070  
FOUS53 KBIS 200631  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
131 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
NDZ015-210900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 37 72 41 71 29  
TEMP 38 40 47 63 68 64 54 49 47 46 53 66 68 59 46 38 34 31  
DEWPT 37 37 40 42 43 44 42 41 39 38 41 42 42 40 37 33 29 25  
RH 96 89 76 46 40 48 64 74 74 73 64 42 39 49 71 82 82 78  
WIND DIR W E W W W NW S SW SW W W NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 2 5 8 10 10 5 5 8 9 9 8 10 12 13 13 12 10 10  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C C  
SNOW C  
WIND CHILL 30 26 22  
MIN CHILL 38 36 36 30 22  
 
DATE 03/22 MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 45 26 56 27 50 32 65 28 43  
TEMP 38 42 31 28 47 52 35 29 44 48 36 33 56 59 40 30 38 39  
DEWPT 24 25 24 23 29 28 24 20 21 23 24 25 32 33 28 19 17 15  
PWIND DIR N E S NE E SE SW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0 10 10 20 20  
RAIN S S S  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
NDZ033-210900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
1231 AM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN  
MDT 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 42 73 44 70 28  
TEMP 49 47 52 64 68 65 54 51 50 49 55 66 67 60 45 37 33 31  
DEWPT 35 36 38 40 40 40 39 38 38 38 39 40 38 37 35 32 30 28  
RH 58 65 59 41 36 40 57 61 63 66 55 38 34 42 68 82 89 88  
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW W W W W NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 12 13 13 14 14 11 10 12 12 11 11 13 16 16 16 13 11 10  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 0 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C C  
SNOW C  
WIND CHILL 38 28 24 22  
MIN CHILL 28 22  
 
DATE 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
MDT 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 46 27 56 27 52 34 65 27 43  
TEMP 39 43 31 31 50 51 33 29 45 49 38 37 60 58 38 29 39 40  
DEWPT 27 25 24 25 26 23 21 20 22 25 25 28 33 33 25 18 17 15  
PWIND DIR NW SE SW NE SE SE W NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 10 10 20 20  
RAIN S S S  
SNOW S S  
 

 
NDZ044-210900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
1231 AM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN  
MDT 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 39 76 42 74 31  
TEMP 41 45 53 66 72 68 55 49 47 45 54 68 71 65 49 42 37 34  
DEWPT 33 34 36 39 37 40 39 38 36 35 38 41 40 40 36 35 32 30  
RH 73 65 52 37 28 36 55 66 65 68 54 37 32 40 61 76 82 85  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 9 10 11 14 16 10 6 8 6 5 5 10 13 16 16 13 10 8  
WIND GUST 19 20 26 26 26  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C C  
WIND CHILL 35 35 30 27  
MIN CHILL 36 33 35 27  
 
DATE 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
MDT 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 51 28 60 27 53 33 70 28 47  
TEMP 44 47 32 30 53 55 35 29 47 51 39 35 64 64 43 31 42 42  
DEWPT 30 26 26 26 30 25 23 22 22 24 25 28 34 35 28 19 17 14  
PWIND DIR NW SE SW NE E SE W NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 20 20  
RAIN S S S  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
NDZ011-210900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 37 62 39 52 25  
TEMP 41 38 44 54 58 55 48 46 45 43 45 50 49 42 34 30 28 26  
DEWPT 37 35 38 40 41 42 41 39 38 38 38 37 36 34 30 26 23 22  
RH 85 89 79 59 53 61 77 76 76 82 76 61 61 73 85 85 81 85  
WIND DIR W SW W W W N SE SE S NW NW N N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 4 5 8 10 9 8 10 11 11 10 11 13 14 13 13 12 10 9  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 20 10 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S  
SNOW S  
WIND CHILL 39 37 39 35 25 20 19 17  
MIN CHILL 34 35 37 37 35 20 17  
 
DATE 03/22 MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 40 25 52 24 44 29 58 23 37  
TEMP 33 37 28 28 45 47 30 26 39 42 32 30 50 52 33 25 31 34  
DEWPT 21 22 22 23 26 25 20 18 19 21 21 22 29 30 23 16 13 13  
PWIND DIR NW SE SW N E SE SW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 30 20 20 10  
RAIN S S  
SNOW C S S  
 

 
NDZ037-210900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 35 63 39 64 27  
TEMP 41 37 42 53 58 54 47 43 43 44 52 61 61 51 40 35 32 29  
DEWPT 38 36 39 42 43 44 42 41 41 40 42 43 42 40 35 31 28 25  
RH 89 96 89 66 57 69 83 93 93 86 69 51 49 66 82 85 85 85  
WIND DIR NW NW W SW W W S S S SW W NW N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 5 3 5 10 10 6 8 10 10 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 13  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C S S  
SNOW S  
OBVIS PF PF  
WIND CHILL 37 37 38 32 25 22 18  
MIN CHILL 34 33 37 37 39 25 18  
 
