Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
629 FOUS53 KBIS 151436 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 936 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 NDZ015-152100- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 936 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 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 56 47 65 43 60 Temp 46 51 53 52 50 50 50 51 54 60 61 57 51 48 47 46 48 54 57 54 Dewpt 45 45 45 47 49 50 50 51 53 55 54 51 48 45 44 44 44 42 40 39 RH 96 80 74 83 96100100100 96 84 78 80 89 89 89 93 86 64 53 57 Wind dir E E E E E E E E E SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W Wind spd 10 11 10 11 11 10 10 9 10 10 13 13 12 11 12 13 14 17 18 13 Wind gust 24 27 27 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 20 80 80 40 30 QPF 12hr 0 0.26 0.14 0.02 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle O Rain shwrs S C L L D D D L L C C S S C C S S Tstms S C C S S Obvis PF Date Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 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 39 56 32 62 38 58 35 55 Temp 44 41 51 50 40 35 55 55 45 42 53 51 42 38 50 48 Dewpt 37 34 33 32 31 29 35 35 35 34 36 35 33 30 33 32 PWind dir W NW W SW SW W NW NW Wind char GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 10 10 20 20 Rain shwrs S S S S $$ NDZ033-152100- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 836 AM MDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 53 43 55 39 58 Temp 44 48 50 49 47 47 47 47 49 52 52 49 45 43 43 43 46 53 56 50 Dewpt 44 45 46 46 47 47 47 47 49 50 48 46 44 42 42 41 42 39 38 36 RH 100 89 86 89100100100100100 93 86 89 96 96 96 93 86 59 51 58 Wind dir E SE E E E E E NE N NW NW W W W W W W W W W Wind spd 13 14 13 13 11 10 10 10 10 11 13 13 14 16 17 18 20 21 24 18 Wind gust 24 27 28 31 33 34 31 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 90 90 70 30 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.29 0.52 0.13 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle Rain shwrs S S C L L D D D D D D L L L L C C Tstms S C S Obvis F Wind chill 37 38 35 35 35 38 Min chill 36 35 35 36 Date Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 34 53 30 62 36 56 32 53 Temp 40 37 50 47 36 35 57 53 43 40 52 48 38 35 48 45 Dewpt 34 32 31 28 29 28 34 35 35 33 34 33 31 30 33 31 PWind dir W NW W SW SW W NW NW Wind char BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ GN BZ Avg clouds SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 20 20 20 10 Rain shwrs S S S S S $$ NDZ044-152100- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 836 AM MDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 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 51 42 56 37 57 Temp 43 47 49 48 47 47 48 48 50 53 53 50 44 42 41 41 46 53 56 50 Dewpt 43 45 47 48 47 47 48 47 50 51 48 47 44 42 41 40 42 39 38 37 RH 100 93 93100100100100 96100 93 83 89100100100 96 86 59 51 61 Wind dir E E E E E E NE NE NW NW W W W W W W W W W W Wind spd 10 13 14 13 12 10 10 9 10 13 16 13 16 17 18 20 21 21 24 18 Wind gust 25 28 31 33 33 35 29 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 90 80 50 20 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.34 0.39 0.08 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C D L D D L L C C C C S S Tstms S C C S Obvis F Wind chill 37 37 34 32 32 38 Min chill 37 34 32 33 Date Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 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 34 53 29 62 35 57 31 53 Temp 39 37 50 47 35 33 57 54 42 39 53 49 39 34 49 45 Dewpt 34 32 31 28 28 25 33 36 34 31 34 34 31 28 32 31 PWind dir W NW W SW SW W NW NW Wind char BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 20 10 20 10 Rain shwrs S S S $$ NDZ011-152100- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 936 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 54 44 56 44 56 Temp 43 48 51 50 47 47 47 47 48 52 53 52 50 48 47 46 47 51 54 49 Dewpt 41 43 45 45 46 47 47 47 48 50 51 50 49 46 45 44 44 44 43 40 RH 93 83 80 83 96100100100100 93 93 93 96 93 93 93 89 77 66 71 Wind dir SE SE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE S SW SW SW W W W W Wind spd 5 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 12 11 12 12 13 14 17 18 18 13 Wind gust 26 28 29 28 24 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 20 80 90 70 60 QPF 12hr 0 0.20 0.69 0.26 0.04 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle O Rain shwrs C L D L D D D D L L C C L L S S S Tstms S S Obvis PF Date Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 37 53 33 59 38 54 35 52 Temp 43 39 48 47 40 36 53 52 45 41 51 47 40 36 47 45 Dewpt 36 34 35 33 32 31 37 37 36 36 37 35 33 30 33 32 PWind dir W W W SW SW W NW NW Wind char GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 20 20 0 5 10 20 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S S $$ NDZ037-152100- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 936 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 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 53 47 68 44 60 Temp 45 48 50 50 48 49 50 51 55 62 66 62 55 51 48 47 50 56 57 53 Dewpt 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 55 58 59 58 52 49 46 44 45 44 43 41 RH 96 89 86 89100100100100100 87 78 87 90 93 93 89 83 64 59 64 Wind dir E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W Wind spd 6 10 10 10 11 10 11 11 12 13 13 12 