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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
316 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
NDZ015-172200-
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT
316 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25
CST 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 42 6 11 2 35
TEMP 26 31 37 39 39 36 31 19 11 6 8 10 7 5 5 7 12 16 24 32 30
DEWPT 24 28 30 32 33 26 22 12 4 0 -2 -2 -3 -3 -3 0 3 8 14 21 23
RH 92 88 75 76 79 67 69 74 73 76 63 57 63 69 69 72 66 70 65 63 75
WIND DIR S S S S W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE SE SE S S SW W
WIND SPD 6 11 13 17 29 32 34 40 40 31 25 17 5 5 9 13 14 16 16 16 13
WIND GUST 31 44 59 57 57 56 39 28 26 27 26 27
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 OV OV B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 70 80 60 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.04 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T T
RAIN L C
SNOW L D L S S
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 18 22 28 30 27 23 15 -2-14-18-14 -8 -3 -6 -9-10 -4 1 11 21 19
MIN CHILL 18 20 27 15 -14 -18 -11 -9 -10 -3 15
HIGH WIND W W W W W W W
DATE SAT 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25
CST 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 11 18 2 26 11 31 12 26
TEMP 26 17 16 13 8 10 20 20 17 18 27 28 24 19 21 20
DEWPT 19 11 5 4 2 5 11 15 14 15 21 24 21 16 15 16
PWIND DIR W NW N SE SE SE NW N
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN LT GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 5 10 5 10 20 10 5
SNOW C S
NDZ033-172200-
DICKINSON-STARK ND
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT
216 AM MST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
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 46 4 17 9 44
TEMP 33 33 42 44 39 32 23 13 7 5 10 15 13 12 15 19 23 27 39 42 34
DEWPT 30 30 32 35 28 20 17 6 1 -1 1 3 5 5 8 11 13 18 27 27 25
RH 89 89 67 70 64 61 77 73 76 76 66 58 70 73 73 70 65 68 62 55 69
WIND DIR S S SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW S SE S S S S SW W W
WIND SPD 14 16 18 28 33 40 43 40 35 29 20 13 5 11 14 18 19 20 21 21 16
WIND GUST 44 52 59 65 62 52 41 31 28 29 33 33
CLOUDS B1 B1 OV OV B1 B1 OV OV OV B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 80 80 40 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.05 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 1 00-00
RAIN C D S
SNOW S D L C S
OBVIS BS BS
WIND CHILL 23 22 33 34 27 16 3-11-18-19 -9 0 4 -2 0 4 8 13 29 33 24
MIN CHILL 23 21 27 3 -18 -20 -6 -2 1 10 24
HIGH WIND A W W W W W W W
DATE SAT 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 11 23 9 33 16 35 16 31
TEMP 23 16 18 17 16 16 28 25 22 23 32 29 25 22 26 25
DEWPT 17 11 5 8 10 12 17 18 17 19 24 26 23 19 18 19
PWIND DIR NW NW SW S S SW W SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5 10 5 5
RAIN S
SNOW S S
NDZ044-172200-
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT
216 AM MST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
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 47 5 20 10 45
TEMP 33 32 41 45 39 33 29 17 9 8 15 20 16 14 16 19 20 26 39 43 35
DEWPT 27 28 32 36 30 19 19 8 0 1 4 6 8 7 8 9 10 16 26 30 26
RH 78 85 70 70 70 56 66 67 66 72 61 54 70 73 70 64 64 65 59 60 69
WIND DIR S S SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W SE SE SE S S SW W W
WIND SPD 9 13 16 27 33 39 44 46 43 35 24 14 5 9 14 17 17 17 18 17 13
WIND GUST 24 26 44 51 59 67 69 64 51 36 26 27 27 27 29 29
CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 70 60 30 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00
FRZG RAIN
RAIN S L S
SNOW C L C S
OBVIS BS
WIND CHILL 25 22 33 36 27 17 11 -6-17-17 -4 6 7 2 1 4 5 13 30 35 26
MIN CHILL 25 20 27 11 -17 -19 0 0 2 7 26
HIGH WIND A W W W W W W W
DATE SAT 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 13 30 13 35 16 37 18 35
TEMP 28 21 26 23 20 20 31 26 24 22 34 31 28 24 31 27
DEWPT 23 16 13 15 15 15 20 20 19 20 28 27 26 23 23 22
PWIND DIR NW W W S SE SW NW SW
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
RAIN S
SNOW S C
NDZ011-172200-
MINOT-WARD ND
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT
