900  
FOUS53 KBIS 120936  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
436 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
NDZ015-122100-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
436 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26  
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 49 18 33 18 32  
TEMP 30 33 45 48 41 31 25 22 19 20 26 31 30 26 23 21 20 22 28 30 28  
DEWPT 21 27 38 29 21 21 18 13 12 11 12 14 15 17 17 16 16 15 16 17 18  
RH 69 78 76 47 44 66 74 68 74 67 55 49 53 68 77 81 84 74 60 58 66  
WIND DIR S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW N SE S S SE N NE E E E E E  
WIND SPD 6 14 25 44 39 32 24 16 11 5 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 12 12  
WIND GUST 42 64 59 50 36  
CLOUDS OV OV OV B1 SC OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV  
POP 12HR 80 30 20 20 60  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN D L S  
SNOW C S S S S S S S C C L L D  
TSTMS S S  
WIND CHILL 23 23 36 38 28 16 10 8 7 12 20 24 24 19 16 13 12 14 19 20 17  
MIN CHILL 23 22 28 10 7 10 22 16 12 12 17  
HIGH WIND W W W W  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26  
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 9 20 1 23 12 37 25 54  
TEMP 19 12 15 17 6 2 17 20 14 15 29 33 29 27 46 48  
DEWPT 14 7 4 5 0 -3 4 7 8 11 21 28 26 26 34 37  
PWIND DIR NE N N NE SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B1  
POP 12HR 80 20 5 10 30 40 10 5  
SNOW D L S C C C C  
 
 
NDZ033-122100-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
336 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26  
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 48 17 33 18 28  
TEMP 36 40 47 46 36 27 23 20 19 21 28 31 29 24 22 21 21 22 25 26 24  
DEWPT 23 32 32 14 15 17 15 14 14 15 16 19 20 19 18 18 18 17 20 21 20  
RH 59 73 56 27 42 65 71 77 80 77 60 61 69 81 84 88 88 81 81 81 84  
WIND DIR S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW SE S SW NW N NE E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 16 26 42 47 40 26 17 10 9 6 10 11 10 8 6 6 8 11 14 16 16  
WIND GUST 41 60 70 59 40  
CLOUDS OV OV OV SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 70 20 40 30 70  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0.02 0.02 0.13  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 T  
RAIN L C C  
SNOW L C C C C C C C C C C L L D  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 26 29 36 35 21 12 9 9 8 12 19 22 20 15 14 12 11 10 13 13 11  
MIN CHILL 26 24 21 9 8 10 20 14 11 10 11  
HIGH WIND W W W W  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26  
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 6 20 4 26 17 45 31 62  
TEMP 15 10 13 18 5 5 20 23 19 22 39 41 34 35 54 57  
DEWPT 13 7 7 9 3 2 12 16 17 22 32 36 32 31 37 38  
PWIND DIR NE NW W S S SW W W  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1  
POP 12HR 80 10 5 20 30 30 5 0  
RAIN C  
SNOW D L S C C C C  
 
 
NDZ044-122100-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
336 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26  
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 50 18 35 20 30  
TEMP 30 39 49 46 40 28 23 21 19 22 29 33 32 25 23 22 21 23 28 30 26  
DEWPT 18 31 35 28 13 18 15 14 14 16 19 22 24 22 21 20 19 22 24 25 24  
RH 60 73 58 49 33 66 71 74 80 77 66 63 72 88 92 92 92 96 85 81 92  
WIND DIR S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW SE SW SW W NE E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 12 25 40 44 44 31 19 11 8 5 10 11 9 5 4 5 5 9 14 16 14  
WIND GUST 37 59 69 67 47  
CLOUDS OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 60 20 50 50 80  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0.01 0.04 0.19  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 T  
FRZG RAIN L  
RAIN C L C  
SNOW C C C C C C C C L L D D D  
TSTMS S S  
WIND CHILL 20 28 39 35 26 12 8 9 9 15 20 24 24 18 17 15 13 13 16 19 14  
MIN CHILL 19 21 26 8 8 13 22 17 13 12 14  
HIGH WIND W W W W  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26  
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 6 21 -1 26 14 47 30 64  
TEMP 18 10 14 19 2 0 20 23 17 19 40 42 34 32 57 59  
DEWPT 17 7 8 10 1 -2 12 17 16 19 34 37 32 31 40 40  
PWIND DIR NE NW W S S SW W W  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 90 20 5 20 40 30 5 0  
RAIN S  
SNOW D L S S C C C  
 
