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FOUS53 KBIS 181951  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
151 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
NDZ015-182200-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
151 PM 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 34 11 20  
TEMP 6 5 3 2 3 8 14 22 31 31 31 26 20 16 14 15 16 12  
DEWPT -7 -3 -4 -5 -4 -1 6 12 21 24 24 18 12 8 5 4 3 2  
RH 54 69 72 72 72 66 70 65 66 75 75 71 71 70 67 61 56 63  
WIND DIR NW NW E SE SE SE S S SW W W NW W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 17 6 2 6 11 17 18 19 18 17 18 18 18 13 13 13 12 8  
WIND GUST 39 27 31 29 29 27 29 29 29  
CLOUDS CL CL FW B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC B2 OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 60 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FRZG RAIN L S  
SNOW S  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -13 -7 -11-13-10 -3 7 19 20 19 13 5 2 -1 0 2 0  
MIN CHILL -15 -11 -14 -9 11 13 1 -1 0  
 
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 15 37 15 29 15 32  
TEMP 8 9 22 22 21 22 31 33 25 21 25 25 21 20 27 27  
DEWPT 0 3 11 14 16 18 24 27 21 17 18 20 18 18 22 23  
PWIND DIR E 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 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5  
 
 
NDZ033-182200-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
1251 PM 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 43 11 26  
TEMP 8 10 9 12 17 21 25 39 42 35 27 22 18 15 13 18 21 18  
DEWPT -1 3 5 7 9 13 18 28 31 25 20 13 11 7 7 6 7 9  
RH 66 73 83 80 70 71 74 64 65 66 74 68 73 70 76 59 54 67  
WIND DIR NW S S S S S S SW W W NW W W W W NW NW W  
WIND SPD 17 3 10 13 18 24 23 23 25 21 20 19 19 16 14 14 12 5  
WIND GUST 35 40 34 32 29  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 30 5 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 -10 4 -5 -3 1 4 10 28 32 23 13 7 2 -1 -3 4 9 10  
MIN CHILL -15 -5 -2 6 23 7 -1 -3 6  
 
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 10 36 21 43 20 35 20 37  
TEMP 16 18 30 27 25 27 38 36 27 24 31 30 25 25 32 31  
DEWPT 10 12 16 17 18 22 28 29 24 21 24 24 23 23 26 25  
PWIND DIR SW S S SW NW SE S SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5  
 
 
NDZ044-182200-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
1251 PM 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 14 31  
TEMP 15 14 12 14 17 18 23 39 45 36 31 26 23 20 19 27 30 24  
DEWPT 2 6 7 7 8 9 14 25 31 28 24 18 14 12 12 14 14 14  
RH 55 70 80 73 67 67 68 57 58 72 75 71 68 71 74 57 51 65  
WIND DIR NW SW SE SE SE S S SW W W NW NW W W W W W W  
WIND SPD 16 2 6 12 18 20 18 18 21 18 20 18 18 14 13 16 13 6  
WIND GUST 27 31 28 31 35 33 32 29 29 25 24  
CLOUDS CL FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 20 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FRZG RAIN S  
RAIN S  
SNOW S S S  
WIND CHILL -1 1 0 1 1 9 30 37 26 18 13 9 6 6 15 19 16  
MIN CHILL -8 0 0 3 26 13 6 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 13 38 20 47 20 38 19 43  
TEMP 21 20 33 29 26 26 39 37 29 26 33 31 25 25 35 33  
DEWPT 14 13 18 19 20 23 31 31 27 23 26 26 24 24 28 28  
PWIND DIR SW S SE SW NW SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
 
NDZ011-182200-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
151 PM 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 -3 35 0 8  
TEMP 0 0 -2 -1 3 9 14 23 33 30 20 13 9 5 2 4 6 2  
DEWPT -16-10-10 -9 -6 1 9 16 24 21 11 5 1 -4 -6 -7 -6 -7  
RH 45 62 68 68 65 69 80 74 69 69 67 70 69 65 68 59 57 65  
WIND DIR NW NE SE SE SE SE S S SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 11 2 5 10 16 23 25 25 26 25 25 24 23 19 18 18 13 6  
WIND GUST 21 41 46 41 42 40 41 39 40 32 31 28 24  
CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 30 60 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 T  
FRZG RAIN S S  
SNOW C L  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -17 -14-17-16-11 -5 7 20 16 3 -6-11-15-19-16-11-11  
MIN CHILL -22 -18 -18 -9 12 -6 -15 -19 -14  
 
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 -4 22 10 31 6 19 9 24  
TEMP 1 5 17 16 17 20 28 26 18 11 15 16 16 16 21 19  
DEWPT -7 -1 8 9 11 14 20 21 13 6 9 12 12 13 15 15  
PWIND DIR SW S SE S NW E SE E  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN GN LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5 5 5 5  
 
 
NDZ037-182200-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
151 PM 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 7 15  
TEMP 4 0 -2 -4 -4 0 4 12 20 22 26 25 20 15 9 9 9 5  
DEWPT -9 -9-11-11-10 -8 -4 2 11 18 22 19 13 8 4 1 -1 -3  
RH 54 65 64 71 75 68 68 63 67 84 85 78 74 73 80 69 63 69  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW SE SE SE S S SW W NW W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 32 17 9 1 5 13 18 21 20 17 19 20 21 18 18 20 18 11  
WIND GUST 48 27 29 34 32 27 32 35 37 32 32 31 28  
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW B1 OV OV B2 B1 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 30 5 60 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 T  
SNOW C C  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -21-21-18 -16-19-16 -7 4 8 12 11 4 -2-10-10-10-11  
MIN CHILL -22 -20 -19 -20 -4 9 -2 -11 -11  
BLIZZARD 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 -3 20 10 31 11 21 8 26  
TEMP 2 3 16 15 15 17 28 28 23 18 20 18 15 16 23 22  
DEWPT -4 -2 7 9 11 14 21 23 21 15 14 14 12 13 18 19  
PWIND DIR W S SE S NW NE SE E  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0  
 
