169  
FOUS53 KBIS 212026  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
226 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
NDZ015-221000-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
226 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
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 19 35 15 26 18  
TEMP 29 26 24 22 22 23 23 29 34 31 31 27 22 18 16 20 25 23 23 22 21 21  
DEWPT 21 19 19 19 20 20 21 24 27 28 29 24 19 14 13 14 18 20 20 19 19 20  
RH 72 74 81 88 92 88 92 81 75 88 92 88 88 84 88 77 74 88 88 88 92 96  
WIND DIR N SE E E E E E SE SW W W NW NW NW NE E SE SE SE SE SE E  
WIND SPD 0 6 4 3 4 5 4 8 10 13 13 10 5 3 3 6 10 10 8 5 2 2  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 18 18 16 16 17 23 28 22 22 17 15 10 11 15 12 14 15  
MIN CHILL 18 17 16 15 22 17 13 10 12 13 15  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
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 33 19 30 13 26 10 23 5 27  
TEMP 29 28 25 25 27 25 18 17 22 23 21 17 21 18 12 10 21 22  
DEWPT 24 25 22 23 23 21 16 16 18 20 18 13 12 12 6 4 11 12  
PWIND DIR NE E N NE SE SW NW NW SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT LT GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 30 30 30 5 0 0  
FRZG RAIN S  
SLEET S  
SNOW C S S C C S  
 

 
NDZ033-221000-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
126 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
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 22 42 18 35 21  
TEMP 40 32 29 28 27 26 26 35 41 38 31 26 23 21 20 28 33 30 27 27 26 25  
DEWPT 20 20 20 21 22 23 24 29 32 30 26 23 21 19 19 21 24 24 24 25 24 23  
RH 44 61 69 75 81 88 92 78 70 73 81 88 92 92 96 75 69 78 88 92 92 92  
WIND DIR S S S E SE SE SE SW W W W W W SE SE SE SE SE S S S W  
WIND SPD 10 8 6 5 5 8 8 14 18 16 13 10 5 4 9 13 13 10 9 6 5 4  
WIND GUST 29 27  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 20 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 33 25 22 22 20 18 18 27 33 30 21 16 16 15 9 17 23 21 18 20 19 19  
MIN CHILL 25 22 18 16 30 16 15 9 20 18 19  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
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 41 22 33 15 32 12 26 10 34  
TEMP 33 33 29 29 30 26 20 21 27 28 23 18 21 19 15 17 28 27  
DEWPT 27 27 25 25 24 21 18 19 22 22 18 14 12 12 9 11 15 14  
PWIND DIR E SE NW E S W NW W SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 20 20 20 5 0 0  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
NDZ044-221000-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
126 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
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 20 45 20 37 20  
TEMP 43 32 29 28 26 24 26 37 44 39 34 29 26 25 25 33 37 31 29 27 26 26  
DEWPT 20 19 21 22 22 22 24 29 32 32 29 25 24 23 24 26 26 27 27 26 25 24  
RH 39 58 72 78 85 92 92 72 62 76 82 85 92 92 96 75 64 85 92 96 96 92  
WIND DIR S SE SE E E SE S SW W W NW NW W SE SE SE SE SE SE S S W  
WIND SPD 12 8 5 3 3 3 5 12 17 16 12 5 2 2 8 13 13 10 5 3 2 2  
WIND GUST 32 28 24 25  
CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 36 25 23 19 30 37 31 26 23 16 23 28 22 23  
MIN CHILL 25 23 20 19 31 23 23 16 22 22 26  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
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 45 26 39 16 35 14 32 12 40  
TEMP 37 35 33 34 35 29 22 21 30 29 26 22 28 24 19 19 32 30  
DEWPT 29 29 29 29 27 23 20 19 23 23 20 17 15 14 11 13 19 18  
PWIND DIR E SE NW E S W NW W SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 20 10 5 5 0  
SNOW S S  
 

