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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
931 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
NDZ015-181000-
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT
931 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT
CST 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 5 11 0 35 11
TEMP 32 20 11 7 8 10 7 4 5 5 12 15 24 32 30 28 26 21 18
DEWPT 25 12 4 -1 -2 -3 -3 -3 -3 -2 3 7 13 21 23 22 19 14 10
RH 75 71 73 69 63 55 63 72 69 72 66 70 62 63 75 78 74 74 70
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NE SE SE SE S S S SW W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 32 33 35 29 27 20 9 5 8 12 14 16 16 14 13 12 11 11 10
WIND GUST 49 52 55 47 37 31 26 26 25
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC
POP 12HR 80 60 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T T 00-00
RAIN
SNOW S D L S S S S S S S
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 17 0-12-16-14 -9 -7 -7 -8-12 -4 -1 11 22 19 17 15 9 6
MIN CHILL 17 -12 -18 -12 -10 -12 -3 15 15 6
HIGH WIND W W W W W
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
CST 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 21 3 27 14 34 12 25 12 34
TEMP 18 16 9 9 21 23 20 22 30 30 24 18 22 22 20 19 28 28
DEWPT 7 7 1 3 13 16 17 19 23 26 21 15 16 17 18 17 23 23
PWIND DIR NW NW S SE S NW NE SE S
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN GN LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5 10 5 5 5
NDZ033-181000-
DICKINSON-STARK ND
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT
831 PM MST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT
MST 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
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 2 14 7 44 11
TEMP 24 11 7 5 9 14 12 11 15 18 22 27 39 42 34 28 23 19 16
DEWPT 14 5 1 -1 1 3 4 5 8 10 13 18 26 27 25 21 17 13 10
RH 65 76 76 76 69 61 70 76 73 70 68 68 59 55 69 75 77 77 77
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW SW S S S S S SW W W NW NW NW W
WIND SPD 43 42 35 29 23 16 5 10 14 18 19 20 20 20 16 14 13 12 11
WIND GUST 69 65 55 46 33 28 29 32 32
CLOUDS OV OV OV B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC
POP 12HR 70 40 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
SNOW L L C S S
OBVIS BS BS
WIND CHILL 4-14-18-19-11 -2 3 -2 0 2 7 13 29 33 24 16 11 6 3
MIN CHILL 4 -18 -20 -9 -5 1 8 24 11 3
HIGH WIND W W W W
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y
DATE 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
MST 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 25 10 35 19 38 15 33 18 39
TEMP 21 22 16 17 31 28 25 26 35 33 25 21 28 27 24 24 32 31
DEWPT 9 12 10 12 19 17 20 22 28 26 22 19 21 21 21 21 24 23
PWIND DIR W SW S S SW NW S S SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
NDZ044-181000-
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT
831 PM MST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT
MST 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
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 3 19 8 45 13
TEMP 29 15 9 7 15 19 16 13 16 18 20 26 39 43 35 31 28 25 20
DEWPT 23 6 0 0 3 6 8 7 8 10 10 16 25 30 26 25 23 19 15
RH 78 67 66 72 58 56 70 76 70 70 64 65 57 60 69 78 81 78 81
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW W SE SE SE S S SW W W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 46 48 43 37 27 18 5 6 13 18 18 17 18 18 13 12 11 11 10
WIND GUST 70 74 67 57 37 27 28 29
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 OV B2 B2 SC
POP 12HR 50 20 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
SNOW C C S S S
WIND CHILL 11 -9-17-19 -5 4 8 2 1 2 5 13 30 35 26 21 18 14 9
MIN CHILL 11 -18 -20 -4 0 1 6 26 18 9
HIGH WIND W W W W
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y
DATE 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
MST 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 34 14 37 19 43 17 36 17 42
TEMP 28 27 21 19 34 29 26 27 39 35 29 23 32 29 25 24 35 32
DEWPT 15 18 14 14 21 18 21 24 31 29 26 21 25 24 23 22 26 26
PWIND DIR W W S SE SW NW S S SW
