718  
FOUS53 KBIS 270631  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
131 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
NDZ015-280900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 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 18 42 28 62 30  
TEMP 24 20 21 31 38 40 32 31 30 30 39 54 60 56 45 39 34 31  
DEWPT 18 10 9 11 13 14 16 16 14 16 22 29 30 31 31 29 27 25  
RH 77 64 59 43 35 34 51 53 51 55 50 38 32 38 58 67 75 78  
WIND DIR NW N NW W W SW SE S S S S W NW NE NE NE E NE  
WIND SPD 13 11 10 8 8 6 10 13 12 9 8 5 8 6 6 5 5 5  
WIND GUST 28 24  
CLOUDS B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOW  
WIND CHILL 12 8 10 24 32 24 21 20 22 33 25  
MIN CHILL 20 8 5 27 21 19 24 35 25  
 
DATE 03/29 MON 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26  
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 58 33 62 34 46 23 42 25 48  
TEMP 49 52 38 34 51 56 42 35 42 42 27 24 36 40 29 27 40 45  
DEWPT 29 30 29 27 32 35 33 29 27 23 20 17 19 21 21 21 26 30  
PWIND DIR NE E E NE N N E E SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 10 20 20 20 20 30 40  
RAIN S S S S C  
SNOW S S S S S S S C C C  
 

 
NDZ033-280900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
1231 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 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 14 45 28 63 31  
TEMP 16 14 19 33 43 42 32 32 32 32 43 57 61 57 43 38 36 34  
DEWPT 10 9 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 20 26 27 26 27 28 28 28 28  
RH 77 80 64 38 27 30 47 49 51 61 51 31 26 31 55 67 72 78  
WIND DIR NW NW W W W S S S S SW W NW NW N NE E E E  
WIND SPD 17 10 9 9 11 10 13 17 13 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 6 6  
WIND GUST 27 20  
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOW  
WIND CHILL 0 1 8 25 37 36 22 21 22 24 37 30 28  
MIN CHILL 4 -1 2 30 21 21 26 33 28  
 
DATE 03/29/26 MON 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26  
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 59 34 65 31 43 20 43 25 47  
TEMP 52 53 37 35 54 58 40 34 39 39 24 22 37 40 28 26 40 44  
DEWPT 30 29 28 29 33 33 31 28 24 21 18 16 18 20 20 22 28 31  
PWIND DIR E E SE N NW NE E SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 10 20 20 20 20 30 30  
RAIN S S S C  
SNOW S S S S S S S S C C C  
 

 
NDZ044-280900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
1231 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 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 16 47 28 67 32  
TEMP 19 17 23 37 45 44 33 31 30 30 43 61 67 62 47 39 36 33  
DEWPT 13 11 11 10 11 12 13 13 15 20 25 27 24 25 28 28 27 27  
RH 77 77 59 32 25 27 43 47 53 66 49 27 19 24 47 64 69 78  
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W S S S S S W W NW N NE E E NE  
WIND SPD 18 10 6 6 10 10 13 16 10 5 6 9 9 8 5 5 4 4  
WIND GUST 23 27  
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOW  
WIND CHILL 4 5 15 38 23 20 21 24  
MIN CHILL 7 4 4 36 20 21 26 35 29  
 
DATE 03/29/26 MON 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26  
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 64 34 69 34 50 21 43 23 47  
TEMP 58 60 40 35 58 62 42 35 45 43 26 23 38 42 28 25 40 44  
DEWPT 28 28 28 28 33 33 32 28 27 20 19 16 18 21 21 22 29 32  
PWIND DIR SE E SE N N NE E SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ GN BZ BZ WY  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 20 20 30 20 30 30  
RAIN S S S S C  
SNOW S S S C S S S C C S C  
 

 
NDZ011-280900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 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 13 38 27 53 26  
TEMP 16 14 18 26 35 36 29 31 33 32 37 47 51 47 37 32 29 28  
DEWPT 8 5 5 7 11 14 15 15 15 17 21 25 26 27 26 25 24 22  
RH 70 67 56 44 36 40 55 51 47 53 52 42 37 45 64 75 81 78  
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W SW S S S S SW N N NE NE E E NE  
WIND SPD 10 11 12 10 10 9 11 14 14 11 9 9 11 10 9 6 5 6  
WIND GUST 23 25 25  
CLOUDS B2 SC FW CL CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 30 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOW  
WIND CHILL 4 0 5 16 27 29 19 20 23 23 30 30 26 23 21  
MIN CHILL 9 0 0 21 19 22 25 26 21  
 
