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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
336 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
NDZ015-191000-
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT
336 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25 SUN
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 34 11 20 2
TEMP 3 3 2 3 8 14 22 31 31 31 26 20 16 14 15 16 12 9 8 7 9
DEWPT -7 -4 -5 -4 -1 6 12 21 24 24 18 12 8 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 3
RH 62 72 72 72 66 70 65 66 75 75 71 71 70 67 61 56 63 69 69 72 76
WIND DIR NW E SE SE SE S S SW W W NW W W NW NW NW NW N SE SE S
WIND SPD 11 2 6 11 17 18 19 18 17 18 18 18 13 13 13 12 8 3 2 5 6
WIND GUST 27 31 29 29 27 29 29 29
CLOUDS CL FW B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC B2 OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 60 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN L S
SNOW S
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -13 -11-13-10 -3 7 19 20 19 13 5 2 -1 0 2 0 2 -3 -2
MIN CHILL -15 -11 -14 -9 11 13 1 -1 0 0 -5
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25
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 27 15 37 15 29 15 32 17 32
TEMP 22 22 21 22 31 33 25 21 25 25 21 20 27 27 22 22 28 26
DEWPT 11 14 16 18 24 27 21 17 18 20 18 18 22 23 20 20 21 22
PWIND DIR S SE S NW E SE E NE NW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 10 10
NDZ033-191000-
DICKINSON-STARK ND
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT
236 PM MST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25 SUN
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 7 43 11 26 10
TEMP 7 9 12 17 21 25 39 42 35 27 22 18 15 13 18 21 18 15 16 17 18
DEWPT -2 5 7 9 13 18 28 31 25 20 13 11 7 7 6 7 9 9 10 11 12
RH 66 83 80 70 71 74 64 65 66 74 68 73 70 76 59 54 67 77 77 77 77
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW W W NW W W W W NW NW W S S SW SW
WIND SPD 6 10 13 18 24 23 23 25 21 20 19 19 16 14 14 12 5 5 8 10 10
WIND GUST 35 40 34 32 29
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 20 30 5 0 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 -5 -5 -3 1 4 10 28 32 23 13 7 2 -1 -3 4 9 10 6 5 5 6
MIN CHILL -8 -5 -2 6 23 7 -1 -3 5 5 4
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25
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 36 21 43 20 35 20 37 19 35
TEMP 30 27 25 27 38 36 27 24 31 30 25 25 32 31 26 24 31 29
DEWPT 16 17 18 22 28 29 24 21 24 24 23 23 26 25 23 22 24 23
PWIND DIR S S SW NW SE S SE NE W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 10 10
NDZ044-191000-
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT
236 PM MST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25 SUN
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 8 46 14 31 13
TEMP 13 12 14 17 18 23 39 45 36 31 26 23 20 19 27 30 24 22 21 20 20
DEWPT 2 7 7 8 9 14 25 31 28 24 18 14 12 12 14 14 14 15 14 13 13
RH 61 80 73 67 67 68 57 58 72 75 71 68 71 74 57 51 65 74 74 74 74
WIND DIR W SE SE SE S S SW W W NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 2 6 12 18 20 18 18 21 18 20 18 18 14 13 16 13 6 5 6 6 6
WIND GUST 31 28 31 35 33 32 29 29 25 24
CLOUDS FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 20 20 0 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 0 1 1 9 30 37 26 18 13 9 6 6 15 19 16 15 12 11 11
MIN CHILL 1 0 0 3 26 13 6 5 16 12 11
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25
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 38 20 47 20 38 19 43 21 38
TEMP 33 29 26 26 39 37 29 26 33 31 25 25 35 33 28 26 34 30
DEWPT 18 19 20 23 31 31 27 23 26 26 24 24 28 28 26 24 27 24
PWIND DIR S SE SW NW SE SE SE S NW
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
