16  9  4  3  3  5  8  8  5  9 11 10  8  6  6  6  5
Wind gust              35 33
Clouds                 SC FW SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill             33 34 29 22 20       19 32       25 22 20 20 27
Min chill              31    29    20    18    17    36    22    19    21


Date               Mon 03/03/25  Tue 03/04/25  Wed 03/05/25  Thu 03/06/25
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            27    49      24    33      17    37      18    42
Temp          33   29 44 42 30   27 31 30 22   20 31 33 23   22 35 35
Dewpt         26   25 30 29 27   24 22 19 17   15 16 16 17   16 19 17
PWind dir           S     N       N     N      NW    NW       W    NW
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC SC B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 SC FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     5      30    30      10     0       0     0
Rain                         C
Snow                         C    C  C  S

$$
NDZ044-282200-
Hettinger-Adams ND
45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft
909 AM MST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date                Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
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                      48          20          48          21          56
Temp                   46 47 43 32 27 24 23 26 38 45 43 33 29 26 25 29 45 53 50
Dewpt                  29 26 24 23 22 21 20 22 25 26 25 23 22 20 20 21 26 28 28
RH                     51 43 47 69 81 88 88 85 59 47 49 66 75 78 81 72 47 38 42
Wind dir               NW NW NW  N  N  N  E SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE
Wind spd               29 26 17  6  2  2  2  4  9  9  6  8  9  5  4  3  6  6  5
Wind gust              41 37 27
Clouds                 FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill             37 39 35 26          20 32       26 20 19 19
Min chill              32    35    24    23    20    35    20    19    20


Date               Mon 03/03/25  Tue 03/04/25  Wed 03/05/25  Thu 03/06/25
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            26    53      24    34      16    37      17    42
Temp          32   28 47 46 32   27 31 30 23   21 32 33 22   21 36 36
Dewpt         26   25 32 30 29   24 23 20 17   15 16 16 16   15 18 16
PWind dir          SE     N       N     N      NW    NW       W    NW
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC SC B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 SC FW FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     5      30    30      10     0       5     5
Rain                         S
Snow                         S    C  C  S

$$
NDZ011-282200-
Minot-Ward ND
48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft
1009 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date             Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
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                      37          13          36          23          49
Temp                   20 27 23 20 17 16 15 18 27 34 32 29 27 27 26 30 42 47 42
Dewpt                  11 14 13 12 10  9  9 10 15 19 21 21 21 21 21 23 26 29 30
RH                     67 57 65 71 73 73 77 70 60 54 63 72 78 78 81 75 53 49 62
Wind dir                N  N  N  N NE  E SE SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE
Wind spd               23 19 13  9  5  5  5  5  6  8  6  9 10  9  8  5  6  6  5
Wind gust              37 32
Clouds                 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain
Snow
Wind chill              3 14 11  9  9  7  6 10 20 27 26 20 17 18 18 24
Min chill               3     7     9     6     7    23    17    17    19    38


Date               Mon 03/03/25  Tue 03/04/25  Wed 03/05/25  Thu 03/06/25
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            27    44      26    33      21    35      21    39
Temp          33   27 39 38 31   26 31 30 25   21 31 33 25   23 34 33
Dewpt         27   24 28 29 26   23 21 20 18   16 16 19 17   17 18 19
PWind dir           S     N       N     N      NW    NW       W    NW
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     5      30    30      10     5       0     5
Rain                         S
Snow                         S    C  C  S

$$
NDZ037-282200-
Jamestown-Stutsman ND
46.93N  98.68W Elev. 1499 ft
1009 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date             Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
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                      39          10          32          20          49
Temp                   30 29 24 20 16 12 10 13 23 29 28 24 23 22 22 28 41 46 40
Dewpt                  17 14 13 10  5  1 -1 -1  2  7 13 13 14 14 15 18 23 27 29
RH                     58 53 62 64 61 60 60 53 39 39 53 62 68 71 74 66 48 47 64
Wind dir               NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE
Wind spd               33 26 18 13 10  8  4  2  4  5  5  8 10  9  9 10 10 11  8
Wind gust              48 39 28
Clouds                 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill             14 14 10  7  4  0  2    17 23 22 15 12 12 12 19 35
Min chill              14    10     4     0     4    20    12    11    13    35
Wind                    Y  Y


Date               Mon 03/03/25  Tue 03/04/25  Wed 03/05/25  Thu 03/06/25
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            27    51      28    36      21    36      21    42
Temp          31   27 45 43 33   28 33 31 26   22 32 32 25   22 36 34
Dewpt         26   24 32 34 30   25 25 23 20   17 17 19 17   17 20 22
PWind dir          SE    NE       N     N       N    NW       W    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   FW SC SC B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 SC SC   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     5      20    30      20     5       0     0
Rain                              S  C
Snow                              S  C  S  S

$$
NDZ001-282200-
Williston-Williams ND
48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft
1009 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date             Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
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                      40          22          44          25          52
Temp                   36 37 34 29 26 25 23 26 34 41 41 34 30 28 26 30 42 49 47
Dewpt                  29 27 26 23 21 20 19 20 24 27 28 26 24 23 22 24 29 31 31
RH                     75 67 72 78 81 81 84 78 66 57 59 72 78 81 85 78 60 50 53
Wind dir                N NW  N  N NE NE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E
Wind spd               23 20 12  5  3  3  3  5  8  6  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  5
Clouds                 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill             24 26 25 23          19 27          24 22 20
Min chill              23    25    22    18    18    31    24    20    21