DATE 03/22 MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 39 24 51 26 46 28 59 27 40  
TEMP 34 36 27 26 43 47 34 27 41 41 31 28 50 53 38 29 34 34  
DEWPT 23 23 23 22 28 31 26 21 22 23 23 22 30 33 29 21 17 14  
PWIND DIR N E S N NE E SW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 10 0 0 10 10 20 20  
RAIN S S S  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
NDZ001-210900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 41 67 45 62 27  
TEMP 43 43 49 60 64 65 55 52 50 47 51 58 58 51 40 35 32 29  
DEWPT 39 38 40 42 43 43 42 40 39 38 41 41 38 36 33 29 26 25  
RH 86 82 71 51 46 45 61 63 66 71 68 53 47 56 76 78 78 85  
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW SW W W NW N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 9 10 10 11 12 10 10 11 12 10 11 14 18 18 14 12 9 6  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 20 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S S S  
SNOW S  
WIND CHILL 37 32 26 24 22  
MIN CHILL 37 38 26 22  
 
DATE 03/22 MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 44 27 52 26 49 34 62 25 42  
TEMP 37 42 32 29 46 49 33 28 43 47 37 35 56 56 36 27 36 40  
DEWPT 25 25 23 23 26 22 20 19 22 24 25 28 34 33 22 17 17 14  
PWIND DIR NW SE W NE SE SE W NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5 30 20 20 20  
RAIN C S S  
SNOW C S S S  
 

 
NDZ021-210900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 37 65 41 62 26  
TEMP 39 39 44 58 63 60 50 47 46 45 50 57 58 49 38 33 29 27  
DEWPT 38 37 39 41 41 42 41 40 39 38 39 39 39 37 33 29 25 23  
RH 96 92 82 53 44 51 71 76 76 76 66 51 49 63 82 85 85 85  
WIND DIR NW SE W W W W SW SW W W W NW N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 3 6 10 11 10 5 8 10 11 11 11 12 14 16 14 13 10 9  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C S  
SNOW S S  
WIND CHILL 38 39 29 23 20 18  
MIN CHILL 34 33 39 23 18  
 
DATE 03/22 MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 41 25 53 24 46 31 60 25 39  
TEMP 33 38 28 27 44 48 32 26 39 43 34 31 52 54 36 26 32 35  
DEWPT 23 23 23 23 27 25 22 19 19 21 23 23 30 31 25 18 15 14  
PWIND DIR NW E SW NE E SE SW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5 20 20 20 20  
RAIN S S S S  
SNOW S S S S S S  
 

 
NDZ043-210900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
1231 AM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN  
MDT 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 42 74 43 71 32  
TEMP 46 45 53 66 70 67 55 50 47 45 55 66 69 62 49 41 36 34  
DEWPT 33 34 37 38 38 41 39 38 36 35 39 41 41 40 37 36 33 31  
RH 60 65 54 36 31 39 55 63 65 68 55 40 36 44 63 82 89 89  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW W W NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 12 12 13 17 17 11 9 10 9 8 8 11 16 18 18 13 11 9  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C C  
WIND CHILL 39 33 28 27  
MIN CHILL 39 39 33 27  
 
DATE 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
MDT 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 50 30 58 28 54 36 68 29 45  
TEMP 43 47 33 31 52 54 35 30 47 52 39 37 64 62 42 31 41 41  
DEWPT 31 25 25 26 28 25 23 22 23 27 28 29 35 37 28 19 17 15  
PWIND DIR NW SE SW NE SE SE W NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20  
RAIN S S  
SNOW S S  
 

 
NDZ045-210900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 44 73 48 72 31  
TEMP 46 45 52 64 68 65 57 53 52 51 56 67 70 63 49 41 37 34  
DEWPT 36 38 40 43 42 44 42 42 39 38 41 43 42 42 38 36 32 28  
RH 68 76 63 46 39 46 57 66 61 61 57 42 36 46 66 82 82 78  
WIND DIR W W W W W NW SW SW W W W NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 10 12 13 16 13 10 10 13 13 13 11 12 14 17 19 19 17 14  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 0 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C  
SNOW C  
WIND CHILL 39 32 27 24  
MIN CHILL 39 32 24  
 
DATE 03/22 MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 45 30 57 30 50 36 66 32 44  
TEMP 38 43 33 31 48 53 38 32 44 47 38 36 58 61 45 34 38 39  
DEWPT 26 27 25 26 31 31 27 22 21 24 25 28 34 36 31 21 18 15  
PWIND DIR N SE S NE E SE SW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0 5 10 20 20  
RAIN S S S  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
 
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