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FOUS53 KBIS 201831  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
131 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
NDZ015-202100-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
131 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 71 44 72 28 44  
TEMP 69 67 55 51 48 47 53 65 66 58 45 37 33 30 31 36 42 42  
DEWPT 44 44 43 41 39 38 40 42 42 39 36 32 28 25 24 24 25 24  
RH 40 43 64 68 71 71 61 43 42 49 70 82 82 81 75 61 50 48  
WIND DIR W W S SW SW W W NW NW N N N N N N NW NW N  
WIND SPD 11 5 5 9 10 9 9 10 14 16 14 13 11 9 8 5 8 6  
WIND GUST 27 25  
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 30 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C  
WIND CHILL 38 28 24 22 24  
MIN CHILL 28 22 22 33  
 
DATE MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 26 57 28 49 27 60 27 41  
TEMP 31 28 47 52 35 28 42 45 33 29 49 56 40 29 36 37  
DEWPT 24 23 30 29 26 21 23 24 22 22 28 34 29 21 17 15  
PWIND DIR E S NE E E S NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 10 10 20 10  
RAIN S  
SNOW S  
 
 
NDZ033-202100-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
1231 PM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26  
MDT 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 72 45 71 28 46  
TEMP 70 70 56 53 51 49 55 64 66 57 43 36 32 30 31 38 44 43  
DEWPT 39 40 38 38 38 37 38 39 38 36 35 32 30 27 26 27 27 26  
RH 32 33 51 57 61 63 53 40 36 45 73 85 92 88 81 64 51 51  
WIND DIR W W SW W W W W NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 17 13 10 12 13 11 12 14 17 19 16 13 11 8 8 8 11 10  
CLOUDS B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C  
WIND CHILL 35 27 23 22 24 32 38 37  
MIN CHILL 27 22 22 34  
 
DATE MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
MDT 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 27 57 27 51 31 64 27 41  
TEMP 30 30 51 52 34 29 46 48 35 33 57 57 40 29 35 37  
DEWPT 23 26 28 25 24 21 24 25 23 25 32 32 27 22 17 15  
PWIND DIR SE SW NE E SE SW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 5 20 10  
RAIN S  
 
 
NDZ044-202100-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
1231 PM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26  
MDT 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 74 42 75 30 51  
TEMP 73 71 56 51 47 45 54 68 71 63 49 41 36 33 34 43 49 47  
DEWPT 39 40 38 36 35 34 38 40 39 40 36 35 32 29 29 30 28 27  
RH 29 32 51 56 63 65 54 36 31 43 61 79 85 85 82 60 44 45  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 17 11 6 6 6 5 5 10 14 19 17 13 9 5 5 9 11 10  
WIND GUST 21 27 32 31 25  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 40 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C S S  
WIND CHILL 33 29  
MIN CHILL 33 28 28  
 
DATE MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
MDT 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 28 60 28 55 32 70 30 45  
TEMP 32 30 53 56 37 30 50 52 38 34 63 65 43 32 41 40  
DEWPT 26 26 30 26 24 23 27 28 25 26 34 35 28 22 18 14  
PWIND DIR E SW NE E SE SW NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN GN GN BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10  
 
 
NDZ011-202100-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
131 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 63 40 53 24 40  
TEMP 61 63 52 52 50 47 45 49 47 41 34 29 27 26 27 33 37 37  
DEWPT 44 44 42 40 39 39 38 37 35 33 29 25 22 21 20 21 21 22  
RH 53 50 69 63 66 74 76 63 63 73 82 85 81 81 74 61 52 54  
WIND DIR W E SE SW W W NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 9 8 10 12 13 11 12 13 16 14 14 13 10 6 6 8 9 8  
WIND GUST 24 23 25 27 27  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 39 33 24 18 17 18 20 26 30 31  
MIN CHILL 38 33 18 17 18 28  
 
DATE MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 25 52 25 39 23 51 21 34  
TEMP 27 29 45 47 31 26 35 35 25 25 41 46 34 24 28 30  
DEWPT 21 23 27 25 19 19 20 20 18 19 24 28 23 15 12 12  
PWIND DIR SE SW NE NE E S NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 20 20 10 5  
SNOW S S  
 
 
NDZ037-202100-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
131 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 61 42 65 27 39  
TEMP 60 58 49 45 45 47 54 62 61 50 40 33 31 28 29 34 37 36  
DEWPT 43 45 43 42 41 40 43 44 41 39 34 30 27 24 22 22 23 23  
RH 53 62 80 89 86 76 66 52 48 66 79 89 85 85 75 61 56 59  
WIND DIR E SE SE S SW W W NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW  
WIND SPD 8 6 8 10 13 14 14 14 17 18 17 17 14 13 13 12 11 9  
WIND GUST 26 25 27 28 27 27 25  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S  
WIND CHILL 39 31 22 20 17 18 25 29 29  
MIN CHILL 39 22 17 17 26  
 