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
NDZ011-181000-
MINOT-WARD ND
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT
931 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT
CST 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 0 5 -3 32 2
TEMP 30 14 4 1 2 4 0 -2 1 5 10 15 23 30 26 20 16 12 8
DEWPT 21 9 -2 -7 -8 -7 -9 -8 -6 -3 3 9 16 21 18 13 8 4 1
RH 69 80 75 68 62 59 65 75 72 69 73 77 74 69 71 74 70 70 72
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW NW N SE SE SE SE S S SW W W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 27 34 34 28 23 16 5 6 10 16 19 20 21 21 18 18 16 14 13
WIND GUST 43 52 52 43 33 27 34 36 34 34 31 29 25 24
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 FW FW FW SC B1 OV OV B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 90 60 30 40 5
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.01 0 0.05 0
SNOW 12HR 2 T 00-00
RAIN
SNOW L D L S C C C C
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 15 -8-22-24-21-15-12-16-15-14 -9 -3 8 17 13 5 1 -4 -8
MIN CHILL 15 -22 -24 -19 -17 -15 -6 12 1 -8
BLIZZARD W W W W
COLD WEATHER Y Y
DATE 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
CST 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 9 -6 16 6 27 2 17 6 28
TEMP 7 5 0 1 11 12 12 16 25 22 15 9 14 13 15 16 24 21
DEWPT -3 -4 -7 -6 4 6 7 12 18 17 11 4 8 9 11 12 19 18
PWIND DIR NW W S SE S NW W S SW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 10
NDZ037-181000-
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT
931 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT
CST 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 3 12 -8 27 6
TEMP 37 28 16 5 4 4 0 -2 -3 -3 0 4 13 21 23 24 22 19 14
DEWPT 31 22 11 0 -3 -5 -8 -9-10-10 -7 -2 5 13 18 18 17 13 9
RH 79 78 80 79 72 65 68 71 71 71 71 75 70 71 81 77 81 77 80
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE SE SE S S S SW W NW NW
WIND SPD 28 32 39 36 35 31 19 10 4 8 13 17 19 18 14 14 14 14 14
WIND GUST 44 50 60 57 48 42 27 31 28 25 25 25 25 25
CLOUDS B1 OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 OV OV B2 B1
POP 12HR 80 70 0 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.03 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 1 00-00
RAIN
SNOW L L C S S S S S S
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 25 12 -6-21-22-21-22-19-13-18-19-15 -5 6 10 11 9 5 -1
MIN CHILL 25 -6 -22 -22 -21 -19 -18 -1 9 -1
BLIZZARD W W W W W W
DATE 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
CST 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 14 -4 18 6 29 8 20 6 28
TEMP 12 8 1 1 14 15 14 16 27 25 21 14 18 14 15 16 24 23
DEWPT 3 1 -4 -4 7 9 12 13 21 22 18 12 14 11 13 14 20 20
PWIND DIR NW NW S SE S NW N SE S
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 5 0 5 5 5 0 5 5
NDZ001-181000-
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT
931 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT
CST 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 0 13 5 40 2
TEMP 22 10 4 2 6 9 8 9 14 18 23 27 37 37 27 18 14 11 7
DEWPT 14 3 -2 -5 -2 0 1 3 9 12 17 22 29 26 18 10 7 3 1
RH 71 73 75 72 69 66 72 76 80 77 77 81 72 64 68 70 73 69 76
WIND DIR NW N N NW NW W SE SE SE SE S S SW W W NW NW W W
WIND SPD 40 34 26 19 13 10 8 11 14 18 18 20 25 26 18 14 11 10 9
WIND GUST 62 52 40 31 29 29 33 39 40 28
CLOUDS OV OV OV SC FW FW FW B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW
POP 12HR 80 30 30 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 1 T 00-00
RAIN S
SNOW D L C C C S S
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 2-14-19-19-11 -5 -5 -6 -2 2 9 13 25 25 14 4 0 -3 -7
MIN CHILL 2 -19 -20 -10 -8 1 10 14 0 -7
BLIZZARD W W W W
COLD WEATHER Y Y
HIGH WIND W W W W
DATE 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
CST 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 14 -1 26 10 28 5 23 11 29
TEMP 8 10 5 6 18 21 17 18 26 23 16 9 17 19 19 17 26 25
DEWPT -2 2 -1 1 11 14 13 15 21 19 12 5 12 15 16 15 22 20
PWIND DIR NW E SE SE SW NW E SE SW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 10 10 5 5 10