316 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25
CST 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 41 -1 5 -3 32
TEMP 27 32 37 39 38 33 24 12 4 0 2 4 0 -1 1 6 11 16 24 30 26
DEWPT 24 28 32 34 33 25 20 6 -2 -7 -8 -7 -8 -8 -6 -1 5 10 16 21 18
RH 88 85 82 82 82 72 84 76 75 71 62 59 68 71 72 72 76 77 71 69 71
WIND DIR S S S SW W W NW N N NW NW NW N SE SE SE SE S S SW W
WIND SPD 12 13 14 20 25 27 31 34 33 28 21 13 5 9 11 17 19 21 21 21 18
WIND GUST 25 25 35 42 47 52 58 55 48 33 24 27 34 36 35 35 31
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 FW FW FW SC B1 OV OV B2 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 80 90 60 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.12 0.01 0 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 2 T
RAIN D C
SNOW L D L C C C C
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 16 22 28 29 27 19 6-11-21-25-20-14-12-16-16-13 -7 -2 9 17 13
MIN CHILL 12 19 27 6 -21 -25 -18 -17 -16 -5 13
WINTER STORM A A A A A A
DATE SAT 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25
CST 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 0 8 -6 15 3 26 3 16
TEMP 15 7 5 2 -1 0 10 10 10 13 22 21 15 10 12 11
DEWPT 7 -1 -5 -5 -6 -5 3 5 5 9 15 15 11 6 6 6
PWIND DIR W NW W S SE S NW W
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 10 20 20 5
SNOW S S S
NDZ037-172200-
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT
316 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25
CST 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 39 4 12 -7 27
TEMP 22 29 36 38 36 36 33 27 15 5 4 4 1 -2 -3 -2 1 5 14 21 23
DEWPT 21 27 30 32 33 32 27 21 10 0 -4 -6 -8 -9-10 -9 -6 -1 7 13 18
RH 96 92 79 79 89 85 78 78 80 79 68 62 65 71 71 71 72 76 73 71 81
WIND DIR S S S S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SE SE SE S S SW
WIND SPD 11 14 18 20 17 26 28 35 41 40 34 29 12 5 4 10 13 17 19 18 14
WIND GUST 25 29 34 28 40 44 56 62 59 50 42 28 32 29 26
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 FW FW FW SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 80 70 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.07 0.04 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 1
RAIN L S
SNOW S L L C S S
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 10 18 26 28 26 24 19 10 -8-22-22-20-17-14-13-19-17-14 -3 6 10
MIN CHILL 7 14 26 19 -8 -22 -21 -15 -19 -17 0
WINTER STORM A A A A A A
DATE SAT 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25
CST 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 13 -5 16 5 26 9 19
TEMP 23 14 10 5 1 2 12 13 12 14 23 23 21 16 17 14
DEWPT 18 8 3 -2 -4 -3 5 8 9 11 18 19 18 13 12 11
PWIND DIR W NW NW S SE SE NW NW
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 5 5 5 10 20 10 5
SNOW S S
NDZ001-172200-
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT
316 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25
CST 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 42 1 13 6 40
TEMP 32 31 37 41 37 30 17 9 4 2 5 11 9 10 14 19 23 27 37 37 27
DEWPT 28 29 33 35 25 22 11 3 -3 -5 -2 0 2 4 9 14 18 22 29 26 18
RH 85 92 85 79 61 72 77 76 72 72 72 60 72 76 80 80 81 81 72 64 68
WIND DIR S S SW SW W W NW N N NW NW SW SE SE SE SE S S SW W NW
WIND SPD 11 12 16 31 34 41 42 33 25 18 12 11 9 12 14 18 18 20 25 26 18
WIND GUST 51 54 63 64 57 41 32 25 28 29 34 39 40 28
CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV B1 OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 80 80 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.06 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 1 00-00
FRZG RAIN
RAIN L C S
SLEET S
SNOW L D L C S S S
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 23 21 28 30 24 13 -6-15-19-19-12 -3 -4 -5 -1 4 9 13 25 25 14
MIN CHILL 23 20 24 -6 -19 -20 -9 -6 1 10 14
HIGH WIND A W W W W W W W
DATE SAT 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25
CST 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 0 11 -1 21 7 28 4 20
TEMP 13 7 7 7 6 6 16 16 14 15 24 23 17 11 13 16
DEWPT 7 0 -2 -2 -1 2 9 10 10 11 19 19 13 7 10 11
PWIND DIR NW NW E SE SE S NW SW
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT GN GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 20 10 5