Date               Mon 03/03/25  Tue 03/04/25  Wed 03/05/25  Thu 03/06/25
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            27    43      25    33      19    37      19    40
Temp          32   28 38 39 30   27 30 31 23   21 31 35 25   21 32 36
Dewpt         27   24 29 30 26   23 21 21 18   16 18 20 18   15 18 21
PWind dir          NE     N       N     N      NW     W       W    NW
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     5      30    30      10     0       0     0
Rain                         S
Snow                         S    C  C

$$
NDZ021-282200-
Garrison-McLean ND
47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft
1009 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date             Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
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                      36          13          38          21          48
Temp                   31 30 26 21 19 17 16 18 27 35 33 28 26 25 24 28 39 46 41
Dewpt                  23 20 17 15 13 11 10 12 16 20 22 22 21 20 20 22 25 28 29
RH                     72 66 68 77 77 77 77 77 63 54 63 78 81 81 84 78 57 49 62
Wind dir                N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE
Wind spd               26 21 13 10  5  4  4  5  6  6  5  8  9  8  6  5  8  6  5
Wind gust              40 32
Clouds                 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Snow
Wind chill             17 17 14 10 11 10  9 10 20 29    20 17 16 16 22 33
Min chill              17    14     9     9     9    23    17    16    17    37
Wind                    Y  Y


Date               Mon 03/03/25  Tue 03/04/25  Wed 03/05/25  Thu 03/06/25
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            26    45      24    32      17    35      17    38
Temp          30   26 40 39 30   26 29 29 23   20 29 30 22   20 31 33
Dewpt         26   23 29 30 27   23 21 20 17   15 15 17 16   15 18 18
PWind dir           E     N       N     N      NW    NW       W    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 SC FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     5      30    40      20     5       0     5
Rain                         S
Snow                         S    C  C  S  S

$$
NDZ043-282200-
Bowman-Bowman ND
46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft
909 AM MST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date                Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
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                      46          22          48          25          57
Temp                   45 46 42 32 27 25 25 27 39 46 44 35 31 28 27 31 47 54 51
Dewpt                  28 26 25 24 24 23 22 23 26 27 27 25 24 23 23 23 27 28 28
RH                     51 45 50 72 88 92 88 85 59 47 51 66 75 81 85 72 45 36 41
Wind dir               NW NW NW  N  N NE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
Wind spd               26 24 17  8  3  3  3  5  9  9  6  9 10  9  5  5  5  6  5
Clouds                 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill             36 38 34 25          20 33       28 22 19 20 25
Min chill              30    34    23    21    19    37    22    19    21


Date               Mon 03/03/25  Tue 03/04/25  Wed 03/05/25  Thu 03/06/25
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            28    50      24    32      18    36      17    41
Temp          33   30 45 44 32   27 28 28 22   21 29 33 23   21 34 34
Dewpt         26   26 31 30 29   25 22 19 17   16 16 16 17   16 18 17
PWind dir           S     N       N     N      NW    NW       W    NW
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC SC B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 SC FW FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     5      40    40      10     5       5     5
Rain                         S
Snow                         C    C  C  S

$$
NDZ045-282200-
Selfridge-Sioux ND
46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft
1009 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date             Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
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                      43          17          38          24          51
Temp                   41 40 35 29 24 20 19 21 28 35 35 30 28 26 25 29 42 48 46
Dewpt                  29 25 24 21 17 14 12 12 16 20 21 20 19 18 17 19 24 28 29
RH                     62 55 64 72 74 77 74 68 60 54 56 66 68 71 71 66 48 46 51
Wind dir               NW NW  N  N NE NE  E SE  S  S SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd               32 27 20 13 10  8  6  8 10 10 10 12 13 13 10 10 11 11  9
Wind gust              46 40
Clouds                 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill             29 29 24 18 14 10 10 11 19 27 27 20 17 14 15 20 36
Min chill              29    24    14    10    10    22    17    14    16    39
Wind                    Y  Y


Date               Mon 03/03/25  Tue 03/04/25  Wed 03/05/25  Thu 03/06/25
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            28    51      28    34      21    36      20    42
Temp          33   28 43 45 34   30 31 31 25   23 29 33 25   23 35 36
Dewpt         26   25 32 34 31   27 24 22 19   17 15 16 17   16 18 19
PWind dir           E     N       N     N       N    NW       W    NW
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 SC FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr            0     5      30    30      20     5       0     0
Rain                         S
Snow                         S    C  C  C  S

$$