NDZ011-191000-
MINOT-WARD ND
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT
336 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25 SUN
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 35 0 8 -4
TEMP -3 -2 -1 3 9 14 23 33 30 20 13 9 5 2 4 6 2 1 1 3 5
DEWPT -12-10 -9 -6 1 9 16 24 21 11 5 1 -4 -6 -7 -6 -7 -7 -7 -5 -1
RH 64 68 68 65 69 80 74 69 69 67 70 69 65 68 59 57 65 68 68 68 76
WIND DIR N SE SE SE SE S S SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW S SE S
WIND SPD 8 5 10 16 23 25 25 26 25 25 24 23 19 18 18 13 6 4 4 5 8
WIND GUST 41 46 41 42 40 41 39 40 32 31 28 24
CLOUDS FW SC B1 OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 60 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00
FRZG RAIN S S
SNOW C L
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -18-14-17-16-11 -5 7 20 16 3 -6-11-15-19-16-11-11 -9 -9 -8 -8
MIN CHILL -21 -18 -18 -9 12 -6 -15 -19 -14 -10 -9
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25
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 22 10 31 6 19 9 24 11 24
TEMP 17 16 17 20 28 26 18 11 15 16 16 16 21 19 17 17 22 21
DEWPT 8 9 11 14 20 21 13 6 9 12 12 13 15 15 14 13 16 17
PWIND DIR S SE S NW E SE E NE NW
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN LT LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 10 5 5 5 5 20 10
SNOW S S
NDZ037-191000-
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT
336 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25 SUN
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 -6 29 7 15 -3
TEMP 0 -2 -4 -4 0 4 12 20 22 26 25 20 15 9 9 9 5 3 2 2 3
DEWPT -10-11-11-10 -8 -4 2 11 18 22 19 13 8 4 1 -1 -3 -4 -4 -4 -2
RH 62 64 71 75 68 68 63 67 84 85 78 74 73 80 69 63 69 72 75 75 79
WIND DIR NW NW NW SE SE SE S S SW W NW W W NW NW NW NW NW W S S
WIND SPD 19 9 1 5 13 18 21 20 17 19 20 21 18 18 20 18 11 6 4 5 6
WIND GUST 36 29 34 32 27 32 35 37 32 32 31 28
CLOUDS CL FW FW B1 OV OV B2 B1 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 5 60 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00
SNOW C C
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -22-18 -16-19-16 -7 4 8 12 11 4 -2-10-10-10-11 -9 -8 -9 -9
MIN CHILL -22 -21 -19 -20 -4 9 -2 -10 -11 -11 -11
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25
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 20 10 31 11 21 8 26 13 27
TEMP 16 15 15 17 28 28 23 18 20 18 15 16 23 22 20 20 24 22
DEWPT 7 9 11 14 21 23 21 15 14 14 12 13 18 19 17 17 19 19
PWIND DIR S SE S NW NE SE E NE NW
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 10 10
NDZ001-191000-
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT
336 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25 SUN
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 4 41 -1 9 -1
TEMP 2 7 12 17 22 27 37 38 27 18 13 10 6 2 5 8 6 6 6 7 8
DEWPT -8 2 5 11 17 22 30 27 18 10 4 0 -3 -6 -5 -3 -2 -2 -1 1 4
RH 62 79 73 77 81 81 75 64 68 70 67 63 66 68 62 60 69 69 72 76 83
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW SE SE SE S
WIND SPD 2 11 14 18 23 21 29 33 25 23 19 18 13 12 13 10 5 4 5 5 6
WIND GUST 34 36 47 51 40 36 31 29
CLOUDS FW B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 60 60 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.07 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN S S
SNOW L L
OBVIS BS
WIND CHILL -8 -4 1 6 13 24 25 12 1 -5 -8-11-15-12 -6 -4 -3 -4 -3 -3
MIN CHILL 2 -8 -3 9 12 -5 -12 -15 -10 -4 -4
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25
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 27 15 34 8 25 13 28 13 27
TEMP 20 22 22 23 30 26 18 14 20 22 21 20 25 24 21 18 24 23
DEWPT 13 15 16 19 25 22 14 9 16 18 18 17 21 20 18 15 21 20
