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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
436 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
NDZ015-180900-
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT
436 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 50 34 55 31
TEMP 46 45 42 41 40 46 47 48 47 44 41 38 37 43 48 52 54 45 38 36 36
DEWPT 41 39 39 38 37 38 36 35 34 36 36 35 34 33 31 30 28 31 31 30 31
RH 83 79 89 89 89 73 65 60 60 73 82 89 89 67 51 43 36 58 76 79 82
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N NW N NW NW NW N SE SE SE
WIND SPD 11 10 10 9 10 10 12 13 12 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 8 0 2 5 8
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1
POP 12HR 5 30 50 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C
WIND CHILL 36 35 33 38 35 32 30 37 30
MIN CHILL 39 36 33 36 35 30 32 38 29
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 71 42 69 42 71 44 75 47 83
TEMP 64 66 50 45 66 67 50 45 66 69 53 47 70 73 55 50 77 81
DEWPT 37 37 41 40 41 39 41 39 42 41 43 41 43 42 43 42 47 46
PWIND DIR S S W W SE SE S SE SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 FW
POP 12HR 5 20 30 20 30 30 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S C C S
TSTMS S
NDZ033-180900-
DICKINSON-STARK ND
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT
336 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 46 32 55 32
TEMP 43 42 39 39 38 43 42 44 43 39 36 35 34 40 46 52 55 43 37 36 37
DEWPT 38 38 38 36 36 36 35 34 34 34 35 33 33 32 30 28 26 29 29 28 29
RH 82 86 96 89 92 76 76 68 70 82 96 92 96 73 53 39 32 57 72 72 72
WIND DIR N NE N NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N E SE S S
WIND SPD 1 10 6 6 11 11 12 13 12 11 9 8 8 8 8 6 4 6 11 13 14
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 5 40 40 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C
WIND CHILL 36 31 37 35 37 36 32 29 28 27 29 27 28
MIN CHILL 34 31 33 36 29 27 29 29 25
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 71 40 67 40 70 42 75 47 82
TEMP 66 65 47 43 64 65 47 43 65 68 49 45 70 73 54 50 77 80
DEWPT 32 34 40 38 38 35 38 38 39 38 41 40 40 39 41 42 42 40
PWIND DIR S SW NW W S S S S W
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 20 30 10 30 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S C S
TSTMS S
NDZ044-180900-
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT
336 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 33 48 30 56 29
TEMP 46 44 40 36 35 43 44 46 45 39 36 34 32 41 48 54 55 43 37 34 34
DEWPT 40 38 38 36 35 35 34 34 33 34 35 34 32 32 30 28 26 29 29 29 29
RH 79 79 92100100 73 68 63 62 82 96100100 70 49 36 32 57 72 82 82
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 11 9 5 6 10 12 14 16 13 10 6 5 5 8 9 9 4 4 6 9 10
WIND GUST 27 25 20
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 5 50 40 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S
SNOWSHWRS S
WIND CHILL 30 27 36 37 39 39 32 30 26 27 26
MIN CHILL 36 27 30 38 30 26 29 32 24
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 71 38 68 38 71 39 76 44 83
TEMP 66 66 46 41 64 66 47 41 65 69 49 43 70 73 53 47 78 82
DEWPT 32 32 40 38 38 35 38 37 39 38 41 39 40 38 42 41 42 39
PWIND DIR S SW NW W S S S SE W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 10 30 20 30 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C S
NDZ056-180900-
MINOT-WARD ND
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT
436 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 47 33 54 32
TEMP 43 40 39 38 37 42 42 45 45 40 37 35 34 41 46 50 52 42 37 35 37
DEWPT 39 38 37 36 35 35 35 36 36 35 34 32 31 30 29 29 28 29 28 28 28
RH 86 92 92 92 92 76 76 70 70 82 89 89 89 65 51 44 39 60 70 75 70
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW S S S S
WIND SPD 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 13 12 10 9 9 10 10 9 6 4 6 9 12
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 30 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S
WIND CHILL 37 33 32 31 30 36 35 38 39 33 30 28 27 35 28 29
MIN CHILL 36 32 30 32 36 30 27 29 32 27
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 69 41 68 40 70 42 74 46 81
TEMP 62 65 48 45 64 65 48 45 64 67 50 47 67 71 53 50 74 79
DEWPT 34 39 41 40 40 40 40 39 41 43 42 40 42 44 42 41 45 46
PWIND DIR S SW W N E SE S S SW
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 20 30 20 20 30 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C S S
TSTMS S
NDZ037-180900-
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT
436 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 50 34 52 30
TEMP 46 44 43 42 40 46 47 48 45 42 39 37 37 42 46 49 49 41 37 34 35
DEWPT 44 42 41 40 39 39 39 39 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 32 32 31 32
RH 93 93 93 93 96 76 74 71 79 86 92 96 92 73 60 52 50 70 82 89 89
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NE S S S