 
NDZ011-122100-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
436 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26  
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 43 13 28 12 24  
TEMP 30 32 41 41 30 24 21 18 14 16 21 27 27 20 18 15 14 16 21 23 20  
DEWPT 20 28 33 23 24 18 14 12 9 9 10 11 14 14 12 10 8 9 10 12 13  
RH 66 85 73 48 78 77 74 77 80 73 62 50 57 77 77 80 76 73 62 62 74  
WIND DIR S S W NW NW NW NW NW N NE SE S S NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 9 17 24 35 35 29 24 16 11 5 5 6 5 6 8 6 5 6 10 12 13  
WIND GUST 41 54 55 47 35  
CLOUDS OV OV B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 80 30 10 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00  
RAIN L C C  
SNOW C L C S S C  
TSTMS S S  
WIND CHILL 22 21 31 29 14 7 4 3 0 7 13 20 20 11 8 5 5 6 10 11 7  
MIN CHILL 20 19 14 4 0 6 16 8 4 5 7  
HIGH WIND W W W W  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26  
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 3 16 0 21 12 35 25 52  
TEMP 12 5 10 14 3 0 14 18 14 15 29 32 29 28 45 47  
DEWPT 7 0 0 2 -3 -6 1 5 6 9 20 25 25 26 32 36  
PWIND DIR NE NW N SE SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 SC SC B1 FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 40 5 5 5 20 40 10 5  
SNOW C C S S C C  
 
 
NDZ037-122100-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
436 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26  
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 45 17 29 17 31  
TEMP 25 30 38 44 39 31 26 22 18 19 24 28 26 22 20 19 18 22 28 30 25  
DEWPT 19 21 34 35 27 24 20 14 11 9 9 9 9 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 15  
RH 78 69 85 70 62 75 78 71 73 64 52 44 48 65 74 77 80 68 53 51 65  
WIND DIR S S S W W NW NW NW NW N N NE E E SE S SE E E E E  
WIND SPD 11 16 20 28 33 41 35 28 23 12 8 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 10 12 13  
WIND GUST 33 47 51 63 51 40 33  
CLOUDS OV OV OV B1 B1 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 80 30 5 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00  
RAIN L C  
SNOW L S C C L  
TSTMS S S  
WIND CHILL 14 19 28 34 27 14 8 4 1 6 15 21 19 15 11 10 9 13 19 20 13  
MIN CHILL 12 16 27 8 1 4 18 11 9 10 13  
HIGH WIND W W W W W  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26  
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 8 17 0 18 6 29 19 47  
TEMP 17 11 14 13 3 0 12 13 8 8 24 25 23 23 39 41  
DEWPT 13 5 2 2 -3 -6 -1 -1 0 3 12 19 20 21 30 33  
PWIND DIR NE N N N SE S S S  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 60 20 5 5 20 30 20 5  
SNOW L L S S C C S  
 
 
NDZ001-122100-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
436 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26  
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 44 17 31 14 27  
TEMP 33 38 43 41 32 25 21 20 18 20 26 31 29 23 20 18 16 18 23 25 22  
DEWPT 27 31 26 17 21 17 15 14 12 14 16 18 17 17 15 13 12 13 15 16 14  
RH 78 76 51 37 63 71 77 77 77 77 65 58 60 77 81 80 84 80 71 68 71  
WIND DIR S SW W NW NW N N N NE SE S W NW N N NE NE E E E NE  
WIND SPD 11 24 40 41 34 24 16 9 6 6 8 10 10 6 6 6 6 10 13 17 18  
WIND GUST 36 60 63 51 36  
CLOUDS OV B2 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2  
POP 12HR 80 20 30 10 40  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C  
SNOW D S S C C S S S S C C C  
TSTMS S S  
WIND CHILL 24 27 31 28 17 10 7 9 9 11 18 22 20 15 11 9 6 6 11 12 7  
MIN CHILL 24 24 17 7 8 10 19 11 6 5 7  
HIGH WIND W W W W  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26  
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 6 21 5 29 20 44 30 60  
TEMP 14 7 14 20 8 5 22 27 22 22 38 42 34 32 52 57  
DEWPT 9 2 4 8 5 1 11 16 18 21 31 34 31 31 38 40  
PWIND DIR NE NW NE SE SE SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 50 5 5 10 30 40 5 0  
RAIN C  
SNOW C C S C C C  
 