SNOW S S
NDZ021-172200-
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT
316 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25
CST 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 40 1 8 0 35
TEMP 27 31 36 38 37 33 25 16 6 2 5 7 4 1 4 8 12 17 25 32 28
DEWPT 25 28 31 32 32 25 20 11 1 -4 -5 -4 -3 -4 -2 2 6 11 18 23 21
RH 92 88 82 79 82 72 81 80 79 75 62 60 72 79 75 76 76 77 74 69 75
WIND DIR S S S SW W W W N N NW NW NW N SE SE SE SE S S SW W
WIND SPD 11 12 13 21 29 33 37 37 35 29 21 14 4 9 12 17 18 19 19 21 18
WIND GUST 23 25 36 47 52 58 59 57 47 34 25 28 33 34 33 34 31
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 OV OV OV B2 FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV B2 SC SC B2
POP 12HR 80 90 60 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.04 0.01 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 1 T
RAIN D S
SNOW S D D L S S C C
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 17 21 27 27 24 18 6 -6-19-23-16-10 -5-14-13-10 -6 0 11 19 15
MIN CHILL 13 18 24 6 -19 -23 -14 -15 -12 -4 15
HIGH WIND W W W W W W W
DATE SAT 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25
CST 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 3 12 -2 20 7 28 6 21
TEMP 18 10 9 7 4 5 15 15 13 15 23 23 18 14 16 14
DEWPT 12 5 -1 0 -1 1 8 10 10 12 18 19 16 11 10 11
PWIND DIR NW NW N SE SE S NW W
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT GN LT GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 5 10 5 10 20 20 5
SNOW S S S
NDZ043-172200-
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT
216 AM MST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
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 46 5 22 13 45
TEMP 33 33 40 44 38 32 27 15 7 8 15 22 19 17 19 22 25 31 42 43 36
DEWPT 27 28 32 37 27 19 19 7 0 2 6 9 11 11 12 13 15 23 30 32 27
RH 78 82 73 76 64 58 71 70 72 76 67 57 70 77 74 68 65 72 62 65 69
WIND DIR S S SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW S S SE S S S W W NW
WIND SPD 10 16 18 32 35 42 46 44 40 32 21 14 6 11 16 18 18 18 19 19 14
WIND GUST 20 47 54 60 66 65 56 46 32 29 31
CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV B1 SC OV OV B2 B1 FW FW SC B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR 80 60 30 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00
RAIN C L C
SNOW L C C C
OBVIS BS
WIND CHILL 25 22 31 34 25 15 8 -9-19-16 -3 9 10 4 4 7 11 19 33 35 27
MIN CHILL 25 20 25 8 -19 -20 1 4 5 13 27
HIGH WIND A W W W W W W W
DATE SAT 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 13 30 16 35 18 38 19 34
TEMP 26 20 25 23 21 21 31 26 24 24 34 32 28 24 30 28
DEWPT 22 16 16 18 17 17 21 21 20 22 29 29 26 23 25 24
PWIND DIR NW W SW S SE SW NW SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 10 10 5 5 5 10 5
RAIN C
SNOW C C
NDZ045-172200-
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT
316 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25
CST 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 42 7 13 6 37
TEMP 34 33 37 40 40 35 32 19 11 7 9 11 8 9 9 11 14 18 26 32 32
DEWPT 29 28 31 33 35 24 22 11 4 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 1 2 5 9 16 22 25
RH 82 82 79 76 82 64 66 70 73 72 63 57 66 63 69 66 67 67 65 66 75
WIND DIR S S S SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE SE SE S S SW W
WIND SPD 16 18 18 23 28 35 40 46 44 37 31 21 8 10 14 20 21 20 19 17 14
WIND GUST 28 36 46 52 58 66 65 58 44 34 27
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B1 OV OV B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 70 50 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T T
FRZG RAIN
RAIN C C
SNOW C L C
OBVIS BS BS
WIND CHILL 24 22 27 30 29 21 16 -3-14-19-14 -8 -4 -5 -8 -8 -4 1 12 21 22
MIN CHILL 24 21 29 16 -14 -19 -12 -8 -9 -3 15
HIGH WIND W W W W W W W
DATE SAT 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25
CST 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 14 21 9 28 16 31 18 27
TEMP 29 20 19 17 14 15 22 22 22 21 28 28 26 23 23 21
DEWPT 22 14 8 7 7 10 15 18 18 18 24 25 23 21 18 17
PWIND DIR NW NW W S SE S NW N
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 10 10 5 5 10 5 5
SNOW C
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