WIND SPD 12 14 14 16 16 16 16 17 14 13 13 14 14 16 14 14 11 1 2 5 8
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 30 50 70 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.04 0.06 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L C S S
WIND CHILL 37 36 34 32 39 38 35 31 28 28 34 28
MIN CHILL 39 36 32 34 38 31 28 30 37 27
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 66 41 68 41 69 42 73 45 80
TEMP 60 62 47 44 65 64 48 45 64 65 50 46 68 70 52 49 74 77
DEWPT 36 38 39 40 44 44 42 41 44 45 43 43 46 47 44 44 50 51
PWIND DIR S S SW W S SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 20 40 20 30 40 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S C C C S S S
TSTMS S S
NDZ001-180900-
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT
436 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 46 32 57 35
TEMP 45 43 42 41 39 41 42 45 45 41 38 36 34 41 48 54 57 48 43 41 40
DEWPT 39 38 39 38 36 36 36 35 34 34 34 33 32 32 31 31 30 30 30 29 29
RH 79 82 89 89 89 82 79 68 65 76 85 89 92 70 51 41 35 49 60 62 64
WIND DIR E NE N NE N N N N N N N N N N NW W SE E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 1 9 8 8 9 11 13 16 14 10 8 5 4 4 4 5 5 8 11 11 11
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2
POP 12HR 30 20 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S S
WIND CHILL 33 34 35 38 38 35 32 37 34 33
MIN CHILL 36 33 31 36 32 30 32 37 32
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 70 40 67 40 70 42 76 46 82
TEMP 65 66 50 43 64 66 51 44 65 68 53 46 70 75 58 51 77 81
DEWPT 36 38 40 39 39 37 39 39 41 40 41 41 42 40 41 42 44 41
PWIND DIR S W NW E SE SE S SE SW
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 5 20 20 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S
NDZ021-180900-
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT
436 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 48 33 54 32
TEMP 44 40 39 38 38 44 44 46 45 41 37 36 34 41 46 51 53 43 38 36 37
DEWPT 42 38 37 36 36 36 36 36 35 35 34 33 32 32 30 29 28 30 30 30 31
RH 93 92 92 92 92 73 73 68 68 79 89 89 92 70 53 42 38 60 73 79 79
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW N SE S SE
WIND SPD 9 10 9 9 10 10 11 13 13 11 10 9 9 9 8 8 5 0 3 6 10
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
WIND CHILL 33 33 32 31 38 38 39 34 30 29 27 35 30 30
MIN CHILL 38 33 31 34 39 30 27 29 36 28
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 70 41 69 40 71 42 75 45 83
TEMP 63 65 47 44 64 66 48 44 65 68 50 46 69 73 52 49 76 80
DEWPT 36 39 40 40 41 40 39 40 41 43 41 41 43 43 41 42 46 47
PWIND DIR S S W N E SE S SE SW
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 20 30 20 20 30 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S C S
TSTMS S S
NDZ043-180900-
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT
336 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 46 30 57 31
TEMP 51 45 41 37 35 41 42 44 43 39 35 33 33 41 47 54 56 43 38 35 36
DEWPT 38 37 38 36 35 34 33 33 32 34 34 33 33 32 29 28 26 28 28 28 28
RH 61 73 89 96100 76 70 65 65 82 96100100 70 49 36 31 55 67 75 72
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE SE S
WIND SPD 26 14 10 12 13 14 17 17 16 12 8 6 5 8 9 9 6 5 10 12 12
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 40 50 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S
SNOWSHWRS S S
WIND CHILL 38 35 29 26 33 34 36 35 31 28 27 31 26 28
MIN CHILL 35 26 28 35 28 26 28 31 25
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 70 39 66 39 70 41 75 46 82
TEMP 66 66 46 41 63 64 46 42 65 68 48 43 70 73 52 47 77 80
DEWPT 30 32 39 38 37 35 38 37 39 38 41 40 40 38 41 41 41 39
PWIND DIR S W NW S S S S SE W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 20 30 20 30 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S C S
TSTMS S
NDZ045-180900-
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT
436 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 47 34 52 32
TEMP 45 43 42 40 38 43 44 45 43 42 40 37 36 41 45 50 51 43 38 35 36
DEWPT 41 38 38 37 37 39 38 37 36 37 36 36 35 35 32 31 29 31 31 30 31
RH 86 82 86 89 96 86 79 73 76 82 85 96 96 79 60 48 42 62 76 82 82
WIND DIR N N N NW N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW E SE S S
WIND SPD 10 13 13 14 14 16 16 17 16 13 12 12 12 13 13 12 9 5 8 11 14
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 50 50 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C
WIND CHILL 36 35 32 29 35 37 38 35 35 33 29 28 33 39 32 27 27
MIN CHILL 39 35 29 32 35 33 28 28 32 25
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 68 43 69 43 71 45 75 48 83
TEMP 62 64 50 46 63 65 50 45 64 67 52 48 68 72 55 52 76 80
DEWPT 37 37 40 40 42 40 40 40 42 42 43 41 44 43 43 43 47 46
PWIND DIR S S W SW S SE S SE SW
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 20 30 20 30 30 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C C
TSTMS S
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