 
NDZ011-221000-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
226 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
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 9 30 3 18 12  
TEMP 34 19 16 12 11 13 15 21 26 26 24 16 10 5 4 9 15 15 18 18 19 18  
DEWPT 24 14 11 9 7 9 11 16 22 22 20 11 4 0 -2 2 7 11 14 15 16 15  
RH 66 80 80 87 83 84 84 81 85 85 84 80 76 79 75 72 70 84 84 88 88 88  
WIND DIR S SE NE NE N NE E E SE W W NW NW NW N SE SE SE SE S S NW  
WIND SPD 9 4 4 4 5 5 6 11 13 14 17 13 10 5 4 6 10 10 9 5 4 2  
WIND GUST 25 27  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 30 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FRZG RAIN C  
SNOW S  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF  
WIND CHILL 27 12 9 4 2 4 5 11 16 16 12 2 -4 -6 -5 -2 2 2 7 10 12  
MIN CHILL 12 4 2 3 13 2 -6 -6 -1 4 11  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
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 11 22 7 22 6 18 1 26  
TEMP 21 20 17 18 20 17 12 12 18 18 16 12 13 11 6 8 18 18  
DEWPT 17 17 14 14 14 13 9 9 13 16 13 7 6 6 0 1 9 11  
PWIND DIR N E N NE SE W NW W SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 20 20 40 5 0 0  
SNOW S S S S S S C S  
 

 
NDZ037-221000-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
226 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
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 13 29 10 20 13  
TEMP 33 22 19 18 19 18 18 24 27 25 27 26 22 16 12 15 17 16 16 18 19 19  
DEWPT 22 17 16 16 17 16 16 21 23 23 25 24 20 13 9 9 11 12 13 15 16 17  
RH 63 81 88 92 92 92 92 88 85 92 92 92 92 88 87 77 77 84 88 88 88 92  
WIND DIR S S SE E E E E E SE SW W NW NW NW NW N E SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 4 5 4 3 5 8 6 9 8 10 12 13 11 9 6 5 8 9 8 6 4 3  
WIND GUST 24  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 20 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FRZG RAIN S  
WIND CHILL 15 12 11 8 9 16 20 17 17 14 10 4 1 6 7 4 5 9 12  
MIN CHILL 15 12 8 9 17 14 4 1 4 4 10  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
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 29 14 27 9 22 9 21 0 22  
TEMP 25 23 20 21 26 22 17 15 18 19 18 16 18 14 9 6 15 15  
DEWPT 22 22 18 19 22 20 15 12 15 17 17 13 11 9 4 1 7 9  
PWIND DIR NE E N N E SW NW NW W  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 30 20 30 10 0 0  
FRZG RAIN C S  
SNOW C S S C C  
 

 
NDZ001-221000-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
226 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
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 17 34 5 26 15  
TEMP 28 25 21 21 21 21 22 29 34 29 21 14 9 8 8 17 25 25 24 22 20 19  
DEWPT 21 19 17 17 17 17 19 26 29 25 18 10 4 2 5 12 19 20 20 20 18 17  
RH 75 78 84 84 84 84 88 88 82 85 88 84 80 76 87 80 78 81 84 92 92 92  
WIND DIR S E NE NE NE E SE S W W NW NW N E E SE SE SE SE SE NE NE  
WIND SPD 5 5 4 5 5 8 8 12 19 17 13 8 5 4 8 12 12 9 5 3 3 4  
WIND GUST 32 29  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 20 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FRZG RAIN S S  
SNOW S  
WIND CHILL 22 18 15 13 13 11 13 20 24 18 9 3 -1 -1 -4 4 14 16 17 12  
MIN CHILL 18 13 11 13 18 3 -1 -4 7 16 12  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
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 30 15 26 10 24 5 17 3 29  
TEMP 26 26 22 22 22 18 14 16 21 20 16 11 14 12 8 9 21 21  
DEWPT 23 22 19 18 18 15 13 13 18 17 12 7 8 6 3 4 12 12  
PWIND DIR E E N E SE W NW W SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 20 30 20 5 0 0  
SNOW S S S C S  
 