DATE MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 24 51 27 44 24 51 25 38  
TEMP 28 26 43 47 34 27 39 38 27 25 41 46 39 28 33 32  
DEWPT 23 22 27 31 26 21 22 22 20 19 25 31 28 22 17 14  
PWIND DIR E S NE NE E SE W NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN BZ BZ WY  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 0 0 10 20 20 10  
RAIN S  
SNOW S S  
 
 
NDZ001-202100-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
131 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 68 45 61 26 43  
TEMP 67 68 58 53 51 48 51 58 57 50 39 33 30 28 29 35 41 42  
DEWPT 41 43 41 40 40 39 40 41 39 36 31 28 25 24 24 26 25 25  
RH 39 40 53 61 66 71 66 53 51 58 73 82 81 85 81 69 52 50  
WIND DIR W W SW SW W W W NW NW N N N N N N NW W NW  
WIND SPD 16 16 11 13 13 11 12 14 19 19 14 11 8 5 6 9 10 9  
WIND GUST 26 25 32 33 26  
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 31 24 22 22 22 28 35 36  
MIN CHILL 24 22 22 30  
 
DATE MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 27 52 28 46 30 59 24 37  
TEMP 31 30 45 50 34 29 42 44 33 31 52 55 37 26 33 35  
DEWPT 24 24 27 23 21 18 22 22 24 26 32 29 24 18 14 13  
PWIND DIR SE SW NE E E SW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 10 10 10  
SNOW S  
 
 
NDZ021-202100-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
131 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 64 43 62 25 41  
TEMP 62 62 51 49 48 46 50 57 57 48 37 32 29 26 27 33 38 38  
DEWPT 44 43 41 40 38 38 40 40 38 36 32 28 25 22 22 22 23 23  
RH 52 50 68 71 68 73 68 53 49 63 82 85 85 85 81 63 54 54  
WIND DIR W W S SW W W W NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 10 5 8 12 13 12 12 13 16 17 14 13 10 6 6 6 8 6  
WIND GUST 26 29 26  
CLOUDS SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S  
WIND CHILL 28 22 20 18 20 27 32  
MIN CHILL 39 22 18 18 29  
 
DATE MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 25 53 26 43 24 55 23 36  
TEMP 28 27 44 49 33 27 38 39 28 27 45 51 36 25 31 32  
DEWPT 23 23 28 26 21 19 20 21 21 22 27 31 26 18 14 13  
PWIND DIR SE SW NE E E S NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 20 20 20 10  
RAIN S S  
SNOW S S S  
 
 
NDZ043-202100-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
1231 PM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26  
MDT 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 73 43 71 31 50  
TEMP 73 70 56 51 47 45 54 66 68 60 48 41 36 33 34 43 48 47  
DEWPT 37 40 38 37 36 35 38 41 40 39 36 37 32 30 30 31 28 26  
RH 27 33 51 59 65 68 54 40 36 46 63 85 85 89 85 62 46 43  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 14 12 9 10 9 6 8 11 18 21 19 14 10 6 6 10 13 13  
WIND GUST 26 33  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C S S  
SNOW S  
WIND CHILL 33 29 27 28 37  
MIN CHILL 33 27 27 39  
 
DATE MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
MDT 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 29 58 29 56 34 70 30 44  
TEMP 32 30 53 54 36 31 50 53 39 36 64 62 44 33 41 40  
DEWPT 25 26 30 25 24 24 27 28 27 27 35 36 28 22 18 14  
PWIND DIR E SW NE SE SE SW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10  
 
 
NDZ045-202100-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
131 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 72 49 74 30 45  
TEMP 69 68 58 55 52 50 57 67 70 63 49 40 36 33 32 37 43 43  
DEWPT 41 43 42 40 38 38 40 42 42 42 37 35 31 28 25 26 27 27  
RH 36 40 55 57 59 63 53 40 36 46 63 82 82 82 75 64 53 53  
WIND DIR W W SW SW W W W NW NW N N N N N N N NW N  
WIND SPD 12 10 10 13 13 13 10 12 14 23 21 19 17 13 12 10 10 10  
WIND GUST 33 29  
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C S S  
SNOW S  
WIND CHILL 31 26 23 23 30 37 37  
MIN CHILL 31 23 22 32  
 
DATE MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 29 57 32 51 33 63 30 41  
TEMP 32 31 48 54 39 33 45 48 37 35 52 59 44 34 36 37  
DEWPT 25 25 31 31 29 24 24 25 25 25 32 36 30 23 17 14  
PWIND DIR E S NE E E S NW N  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ WY  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 5 20 10  
RAIN S  
 
 
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