12 11 12 13 18 19 18 12 Wind gust 24 23 24 28 31 29 23 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 60 60 30 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.24 0.05 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle O Rain shwrs C C L L L L C C C C Tstms S C S S Obvis PF Date Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 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 38 54 34 58 37 57 35 53 Temp 45 40 50 47 41 36 53 51 43 41 53 49 41 38 48 45 Dewpt 39 35 35 34 33 31 34 35 34 34 38 37 33 32 33 32 PWind dir W W W W S W NW NW Wind char GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 5 20 0 0 10 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S S S $$ NDZ001-152100- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 936 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 55 45 53 42 57 Temp 46 51 53 52 49 48 48 47 47 49 51 50 48 46 46 44 45 52 56 50 Dewpt 45 45 46 47 47 48 48 47 47 49 50 49 47 45 44 43 42 42 39 37 RH 96 80 77 83 93100100100100100 96 96 96 96 93 96 89 69 53 61 Wind dir SE SE E E E E NE NE N N N NW NW W W W W W W W Wind spd 9 12 13 13 11 9 9 9 10 13 13 13 13 12 13 14 18 21 24 19 Wind gust 24 25 32 36 31 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 90 90 80 50 QPF 12hr 0 0.30 0.83 0.54 0.04 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle O Rain shwrs S S D D L C D D D D D D D D C C S S Tstms S S Obvis PF Wind chill 37 37 Min chill 39 37 36 Date Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 36 53 32 60 38 55 32 53 Temp 42 38 50 49 38 36 54 55 46 41 51 49 39 35 48 48 Dewpt 34 32 34 32 31 29 37 37 36 34 36 34 31 29 33 33 PWind dir W W W SW SW W NW NW Wind char BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 20 5 0 5 10 20 10 5 Rain shwrs S S S $$ NDZ021-152100- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 936 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 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 55 44 59 42 58 Temp 47 51 52 50 47 47 47 47 50 54 56 53 49 45 45 44 47 52 55 51 Dewpt 44 43 44 46 47 47 47 47 50 51 51 50 48 45 44 43 44 42 40 39 RH 89 74 74 86100100100100100 90 83 89 96100 96 96 89 69 57 63 Wind dir SE SE E E E E E E NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW W W W W Wind spd 6 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 13 16 17 18 18 13 Wind gust 25 28 29 29 29 25 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 20 80 90 60 50 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.18 0.56 0.10 0.03 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle O Rain shwrs S C L D D D D D D L L C C C C C C Tstms C S Obvis PF Wind chill 39 39 37 Min chill 39 37 38 Date Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 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 36 53 32 60 37 56 33 52 Temp 41 38 50 47 38 35 54 53 43 41 52 49 39 36 48 45 Dewpt 36 33 34 33 32 29 35 36 35 34 36 35 32 30 32 32 PWind dir W W W SW SW W NW NW Wind char GN BZ GN GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 10 10 0 5 10 20 10 10 Rain shwrs S $$ NDZ043-152100- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 836 AM MDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 51 42 53 37 56 Temp 43 46 49 48 47 47 47 46 49 51 51 47 43 41 41 41 45 52 54 49 Dewpt 43 45 48 48 47 47 47 46 49 50 48 46 43 41 41 40 41 38 37 36 RH 100 96 96100100100100100100 96 89 96100100100 96 86 59 52 61 Wind dir SE SE E E E E E N NW NW W W W W W W W W W W Wind spd 12 16 18 16 13 10 9 9 11 14 17 16 18 18 18 20 23 25 27 21 Wind gust 33 35 37 32 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 80 90 60 20 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.26 0.46 0.13 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C D D D D D D L L L L S S Tstms S S Obvis F Wind chill 36 35 32 32 32 36 Min chill 36 32 32 33 Date Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 33 52 30 62 35 56 31 52 Temp 38 36 49 47 34 34 57 54 43 38 52 48 38 33 47 45 Dewpt 34 32 30 28 28 26 34 36 35 32 34 33 31 28 31 30 PWind dir W NW W SW SW W NW NW Wind char BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 20 20 20 10 Rain shwrs S S S S $$ NDZ045-152100- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 936 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 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 51 48 62 44 58 Temp 45 48 50 49 50 51 51 52 55 59 59 52 49 47 46 45 48 53 56 51 Dewpt 45 46 48 49 49 51 51 52 55 56 56 50 47 45 43 43 44 42 40 39 RH 100 93 93100 96100100100100 90 90 93 93 93 89 93 86 66 55 63 Wind dir E E E E E E E SE E S SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W W Wind spd 10 10 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 13 14 14 16 17 18 18 19 19 19 16 Wind gust 29 29 29 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 30 70 70 40 20 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.23 0.10 0.03 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle O Rain shwrs S S C C L L L L C C C C C C S S Tstms S C C S S Obvis PF Wind chill 39 37 Min chill 39 37 39 Date Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 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 41 52 35 59 41 56 37 52 Temp 45 41 50 47 40 35 53 52 46 42 53 49 43 38 48 45 Dewpt 36 34 32 30 30 29 33 36 34 32 36 35 33 30 33 33 PWind dir W NW W SW S W NW NW Wind char BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 20 5 20 20 Rain shwrs S S S S $$