 
NDZ021-221000-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
226 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
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 15 33 8 23 15  
TEMP 29 24 21 19 19 19 21 26 30 29 26 21 14 10 10 14 19 19 20 21 20 20  
DEWPT 25 19 17 16 16 17 19 22 26 27 24 17 12 8 5 9 13 16 17 18 19 18  
RH 85 81 84 88 88 92 92 85 85 92 92 84 92 91 80 80 77 88 88 88 96 92  
WIND DIR S SE E E E E E SE S W W NW NW N E SE SE SE S S S E  
WIND SPD 2 4 3 4 5 6 6 11 13 16 17 11 8 3 4 9 10 10 9 5 3 2  
WIND GUST 24 27 27  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 20 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FRZG RAIN S S  
WIND CHILL 18 12 11 10 12 17 21 19 14 9 3 4 2 2 7 7 9 13  
MIN CHILL 18 12 10 10 19 9 2 1 4 8 14  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
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 31 14 25 9 23 7 20 3 26  
TEMP 25 24 20 21 22 20 14 14 20 20 18 14 16 14 9 9 19 20  
DEWPT 22 22 18 18 19 17 13 13 16 18 15 10 9 8 4 4 10 12  
PWIND DIR NE E N NE SE SW NW W SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC B1 OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 30 30 30 5 0 0  
SLEET S  
SNOW S C S S C C S  
 

 
NDZ043-221000-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
126 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
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 23 45 22 39 24  
TEMP 40 33 30 29 27 26 28 39 44 38 33 29 26 26 27 34 38 33 30 29 28 28  
DEWPT 23 19 21 22 23 24 26 31 34 33 29 26 24 23 25 27 28 28 29 27 26 26  
RH 50 56 69 75 85 92 92 73 68 82 85 88 92 88 92 75 67 82 96 92 92 92  
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE S W W W NW NW SW SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W  
WIND SPD 10 8 6 5 5 5 8 16 20 16 12 5 3 5 10 17 13 10 8 5 4 4  
WIND GUST 31  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 33 26 23 23 20 19 20 31 36 30 25 23 19 17 23 30 25 22 23  
MIN CHILL 26 23 19 18 30 23 19 17 25 22 23  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
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 47 27 38 18 37 14 31 16 41  
TEMP 38 37 34 34 34 28 23 23 31 30 26 23 26 23 19 21 32 30  
DEWPT 30 30 29 30 26 22 22 21 26 25 20 18 14 14 13 15 19 19  
PWIND DIR SE S NW E S W NW W SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 SC FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 10 10 5 0 0  
SNOW S  
 

 
NDZ045-221000-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
226 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
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 23 37 20 28 21  
TEMP 37 29 27 27 25 23 24 29 35 35 34 30 26 23 20 23 27 26 25 25 24 24  
DEWPT 20 20 22 23 22 21 22 25 29 30 29 26 23 20 18 19 21 22 22 22 22 23  
RH 50 69 81 85 88 92 92 85 78 82 82 85 88 88 92 84 78 85 88 88 92 96  
WIND DIR S S SE SE E E E S SW W W NW NW N E E SE SE SE SE SE E  
WIND SPD 3 10 9 8 8 8 8 10 13 16 16 12 9 5 6 10 12 13 12 10 6 5  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 20 18 19 16 14 15 21 27 26 25 20 17 16 11 12 16 14 14 15 16 17  
MIN CHILL 20 18 14 14 23 20 16 11 14 14 15  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
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 35 26 33 16 27 13 25 11 32  
TEMP 30 30 30 29 30 26 20 18 22 24 24 20 22 20 17 16 24 24  
DEWPT 27 28 27 27 26 23 18 17 20 20 20 15 15 12 11 10 13 14  
PWIND DIR NE E N NE SE SW NW W SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 20 20 10 0 0  
FRZG RAIN C  
SNOW C S S S S S  
 

 
 
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