PWIND DIR S SE SW N E E E NE NW
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 10 5 5 0 10 20 10
SNOW S
NDZ021-191000-
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT
336 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25 SUN
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 36 2 13 -1
TEMP 0 1 2 5 10 15 23 33 31 23 17 13 9 6 7 9 6 4 3 5 8
DEWPT -8 -5 -4 -2 3 9 17 25 23 17 10 6 2 -1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -1 3
RH 68 75 75 72 73 77 77 72 72 77 73 73 72 72 66 60 69 72 75 76 79
WIND DIR N SE SE SE SE S S W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW SE SE S
WIND SPD 5 5 10 16 21 24 21 24 23 24 23 23 18 17 17 13 6 3 3 5 8
WIND GUST 37 40 36 40 39 39 37 39 31 28 27
CLOUDS FW FW B1 OV OV OV B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW
POP 12HR 20 60 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00
FRZG RAIN S
SNOW C L
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -12-10-14-14-10 -4 8 20 18 7 -1 -6-10-13-12 -7 -6 -3 -4 -6 -4
MIN CHILL -19 -15 -15 -9 13 -1 -10 -13 -10 -6 -6
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25
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 12 34 10 24 12 27 13 27
TEMP 20 19 18 20 29 28 20 16 20 20 19 19 25 22 19 19 24 23
DEWPT 11 14 14 17 23 24 17 12 14 17 16 16 19 19 17 16 19 20
PWIND DIR S SE S NW E SE E NE NW
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 10 5 5 5 5 20 10
SNOW S S
NDZ043-191000-
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT
236 PM MST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25 SUN
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 12 47 14 30 15
TEMP 15 16 18 21 23 29 42 45 37 30 25 21 19 19 26 29 25 23 22 22 21
DEWPT 8 10 12 12 13 20 29 32 28 23 17 14 13 13 14 15 16 16 15 14 14
RH 73 77 77 68 65 69 60 60 70 75 71 74 77 77 60 55 68 74 74 71 74
WIND DIR S S S S S S W W NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 4 10 14 19 20 20 23 26 23 21 18 17 13 13 16 13 8 8 10 10 10
WIND GUST 35 39 34
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 20 20 0 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 8 4 4 6 8 16 32 36 26 17 11 7 6 6 13 18 16 14 11 11 10
MIN CHILL 3 3 4 9 26 11 4 4 16 11 10
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25
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 39 23 47 23 39 21 44 22 38
TEMP 33 30 28 29 41 37 29 26 33 32 28 26 37 35 28 26 33 30
DEWPT 18 19 21 25 32 32 27 25 28 28 27 25 29 29 26 25 27 25
PWIND DIR S SE SW NW SE SE SE S W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 5
NDZ045-191000-
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT
336 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25 SUN
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 37 16 22 9
TEMP 4 5 6 8 11 16 23 33 34 33 28 24 20 18 20 22 17 15 15 14 15
DEWPT -5 -3 -2 -1 1 6 14 22 26 26 20 15 11 10 8 8 8 7 8 8 10
RH 65 69 69 66 63 64 68 63 72 75 71 68 67 70 59 54 67 70 73 76 80
WIND DIR NW E SE S SE S S SW W W NW W W W NW NW NW N SE S S
WIND SPD 13 5 11 18 24 23 20 17 18 21 23 23 18 16 17 13 9 8 8 10 12
WIND GUST 33 31 28
CLOUDS CL SC B1 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 30 20 0 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
WIND CHILL -14 -6-10-11 -9 -2 8 22 23 21 14 9 5 3 5 9 6 4 4 1 1
MIN CHILL -16 -11 -12 -8 13 14 5 3 6 4 0
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25
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 27 19 38 20 30 20 34 22 32
TEMP 25 22 25 25 33 33 29 25 26 26 24 24 29 29 27 26 29 27
DEWPT 15 16 18 21 26 28 25 21 22 22 21 21 26 26 23 23 25 23
PWIND DIR S SE SW NW E SE E E NW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 10
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