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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1136 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
NDZ015-182200-
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT
1136 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
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 11 0 36 10 19
TEMP 7 10 6 4 4 5 10 14 23 32 32 31 25 20 17 14 17 19 14
DEWPT -4 -4 -3 -4 -4 -2 2 7 13 21 24 23 16 11 8 5 4 4 3
RH 60 52 66 68 68 72 69 73 65 63 72 72 68 67 67 67 56 51 61
WIND DIR NW NW NW E SE SE SE S S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 28 21 6 2 6 11 17 18 19 18 13 13 13 13 12 10 12 11 8
WIND GUST 44 34 27 31 29 29
CLOUDS SC CL CL FW B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 10 60 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN L S
RAIN S
SNOW S L S S
OBVIS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -16-10 -6 -8-11 -8 -3 8 20 22 21 13 7 4 1 4 7 3
MIN CHILL -18 -14 -8 -11 -6 14 13 4 1 3
HIGH WIND W
WINTER WEATH Y Y
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
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 2 29 16 37 15 31 16 32
TEMP 8 8 23 24 20 21 31 31 24 20 27 26 22 22 28 28
DEWPT 0 3 11 15 16 18 25 25 21 16 20 22 19 19 22 24
PWIND DIR NE S SE S NW E SE E
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 10 5 5 5
NDZ033-182200-
DICKINSON-STARK ND
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT
1036 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
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 15 7 45 10 23
TEMP 4 10 11 10 13 18 23 27 39 41 35 27 21 18 16 14 20 23 19
DEWPT -4 -1 4 6 8 11 13 20 28 29 24 19 13 10 8 6 7 8 9
RH 68 60 73 83 80 73 65 74 64 62 64 71 71 70 70 70 56 52 64
WIND DIR NW NW S S S S S S SW W W NW W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 19 13 3 10 13 18 24 23 23 25 17 17 14 14 13 12 13 11 6
WIND GUST 33 24 35 40 27
CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 20 30 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN C
RAIN S
SNOW C
WIND CHILL -17 -5 5 -4 -2 2 7 13 28 31 25 14 8 4 2 0 7 12 10
MIN CHILL -19 -13 -4 -1 7 25 8 2 0 9
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
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 37 21 42 20 36 20 36
TEMP 15 17 32 29 25 28 36 33 26 24 33 30 26 25 32 30
DEWPT 9 11 15 17 19 22 27 27 23 21 24 25 23 22 25 25
PWIND DIR SW S S SW NW S S E
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5
NDZ044-182200-
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT
1036 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
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 20 8 46 13 32
TEMP 9 15 14 12 14 18 20 26 39 43 35 32 26 23 19 20 28 31 25
DEWPT 0 4 7 7 8 9 10 18 27 29 27 24 18 14 12 13 15 15 15
RH 66 61 73 80 76 67 64 71 62 57 72 72 71 68 74 74 58 51 65
WIND DIR NW NW SW SE SE SE S S SW W W NW NW W W W W W W
WIND SPD 24 16 2 6 12 18 20 18 18 21 13 13 13 13 12 11 13 12 8
WIND GUST 36 26 31 28 31 35 25 25 21 24 23
CLOUDS FW CL FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 30 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN S
RAIN S S
SNOW S S
WIND CHILL -12 0 1 0 2 4 13 30 34 26 22 14 11 6 8 17 21 16
MIN CHILL -16 -9 0 0 5 26 14 6 6 16
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
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 39 21 45 20 38 19 41
TEMP 19 18 33 30 26 27 39 35 29 26 35 31 27 25 35 31
DEWPT 14 12 16 18 20 23 30 28 26 24 27 26 25 24 27 26
PWIND DIR SW S SE SW NW S SE E
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
NDZ011-182200-
MINOT-WARD ND
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT
1136 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
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 4 -4 36 0 6
TEMP -1 2 -1 -2 -1 4 10 16 25 33 28 19 13 10 5 2 5 6 2
DEWPT -14-12 -8 -9 -8 -4 4 10 18 23 19 11 5 1 -3 -7 -6 -6 -7
RH 53 51 71 71 71 68 76 77 74 66 68 70 70 66 69 65 59 57 65
WIND DIR NW NW NE SE SE SE SE S S SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 19 13 2 5 10 16 23 25 25 26 19 19 18 18 16 14 16 13 8
WIND GUST 36 25 41 46 41 42 32 33 29 28 27 26 26
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 OV OV OV B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 30 60 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.07 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 T
FRZG RAIN S S
SNOW C L
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -23-16 -14-17-15-10 -3 9 20 15 3 -4 -8-14-17-14-11-12
MIN CHILL -25 -23 -18 -17 -8 13 -4 -14 -17 -12
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
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 18 7 30 6 21 10 24
TEMP 0 2 13 13 13 15 25 22 16 10 15 17 16 17 21 20
DEWPT -8 -5 4 7 8 11 19 17 11 6 9 12 13 14 16 16
PWIND DIR W SE SE SW NW E S N
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 0 5 10 20 5 5 5
SNOW S
NDZ037-182200-
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT
1136 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
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 12 -6 29 6 13
TEMP 3 4 1 -2 -4 -3 0 4 12 21 23 27 25 19 14 10 11 11 7
DEWPT -3 -6 -8-10-11-10 -8 -4 5 13 18 22 19 12 7 3 1 -1 -2
RH 75 62 65 68 71 71 68 68 73 71 81 81 78 74 73 73 63 57 66
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW SE SE SE S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 31 28 17 9 1 5 13 18 21 20 13 14 17 17 17 17 18 14 10
WIND GUST 59 50 27 29 34 32 24 25 27 28 28 27
CLOUDS B2 FW CL FW FW B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 60 5 60 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 T
