056  
FOUS53 KBIS 020036  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
736 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
NDZ015-020900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
736 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
DATE 05/01/26 SAT 05/02/26 SUN 05/03/26 MON  
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 37 72 37 71 43  
TEMP 51 43 40 38 55 67 69 66 55 47 42 38 53 64 69 69 56 52 48 45  
DEWPT 28 29 29 28 33 34 36 36 36 35 33 31 33 32 30 31 33 33 32 33  
RH 41 57 64 67 43 29 30 33 49 63 70 76 46 30 23 24 42 48 54 62  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W NW N N N N NW W W W W W W NW NW  
WIND SPD 3 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 10 6 5 3 6 11 13 12 9 10 11 12  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 0 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
WIND CHILL 32 39  
MIN CHILL 39 32 36 36 39 39  
 
DATE 05/04 TUE 05/05/26 WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26  
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 55 30 51 28 54 29 63 36 67  
TEMP 54 54 38 31 47 49 35 29 48 52 36 31 57 61 43 38 61 65  
DEWPT 29 23 24 23 20 19 23 22 21 20 25 24 27 28 32 31 34 34  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW E W NW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 5 10 5 10 0 5 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS S  
 

 
NDZ033-020900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
636 PM MDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
DATE 05/01/26 SAT 05/02/26 SUN 05/03/26 MON  
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 38 68 36 69 41  
TEMP 48 42 40 40 57 65 66 63 50 44 39 37 52 62 67 67 54 49 46 44  
DEWPT 24 26 27 26 31 34 36 35 33 31 31 29 32 31 30 30 31 33 33 33  
RH 39 53 59 57 37 31 33 35 52 60 73 72 46 31 25 25 41 54 60 65  
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW N N N N NW W W W W NW W W W NW  
WIND SPD 5 10 11 11 14 18 19 17 10 8 5 5 10 13 16 17 12 13 13 14  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 36 33 33 37  
MIN CHILL 36 33 39 39 31 36 37  
 
DATE 05/04/26 TUE 05/05/26 WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26  
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 53 28 48 26 53 30 64 37 67  
TEMP 51 53 36 29 45 47 32 27 46 51 34 31 58 62 43 39 61 65  
DEWPT 29 22 23 22 21 18 22 21 21 19 22 23 27 28 31 32 34 32  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW N NW S W W NW  
WIND CHAR BZ GN BZ LT GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 10  
 

 
NDZ044-020900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
636 PM MDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
DATE 05/01/26 SAT 05/02/26 SUN 05/03/26 MON  
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 34 71 35 68 40  
TEMP 46 40 37 35 55 68 69 65 52 46 40 36 51 61 66 65 53 48 45 43  
DEWPT 23 27 26 25 32 34 35 36 35 33 31 30 33 33 32 31 32 33 32 32  
RH 40 59 64 66 41 28 28 34 52 60 70 79 50 35 28 28 44 56 60 65  
WIND DIR SE S SW SW W NW NW N N N N NW W NW W W W W W NW  
WIND SPD 3 5 6 8 12 17 20 18 10 5 3 3 5 11 14 13 10 10 11 13  
WIND GUST 27 31 24 21  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 28 39 36  
MIN CHILL 36 28 34 33 38 36  
 
DATE 05/04/26 TUE 05/05/26 WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26  
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 57 27 51 24 54 28 66 36 69  
TEMP 56 55 38 29 47 49 32 26 49 52 35 29 59 64 44 38 63 66  
DEWPT 32 25 23 21 21 17 21 21 20 18 23 23 29 31 33 33 37 34  
PWIND DIR NW N NW NW NW S W W NW  
WIND CHAR BZ GN BZ LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 10  
 

 
NDZ056-020900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
736 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
DATE 05/01/26 SAT 05/02/26 SUN 05/03/26 MON  
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 42 67 36 69 40  
TEMP 54 45 45 45 57 62 65 62 52 44 38 37 53 63 68 67 57 52 47 43  
DEWPT 22 27 28 27 32 35 36 34 32 30 29 28 30 29 30 30 32 33 32 32  
RH 28 49 51 49 38 36 34 35 46 57 70 70 41 27 24 25 38 48 56 65  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W N N N N NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 11 10 11 12 14 17 19 18 11 8 6 8 12 18 20 18 13 13 16 16  
WIND GUST 27 29 28 31 29 26  
CLOUDS FW B1 SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 10 0 5 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S  
WIND CHILL 39 39 31 35  
MIN CHILL 38 39 30 35 35  
 
DATE 05/04 TUE 05/05/26 WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26  
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 51 29 49 28 53 30 62 37 64  
TEMP 49 50 34 30 43 47 33 30 46 50 34 32 55 60 42 38 59 61  
DEWPT 25 23 23 22 18 20 21 22 19 19 22 23 23 26 28 29 30 31  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW N N E W W NW  
WIND CHAR BZ GN BZ LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS S  
 

 
NDZ037-020900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
736 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
DATE 05/01/26 SAT 05/02/26 SUN 05/03/26 MON  
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 36 69 38 67 42  
TEMP 45 40 37 38 54 64 68 63 52 47 41 39 51 61 66 64 55 51 47 45  
DEWPT 27 28 29 30 33 35 36 38 38 38 36 35 33 32 31 33 35 35 34 34  
RH 49 62 72 73 45 34 31 39 59 71 82 85 50 33 27 31 47 54 60 65  
WIND DIR SE S S SW W SW NW N N N N NW NW W W W W W W NW  
WIND SPD 4 8 10 11 13 14 17 14 12 10 8 6 10 14 17 14 12 13 14 16  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 20 0 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S  
WIND CHILL 30 31 38  
MIN CHILL 35 30 36 33 37 38  
 
