Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
115 FOUS53 KBIS 170516 PFMBIS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Bismarck ND 1216 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025 NDZ015-180900- Bismarck/Mandan-Burleigh/Morton ND 46.79N 100.78W Elev. 1643 ft 1216 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025 Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 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 46 62 40 55 32 Temp 47 46 47 49 58 61 56 48 45 42 40 43 50 53 50 43 39 36 33 Dewpt 45 44 44 46 44 42 41 40 40 38 36 35 33 31 31 31 30 28 28 RH 93 93 89 89 59 49 57 74 82 86 85 73 52 43 48 62 70 72 82 Wind dir SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW Wind spd 12 14 16 16 17 17 12 11 10 10 11 14 19 19 13 10 9 6 5 Wind gust 26 27 21 26 31 29 Clouds B1 B2 OV B2 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 20 5 10 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs Wind chill 36 33 36 37 33 30 Min chill 33 34 33 28 Date 10/19 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 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 61 39 58 33 52 33 55 33 59 Temp 54 56 47 42 52 49 39 36 46 47 37 35 51 50 39 35 53 52 Dewpt 33 36 38 35 38 34 33 31 32 32 31 30 35 35 33 31 35 35 PWind dir S SW NW NW NW W NW W SW Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 20 20 10 5 5 10 5 5 Rain shwrs S S $$ NDZ033-180900- Dickinson-Stark ND 46.80N 102.81W Elev. 2591 ft 1116 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 43 58 34 53 30 Temp 44 44 45 47 55 58 53 44 40 38 35 40 49 51 46 38 34 33 33 Dewpt 43 43 43 43 40 38 38 38 36 35 33 34 31 28 28 28 28 27 26 RH 96 96 93 86 57 47 57 79 85 89 92 79 50 41 49 67 78 78 75 Wind dir W W W W W W W W W W NW W NW NW W W W SW SW Wind spd 14 18 18 19 21 21 16 13 11 13 16 19 23 23 13 11 10 10 10 Wind gust 29 32 33 27 34 33 24 Clouds OV OV OV SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 80 40 10 5 0 QPF 12hr 0.13 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L C Wind chill 37 36 37 37 33 30 25 31 31 26 25 25 Min chill 37 36 36 33 25 26 26 24 Date 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 63 37 53 28 53 31 54 31 61 Temp 57 56 45 41 49 44 35 32 46 47 36 35 50 48 37 34 54 52 Dewpt 33 38 39 36 36 32 29 29 31 30 30 30 35 33 32 30 33 34 PWind dir SW W NW NW W SW W W SW Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 5 30 10 5 0 5 10 5 0 Rain shwrs C $$ NDZ044-180900- Hettinger-Adams ND 45.99N 102.63W Elev. 2703 ft 1116 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 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 41 59 33 52 28 Temp 43 42 43 47 56 58 53 44 40 38 34 40 48 51 45 37 33 31 31 Dewpt 41 41 42 43 41 39 40 39 37 36 33 34 31 28 28 29 28 25 24 RH 93 96 96 86 57 49 61 82 89 92 96 79 51 41 51 72 82 78 75 Wind dir W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW Wind spd 18 21 21 21 21 23 16 13 10 14 18 21 24 24 13 10 8 9 9 Wind gust 32 32 34 32 34 26 32 34 34 24 Clouds OV OV OV SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 40 20 20 5 0 QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S S S Wind chill 35 33 34 39 37 33 29 23 30 39 30 26 23 23 Min chill 35 33 34 33 23 24 39 26 22 Date 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 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 62 36 53 28 53 31 54 28 62 Temp 56 55 44 40 50 44 36 31 47 46 35 34 51 48 36 31 55 52 Dewpt 33 38 39 34 36 32 29 27 31 31 29 27 35 34 31 28 32 33 PWind dir S W NW NW W SW NW W W Wind char GN GN WY BZ GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 30 10 5 0 5 5 5 0 Rain shwrs C $$ NDZ011-180900- Minot-Ward ND 48.28N 101.27W Elev. 1715 ft 1216 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025 Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 47 59 37 53 33 Temp 47 47 48 48 54 58 53 46 43 40 38 41 49 53 47 42 39 36 35 Dewpt 47 47 46 46 46 44 42 41 37 35 33 34 34 33 33 32 30 30 29 RH 100100 93 93 74 59 66 83 79 82 82 76 56 46 58 67 70 79 78 Wind dir NW W W W W W W W NW W W W W NW W W W W SW Wind spd 10 11 13 17 18 18 13 13 13 13 14 17 20 19 13 12 10 10 10 Wind gust 24 27 28 24 26 29 32 32 24 Clouds OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC PoP 12hr 60 60 5 5 0 QPF 12hr 0.20 0.04 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C L C Tstms Wind chill 36 32 29 32 35 32 29 27 Min chill 36 29 31 32 27 Date 10/19 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 60 39 53 32 49 33 53 32 57 Temp 52 54 47 42 49 45 37 34 43 44 37 36 49 47 38 35 51 50 Dewpt 34 38 38 36 37 35 32 30 32 33 31 31 35 35 32 31 36 35 PWind dir SW SW NW NW NW SW NW W SW Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 20 20 5 5 5 10 5 5 Rain shwrs S S $$ NDZ037-180900- Jamestown-Stutsman ND 46.93N 98.68W Elev. 1499 ft 1216 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025 Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 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 44 60 39 54 32 Temp 49 47 45 50 55 59 55 48 45 42 39 45 50 52 47 42 39 36 35 Dewpt 47 45 44 46 46 46 44 42 40 38 36 37 35 33 33 32 31 30 29 RH 93 93 96 86 72 62 66 80 82 86 89 73 56 48 58 67 73 79 78 Wind dir SW SW SW W W W W W NW W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W Wind spd 10 14 16 19 20 18 11 11 10 11 12 16 18 18 13 13 11 10 9 Wind gust 26 29 31 29 29 31 24 Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 0 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs Wind chill 38 36 31 38 35 32 29 28 Min chill 38 38 31 32 32 27 Date 10/19 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 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 59 38 57 33 49 31 53 32 56 Temp 55 52 46 42 52 49 39 37 45 43 36 34 50 48 37 35 51 48 Dewpt 32 33 35 35 37 37 34 31 32 32 31 30 35 35 32 33 35 34 PWind dir SW S W NW NW W NW NW W Wind char GN GN BZ GN BZ LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 20 10 10 5 0 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S $$ NDZ001-180900- Williston-Williams ND 48.17N 103.59W Elev. 1981 ft 1216 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025 Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 44 57 35 54 32 Temp 47 47 46 45 52 55 52 46 42 39 36 39 50 53 48 41 37 35 35 Dewpt 47 46 44 44 43 42 41 40 35 33 32 33 34 33 31 30 30 28 29 RH 100 96 93 96 71 61 66 79 76 79 85 79 54 46 51 65 75 75 78 Wind dir NW NW NW W W W W NW NW W W W W NW W W SW SW S Wind spd 12 12 13 14 19 20 14 13 12 13 13 18 23 21 13 10 8 8 9 Wind gust 25 29 32 25 28 35 34 Clouds OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 PoP 12hr 90 30 10 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.30 0.02 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D D C Wind chill 38 35 31 27 30 35 31 28 28 Min chill 37 35 27 28 31 27 Date 10/19 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 61 39 51 31 53 34 55 32 60 Temp 54 56 47 41 48 45 38 33 46 48 39 36 50 49 39 35 52 53 Dewpt 37 42 40 35 36 33 31 29 33 33 32 31 37 35 32 30 34 36 PWind dir S W W NW W SW W SW SW Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 10 10 5 0 