 
NDZ001-182200-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
151 PM 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 -1 9  
TEMP 2 6 7 12 17 22 27 37 38 27 18 13 10 6 2 5 8 6  
DEWPT -11 0 2 5 11 17 22 30 27 18 10 4 0 -3 -6 -5 -3 -2  
RH 53 76 79 73 77 81 81 75 64 68 70 67 63 66 68 62 60 69  
WIND DIR N SE SE SE SE S S W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 0 8 11 14 18 23 21 29 33 25 23 19 18 13 12 13 10 5  
WIND GUST 34 36 47 51 40 36 31 29  
CLOUDS FW FW B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 60 60 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.07 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00  
FRZG RAIN S S  
SNOW L L  
OBVIS BS  
WIND CHILL -7 -8 -4 1 6 13 24 25 12 1 -5 -8-11-15-12 -6 -4  
MIN CHILL -8 -8 -3 9 12 -5 -12 -15 -10  
 
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 -1 27 15 34 8 25 13 28  
TEMP 6 8 20 22 22 23 30 26 18 14 20 22 21 20 25 24  
DEWPT -1 4 13 15 16 19 25 22 14 9 16 18 18 17 21 20  
PWIND DIR SE S SE SW N E E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5 5 0 10  
 
 
NDZ021-182200-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
151 PM 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 0 36 2 13  
TEMP 2 3 1 2 5 10 15 23 33 31 23 17 13 9 6 7 9 6  
DEWPT -10 -5 -5 -4 -2 3 9 17 25 23 17 10 6 2 -1 -2 -2 -2  
RH 56 68 75 75 72 73 77 77 72 72 77 73 73 72 72 66 60 69  
WIND DIR NW N SE SE SE SE S S W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 16 2 5 10 16 21 24 21 24 23 24 23 23 18 17 17 13 6  
WIND GUST 37 40 36 40 39 39 37 39 31 28 27  
CLOUDS FW FW FW B1 OV OV OV B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 20 60 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 T  
FRZG RAIN S  
SNOW C L  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -17 -10-14-14-10 -4 8 20 18 7 -1 -6-10-13-12 -7 -6  
MIN CHILL -21 -15 -15 -9 13 -1 -10 -13 -10  
 
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 -1 25 12 34 10 24 12 27  
TEMP 3 8 20 19 18 20 29 28 20 16 20 20 19 19 25 22  
DEWPT -3 3 11 14 14 17 23 24 17 12 14 17 16 16 19 19  
PWIND DIR SE S SE S NW E SE E  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5 5 5 5  
 
 
NDZ043-182200-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
1251 PM 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 12 47 14 30  
TEMP 16 16 16 18 21 23 29 42 45 37 30 25 21 19 19 26 29 25  
DEWPT 6 9 10 12 12 13 20 29 32 28 23 17 14 13 13 14 15 16  
RH 64 73 77 77 68 65 69 60 60 70 75 71 74 77 77 60 55 68  
WIND DIR NW S S S S S S W W NW NW NW W W W W W W  
WIND SPD 16 5 10 14 19 20 20 23 26 23 21 18 17 13 13 16 13 8  
WIND GUST 35 39 34  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 20 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FRZG RAIN S S  
RAIN S  
SNOW S S  
WIND CHILL 1 7 4 4 6 8 16 32 36 26 17 11 7 6 6 13 18 16  
MIN CHILL -7 3 4 9 26 11 4 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 23 47 23 39 21 44  
TEMP 22 21 33 30 28 29 41 37 29 26 33 32 28 26 37 35  
DEWPT 15 14 18 19 21 25 32 32 27 25 28 28 27 25 29 29  
PWIND DIR SW S SE SW NW SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0  
 
 
NDZ045-182200-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
151 PM 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 37 16 22  
TEMP 6 7 5 6 8 11 16 23 33 34 33 28 24 20 18 20 22 17  
DEWPT -6 -2 -3 -2 -1 1 6 14 22 26 26 20 15 11 10 8 8 8  
RH 57 66 69 69 66 63 64 68 63 72 75 71 68 67 70 59 54 67  
WIND DIR NW NW E SE S SE S S SW W W NW W W W NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 19 10 5 11 18 24 23 20 17 18 21 23 23 18 16 17 13 9  
WIND GUST 33 31 28  
CLOUDS CL CL SC B1 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 30 20 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FRZG RAIN S  
SLEET S  
SNOW S S  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -14 -8 -6-10-11 -9 -2 8 22 23 21 14 9 5 3 5 9 6  
MIN CHILL -17 -10 -12 -8 13 14 5 3 6  
 
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 9 27 19 38 20 30 20 34  
TEMP 15 15 25 22 25 25 33 33 29 25 26 26 24 24 29 29  
DEWPT 8 10 15 16 18 21 26 28 25 21 22 22 21 21 26 26  
PWIND DIR SE S SE SW NW E SE E  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0  
 
 
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