NDZ021-181000-
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT
931 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT
CST 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 1 7 0 35 4
TEMP 28 17 7 3 5 7 4 1 4 6 11 16 24 32 28 22 19 14 11
DEWPT 21 12 1 -3 -4 -4 -4 -4 -2 0 6 10 17 23 21 18 13 8 6
RH 75 80 76 75 65 60 68 79 75 76 80 77 74 69 75 84 77 76 80
WIND DIR W NW N NW NW NW N SE SE SE SE S S SW W W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 35 36 36 32 24 17 5 6 11 16 19 20 19 20 18 17 13 13 12
WIND GUST 55 56 56 50 34 27 33 34 32 33 29 28 24 24
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV B2 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 90 60 20 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR T T 00-00
RAIN
SNOW C D L S S S C C
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 11 -4-18-22-17-12 -6-12-12-12 -7 -1 10 20 15 8 6 -1 -4
MIN CHILL 11 -18 -22 -16 -15 -12 -5 14 6 -4
BLIZZARD W W W W
HIGH WIND W W W W W
DATE 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
CST 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 14 -2 23 10 30 5 22 9 31
TEMP 10 10 4 5 17 18 17 19 27 25 18 13 18 17 17 17 26 24
DEWPT 1 3 -2 0 10 12 13 16 21 21 16 9 12 14 15 15 21 20
PWIND DIR NW NW S SE S NW E SE SW
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 10 0 5 10 10 5 5 5
NDZ043-181000-
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT
831 PM MST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE WED 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT
MST 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
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 3 21 12 45 13
TEMP 26 13 7 7 14 20 18 16 19 22 24 30 41 43 36 31 26 23 19
DEWPT 19 5 0 2 5 8 10 11 12 13 15 21 28 32 27 26 23 18 15
RH 74 70 72 79 67 59 70 80 74 68 68 69 59 65 69 81 88 81 84
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW W SW S SE S S S SW W NW NW NW NW W
WIND SPD 49 48 41 34 24 16 5 10 17 18 18 18 19 20 14 13 12 11 10
WIND GUST 77 74 64 52 34 29 32
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 60 20 5 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
SNOW L C S C C S S
WIND CHILL 6-12-19-18 -5 6 9 4 4 7 10 18 32 34 27 21 15 12 7
MIN CHILL 6 -20 -20 -3 1 5 11 27 15 7
HIGH WIND W W W W
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y
DATE 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
MST 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 34 16 37 22 43 18 37 20 42
TEMP 27 27 22 21 33 29 26 27 39 35 29 23 32 29 26 26 35 33
DEWPT 18 19 16 15 21 19 22 25 32 30 27 22 27 25 24 22 27 26
PWIND DIR W W S S SW NW S S SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5 10 0 5 0
NDZ045-181000-
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT
931 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DATE 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT
CST 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 5 14 5 37 14
TEMP 34 18 11 7 9 11 8 8 9 10 13 18 25 32 32 32 29 25 20
DEWPT 24 9 3 -1 -1 -2 -1 -1 1 1 4 9 15 22 25 24 23 18 14
RH 66 67 69 69 63 55 66 66 69 66 67 67 65 66 75 72 78 74 77
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SE SE SE S S S SW W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 39 43 43 39 33 25 12 9 12 20 23 20 18 17 14 16 16 17 14
WIND GUST 60 67 67 60 46 36
CLOUDS B1 OV B2 B2 FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1
POP 12HR 70 40 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
SNOW L C S S S S
OBVIS BS
WIND CHILL 19 -4-14-19-15 -9 -8 -5 -7 -9 -6 1 11 21 22 21 17 12 6
MIN CHILL 19 -14 -19 -13 -10 -9 -5 15 17 6
HIGH WIND W W W W W
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y
DATE 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
CST 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 25 8 31 19 38 16 28 17 36
TEMP 21 20 15 15 26 25 25 25 32 33 29 21 25 24 23 22 30 30
DEWPT 9 10 8 9 18 18 20 23 28 29 25 19 20 20 20 19 25 26
PWIND DIR NW SW S SE S NW E SE S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5
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