DATE 05/04 TUE 05/05/26 WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26  
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 55 30 48 30 51 30 59 35 64  
TEMP 53 50 36 32 45 46 35 32 46 48 35 32 54 56 41 38 60 60  
DEWPT 32 26 25 25 23 22 25 26 23 22 25 26 26 27 30 31 34 35  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW N NW E NW SW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ GN BZ LT GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 10 10 0 10 0 5 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS S  
 

 
NDZ001-020900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
736 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
DATE 05/01/26 SAT 05/02/26 SUN 05/03/26 MON  
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 40 65 35 71 42  
TEMP 53 46 43 42 54 62 64 62 51 44 38 36 52 64 70 69 58 52 47 44  
DEWPT 20 26 26 28 37 39 37 33 31 29 28 27 33 33 32 33 33 33 33 33  
RH 27 45 51 57 52 43 37 33 46 55 67 69 48 31 24 26 39 48 58 65  
WIND DIR SW S SW SW N N N N N N W SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 8 9 9 9 14 20 21 18 10 5 3 5 11 18 23 20 13 13 13 14  
WIND GUST 28 33 32  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
WIND CHILL 36 37  
MIN CHILL 36 31 35 37  
 
DATE 05/04 TUE 05/05/26 WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26  
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 52 29 50 28 55 32 65 38 67  
TEMP 49 51 37 30 46 49 33 28 49 54 36 33 58 62 44 40 62 65  
DEWPT 28 24 23 24 21 20 22 22 21 20 22 23 29 31 30 31 35 33  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW N NW E SW NW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ GN BZ LT GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 10  
 

 
NDZ021-020900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
736 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
DATE 05/01/26 SAT 05/02/26 SUN 05/03/26 MON  
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 38 67 34 69 40  
TEMP 51 43 40 40 54 63 65 62 51 43 38 35 51 62 67 67 55 50 46 43  
DEWPT 22 28 29 28 31 34 36 34 33 30 29 29 31 30 30 30 32 32 32 32  
RH 32 55 64 62 41 34 34 35 50 60 70 78 46 30 25 25 41 50 58 65  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N NW W W W W W W NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 11 8 9 10 13 16 18 17 10 6 5 5 10 16 17 17 12 13 13 14  
WIND GUST 27  
CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S  
WIND CHILL 34 33 36  
MIN CHILL 38 33 37 39 29 34 36  
 
DATE 05/04 TUE 05/05/26 WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26  
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 53 29 49 27 53 29 62 36 65  
TEMP 50 50 35 30 44 47 32 28 46 51 33 31 55 60 41 38 59 62  
DEWPT 27 22 23 23 19 19 21 22 20 19 22 24 25 27 29 30 32 31  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW N N E W N NW  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 10 5 0 5 0 5 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
 

 
NDZ043-020900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
636 PM MDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
DATE 05/01/26 SAT 05/02/26 SUN 05/03/26 MON  
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 36 69 36 67 41  
TEMP 48 40 36 37 56 67 68 63 51 44 39 37 51 60 65 64 52 48 44 43  
DEWPT 26 27 26 25 32 35 35 36 35 33 31 31 34 33 33 32 32 33 32 33  
RH 42 59 67 61 40 30 29 36 54 65 73 79 52 36 30 30 46 56 62 67  
WIND DIR SE S SW SW W NW N N N N N W W NW NW NW W W W NW  
WIND SPD 6 10 10 10 14 19 21 18 10 6 4 3 6 12 16 18 12 12 13 14  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 33 29 30 37 36  
MIN CHILL 33 29 36 33 38 35  
 
DATE 05/04/26 TUE 05/05/26 WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26  
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 55 28 50 26 54 29 66 38 68  
TEMP 54 55 37 30 46 48 32 28 48 52 36 31 59 64 45 40 62 65  
DEWPT 33 25 23 23 21 18 21 21 21 18 23 24 29 31 35 35 38 34  
PWIND DIR NW N NW NW NW S W W NW  
WIND CHAR WY GN BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10  
 

 
NDZ045-020900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
736 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
DATE 05/01/26 SAT 05/02/26 SUN 05/03/26 MON  
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 40 71 39 68 45  
TEMP 49 43 40 40 54 66 69 64 54 48 43 39 51 60 66 66 57 53 49 46  
DEWPT 28 28 28 28 32 33 35 37 36 34 33 32 33 32 30 31 32 32 33 33  
RH 44 55 62 62 43 29 28 37 50 58 67 76 50 35 26 27 38 44 54 60  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W NW N N N NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW  
WIND SPD 9 11 13 13 16 17 19 19 13 11 10 8 10 13 14 14 13 14 17 18  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
WIND CHILL 37 32 32 37 33 39  
MIN CHILL 37 32 37 33 37 39  
 
DATE 05/04 TUE 05/05/26 WED 05/06/26 THU 05/07/26 FRI 05/08/26  
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 56 32 51 29 51 31 61 38 67  
TEMP 54 55 40 32 46 48 34 30 47 50 36 32 55 60 45 39 62 64  
DEWPT 33 24 23 23 21 19 22 22 21 20 24 24 27 29 32 32 34 36  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW SE W SW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ GN BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 10 10 5 10 0 5 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS S  
 

 
 
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