FRZG RAIN C
SNOW L C C S S
OBVIS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -22-20-19-18 -15-19-16 -7 5 11 15 12 4 -3 -8 -7 -5 -8
MIN CHILL -22 -21 -20 -19 -19 -3 12 -3 -8 -8
BLIZZARD W W
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
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 -5 18 8 30 11 23 10 28
TEMP 2 2 13 14 13 15 26 26 22 19 20 18 17 18 25 23
DEWPT -6 -4 5 8 10 12 21 23 19 15 16 15 14 16 21 21
PWIND DIR W S SE S NW N SE E
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN GN LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 10 0 5 5
NDZ001-182200-
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT
1136 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
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 13 5 41 0 10
TEMP -1 6 7 8 12 18 23 28 38 37 26 17 13 10 6 3 6 9 7
DEWPT -12 -6 0 3 6 12 18 24 29 26 16 8 3 0 -3 -5 -4 -3 -3
RH 58 57 72 79 76 77 81 85 70 64 65 67 63 63 66 68 62 57 63
WIND DIR NW SW SE SE SE SE S S W W NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 11 9 8 11 14 18 23 21 29 33 20 18 13 12 10 10 11 10 5
WIND GUST 34 36 47 51 33
CLOUDS FW FW FW B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 60 60 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.06 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00
FRZG RAIN S S
SNOW L L
OBVIS BS
WIND CHILL -18 -8 -6 -7 -4 2 7 14 26 24 12 1 -2 -5 -9-12-10 -5 -3
MIN CHILL -22 -16 -8 -2 9 12 -2 -9 -12 -8
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
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 -2 27 14 32 7 26 13 28
TEMP 5 7 20 21 20 21 28 24 16 12 21 22 20 18 23 23
DEWPT -1 2 12 14 15 17 22 19 11 8 16 19 17 16 19 20
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SW N SE SE E
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 10 5 5 10
NDZ021-182200-
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT
1136 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
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 7 -1 36 3 11
TEMP -1 3 4 1 2 6 11 16 26 33 29 22 17 13 10 6 9 11 6
DEWPT -9 -7 -4 -4 -3 0 5 11 19 24 22 16 9 5 2 -2 -3 -2 -2
RH 68 62 68 79 79 76 76 80 74 69 75 77 70 70 69 69 57 55 69
WIND DIR NW NW N SE SE SE SE S S W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 24 17 2 5 10 16 21 24 21 24 18 18 18 17 14 13 13 12 6
WIND GUST 37 40 36 40 31 31 29 28 26 24 24
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 OV OV OV B1 SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 20 60 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.09 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 1
FRZG RAIN S
SNOW C L
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -25-17 -10-14-12 -8 -2 12 20 17 7 1 -4 -7-11 -7 -4 -6
MIN CHILL -25 -22 -14 -14 -8 15 1 -7 -11 -6
HIGH WIND W
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
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 -2 25 12 33 10 25 13 28
TEMP 3 6 19 19 17 19 28 27 19 16 21 21 19 19 25 23
DEWPT -4 0 10 12 13 16 22 22 16 12 15 18 17 17 20 20
PWIND DIR SW SE SE SW NW E SE E
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 0 5 10 20 5 5 5
SNOW S
NDZ043-182200-
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT
1036 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
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 22 11 46 13 31
TEMP 8 16 16 15 18 21 24 31 42 43 35 30 25 21 19 19 27 30 25
DEWPT 1 6 9 11 13 12 15 23 31 30 27 24 17 14 13 13 15 16 16
RH 72 64 73 84 80 68 68 72 65 60 72 78 71 74 77 77 60 55 68
WIND DIR NW NW S S S S S S W W NW NW NW W W W W W W
WIND SPD 19 13 5 10 14 19 20 20 23 26 17 16 13 12 11 11 13 13 9
WIND GUST 32 35 39
CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 10 20 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN S
RAIN S
SNOW C C
WIND CHILL -11 2 7 2 4 6 9 18 32 33 25 19 13 9 7 7 16 19 16
MIN CHILL -15 -6 2 4 11 25 13 7 5 16
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
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 15 39 24 45 23 38 21 41
TEMP 20 20 33 30 28 28 39 35 29 27 35 32 28 27 35 32
DEWPT 15 13 17 19 21 24 31 30 26 24 28 27 26 24 28 27
PWIND DIR SW S S W W S SE SE
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 0 5 5
NDZ045-182200-
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT
1136 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
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 12 5 38 15 24
TEMP 5 8 8 6 7 9 13 17 25 34 33 33 29 24 20 17 21 24 19
DEWPT -5 -5 -2 -2 0 1 2 8 16 23 24 26 19 13 11 8 8 9 9
RH 62 54 63 69 72 69 61 67 68 64 69 75 66 62 67 67 56 52 64
WIND DIR NW NW NW E SE S SE S S SW W W NW NW NW W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 26 20 10 5 11 18 24 23 20 17 14 18 19 18 17 13 13 12 10
WIND GUST 43 35 33 28
CLOUDS SC CL CL SC B1 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B2 OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 30 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
SLEET S S
SNOW S S S S S
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -18-12 -6 -4 -8-10 -6 -1 11 23 23 22 16 10 5 3 8 12 7
MIN CHILL -19 -18 -9 -10 -6 16 16 5 2 7
HIGH WIND W
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
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 10 32 22 39 20 31 20 34
TEMP 14 14 26 26 24 25 34 32 27 24 28 27 25 24 29 28
DEWPT 7 8 15 17 19 21 27 27 24 21 22 23 22 22 25 26
PWIND DIR SW S SE SW NW SE SE E
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
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