5 5 0 5 $$ NDZ021-180900- Garrison-McLean ND 47.62N 101.39W Elev. 1936 ft 1216 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025 Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 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 45 59 35 54 30 Temp 47 47 46 48 55 58 53 45 42 38 36 41 50 53 47 40 37 34 33 Dewpt 46 45 44 46 44 42 42 41 37 35 33 35 34 31 31 32 30 30 29 RH 96 93 93 93 66 55 66 86 82 89 89 79 54 43 53 73 75 85 85 Wind dir W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W NW NW W W W W SW Wind spd 10 13 17 18 18 18 12 11 10 12 13 16 18 19 13 10 9 8 8 Wind gust 27 28 28 23 21 20 23 26 28 31 32 24 Clouds OV OV OV B2 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 60 60 5 5 0 QPF 12hr 0.15 0.01 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L L Wind chill 39 39 36 30 27 33 33 30 27 26 Min chill 39 39 36 27 28 30 26 Date 10/19 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 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 61 37 55 30 51 31 54 31 58 Temp 53 54 46 41 50 46 36 34 45 45 36 35 50 48 37 35 52 51 Dewpt 33 37 39 36 36 34 32 30 32 32 30 30 35 35 32 31 35 36 PWind dir S SW NW NW NW SW W W SW Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 20 20 5 5 5 10 5 5 Rain shwrs S S $$ NDZ043-180900- Bowman-Bowman ND 46.18N 103.40W Elev. 2959 ft 1116 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 41 57 32 51 29 Temp 42 42 43 45 54 56 52 43 40 38 33 38 47 50 45 35 32 31 32 Dewpt 41 42 42 41 39 38 40 39 36 36 33 34 31 28 28 28 27 25 25 RH 96100 96 86 57 51 63 86 85 92100 85 53 42 51 75 81 78 75 Wind dir W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW Wind spd 17 21 20 23 25 26 18 13 11 14 17 21 25 25 16 10 9 10 11 Wind gust 33 35 36 35 Clouds OV OV B2 FW FW B1 SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 80 20 20 5 0 QPF 12hr 0.11 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L S S S Wind chill 34 33 34 36 36 33 29 22 27 39 38 27 24 22 23 Min chill 34 33 33 33 22 23 38 24 22 Date 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 63 36 51 28 54 31 54 29 62 Temp 57 55 44 40 49 44 33 29 47 47 35 34 50 48 36 32 55 52 Dewpt 34 38 39 36 35 32 29 28 32 30 30 29 36 33 31 29 31 33 PWind dir S W NW NW W SW NW W W Wind char GN BZ WY BZ GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 30 10 5 0 5 5 5 0 Rain shwrs C $$ NDZ045-180900- Selfridge-Sioux ND 46.04N 100.92W Elev. 2185 ft 1216 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025 Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 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 44 60 42 52 34 Temp 46 45 44 49 58 60 55 48 45 43 42 43 48 51 46 41 39 36 34 Dewpt 44 42 42 45 43 41 40 40 39 38 36 35 32 30 30 30 29 28 27 RH 93 89 93 86 57 49 57 74 79 82 79 73 54 44 53 65 67 72 75 Wind dir SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW Wind spd 16 20 20 19 19 18 13 14 13 14 17 18 21 21 14 13 12 11 10 Wind gust 29 29 29 33 33 Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 10 10 10 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs Wind chill 39 37 36 39 36 34 35 33 31 28 26 Min chill 39 36 37 39 34 34 31 26 Date 10/19 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 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 59 42 53 35 51 36 54 34 57 Temp 53 53 47 43 52 46 40 35 45 44 38 36 50 47 39 36 52 49 Dewpt 31 35 38 35 38 33 31 28 30 31 30 29 35 35 32 31 34 35 PWind dir S SW NW NW NW SW NW W SW Wind char GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 30 10 10 5 5 10 5 5 Rain shwrs C $$