 
NDZ021-122100-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
436 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26  
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 45 15 29 15 27  
TEMP 27 32 42 44 33 26 22 19 16 17 23 28 27 23 20 18 16 18 23 25 21  
DEWPT 23 29 35 22 23 20 15 12 10 10 11 13 15 16 15 13 12 11 13 15 14  
RH 85 88 76 41 66 78 74 74 77 73 59 53 60 74 81 80 84 73 65 65 74  
WIND DIR S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NE SE S SW NW NW N NE E E E NE  
WIND SPD 9 19 28 39 42 34 25 16 11 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 13 16  
WIND GUST 29 47 59 64 51 36  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV  
POP 12HR 80 30 20 10 40  
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00  
RAIN L C S  
SNOW L L C S S S S S C C L  
TSTMS S S  
WIND CHILL 18 20 31 33 17 8 5 4 3 9 16 21 20 16 12 10 7 8 12 13 7  
MIN CHILL 18 18 17 5 3 7 18 12 7 6 7  
HIGH WIND W W W W  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26  
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 5 17 0 21 13 37 25 53  
TEMP 14 7 11 16 4 1 15 20 14 16 30 33 28 28 45 47  
DEWPT 10 2 1 3 0 -4 4 7 8 12 23 28 26 27 34 38  
PWIND DIR NE N N SE SE S SW SW  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 60 10 5 10 30 40 10 5  
SNOW L C S C C C  
 
 
NDZ043-122100-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
336 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26  
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 48 20 35 21 30  
TEMP 32 41 47 44 38 28 23 22 21 23 29 33 32 26 24 23 22 23 27 30 26  
DEWPT 26 32 33 23 12 18 15 15 15 18 21 24 24 24 23 21 21 22 24 24 24  
RH 78 70 58 43 34 66 71 74 77 81 72 69 72 92 96 92 96 96 88 78 92  
WIND DIR SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW W W NE E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 16 28 43 47 44 27 18 11 6 9 12 12 11 8 5 6 8 12 17 18 17  
WIND GUST 44 63 72 66 42  
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 70 30 60 40 90  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0.02 0.04 0.19  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 T  
RAIN C C L S  
SNOW C C L L C C C C L L D D D  
TSTMS S S  
WIND CHILL 21 30 36 32 24 13 9 10 12 13 19 24 23 18 17 15 13 11 14 18 13  
MIN CHILL 17 23 24 9 9 13 21 17 13 10 13  
HIGH WIND W W W W  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26  
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 6 22 1 29 17 50 32 66  
TEMP 17 10 14 19 3 2 21 24 20 24 43 47 36 35 59 61  
DEWPT 16 8 7 10 2 0 14 18 20 24 36 38 34 32 40 40  
PWIND DIR NE NW W S S W W W  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 80 10 0 20 30 30 0 0  
RAIN C S  
SNOW D C S C C C  
 
 
NDZ045-122100-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
436 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26  
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 49 20 32 23 30  
TEMP 31 36 47 48 42 31 26 23 21 22 26 31 31 28 26 25 24 25 28 30 27  
DEWPT 17 28 38 32 19 20 18 14 13 13 14 15 18 20 21 19 19 19 20 22 23  
RH 56 72 71 54 39 63 71 68 71 68 60 51 58 71 81 78 81 78 71 72 85  
WIND DIR S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N SE S S SE SE E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 12 20 29 41 44 39 29 20 17 10 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 12 13 16 18  
WIND GUST 32 47 62 67 59 40  
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 70 10 30 30 70  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0.12  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN L L S  
SNOW L S S C C C C C C C C L L D  
TSTMS S S  
WIND CHILL 21 25 38 38 29 15 9 8 7 11 17 23 22 19 16 15 14 14 17 19 14  
MIN CHILL 20 21 29 9 7 10 19 16 14 13 14  
HIGH WIND W W W W  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26  
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 10 19 3 22 13 40 26 54  
TEMP 20 14 13 17 6 4 16 19 14 15 30 35 31 30 45 50  
DEWPT 17 10 6 7 3 -2 6 10 9 12 25 33 29 30 38 41  
PWIND DIR NE N NW SE SE S SW SW  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 90 20 5 10 30 40 10 5  
RAIN C  
SNOW D D S C C C C  
 
 
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