DATE 03/29 MON 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26  
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 48 28 51 28 38 19 38 24 44  
TEMP 42 42 31 29 40 46 33 29 34 33 24 21 34 36 27 26 37 41  
DEWPT 25 27 25 23 27 31 27 24 23 23 18 15 17 19 19 19 25 29  
PWIND DIR NE NE E NE NW N E E SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 30 20 30 20 20 10 20 30  
RAIN C C  
SNOW C S C C S S S S C C  
 

 
NDZ037-280900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 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 17 35 25 59 28  
TEMP 24 20 22 28 33 32 27 26 28 30 40 53 57 51 41 34 31 29  
DEWPT 17 12 9 9 10 13 14 15 15 15 20 26 28 29 29 27 25 24  
RH 74 71 57 44 38 45 57 62 58 53 44 35 33 42 62 75 78 81  
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW W S S S S SW SW NW N NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 6 13 17 17 13 6 9 13 14 16 14 12 11 10 10 9 6 8  
WIND GUST 25 27  
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 FW CL CL FW SC B2 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOW C  
WIND CHILL 16 7 8 16 23 26 18 14 16 19 32 35 27 24 21  
MIN CHILL 21 7 6 19 14 15 21 27 21  
 
DATE 03/29 MON 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26  
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 53 29 58 34 44 24 41 24 45  
TEMP 46 47 33 30 46 52 38 34 40 37 27 24 36 38 28 26 39 41  
DEWPT 27 29 25 25 30 35 32 30 29 26 22 18 19 20 21 21 26 28  
PWIND DIR NE NE E NE N N NE E SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ GN GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 20 10 20 20 20 30  
RAIN S S  
SNOW S S S S S C C  
 

 
NDZ001-280900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 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 12 44 28 55 29  
TEMP 13 14 19 31 41 44 35 33 31 29 36 49 54 52 42 37 34 31  
DEWPT 5 6 7 11 16 18 18 18 19 20 24 28 28 28 29 28 27 26  
RH 70 70 59 43 36 35 49 53 61 69 61 44 36 39 60 70 75 81  
WIND DIR NW W W SW SW S S S S S W NW N NE E E E NE  
WIND SPD 11 5 6 10 12 10 10 13 9 5 5 8 9 8 8 9 8 8  
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL FW B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOW  
WIND CHILL -1 5 10 22 34 38 27 23 23 23 30 27 24  
MIN CHILL -3 -3 5 27 23 23 24 30 24  
 
DATE 03/29 MON 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26  
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 50 30 58 29 41 19 43 26 47  
TEMP 44 47 36 33 47 53 36 29 36 37 25 21 37 42 31 28 41 44  
DEWPT 29 29 28 28 34 34 30 25 23 21 18 16 20 22 21 23 29 32  
PWIND DIR NE E SE N NW NE E SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN BZ GN BZ BZ WY  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 40 20 30 20 20 10 20 30  
RAIN C S C C  
SNOW C C S S S S S C C  
 

 
NDZ021-280900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 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 14 39 27 56 27  
TEMP 19 15 19 27 36 37 30 31 30 29 36 48 54 51 40 34 31 29  
DEWPT 9 6 6 9 13 15 16 16 15 17 22 27 28 28 28 27 25 24  
RH 64 67 56 46 38 40 55 53 53 60 56 44 36 41 62 75 78 81  
WIND DIR NW N NW W W S S S S S SW NW N NE NE E E NE  
WIND SPD 21 11 10 10 9 6 10 14 13 8 6 8 8 9 8 8 5 5  
WIND GUST 33 25  
CLOUDS B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOW  
WIND CHILL 2 2 7 17 29 21 20 19 21 30 27 25 23  
MIN CHILL 9 2 2 22 20 19 24 27 23  
 
DATE 03/29 MON 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26  
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 52 29 56 29 41 20 39 24 44  
TEMP 43 45 33 30 45 50 35 29 36 36 23 21 34 37 27 25 38 40  
DEWPT 27 28 27 25 30 33 30 25 25 23 19 16 18 20 19 20 26 30  
PWIND DIR NE E SE NE N N E E SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ WY  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 30 20 30 20 20 20 20 40  
RAIN C S S C S  
SNOW C S C S S S S S S S C C  
 

 
NDZ043-280900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
1231 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 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 16 48 29 66 34  
TEMP 18 17 24 38 45 45 34 33 31 31 44 61 66 62 47 40 36 35  
DEWPT 12 11 12 11 12 15 16 16 18 22 27 27 23 25 28 28 28 27  
RH 77 77 60 32 26 29 47 49 58 69 51 27 19 24 47 62 72 72  
WIND DIR NW NW W W SW S S S S SW W W NW N NE E E E  
WIND SPD 13 9 6 9 11 13 16 18 12 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 5 5  
WIND GUST 20  
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN  
SNOW  
WIND CHILL 4 6 16 32 39 39 24 22 21 22 38  
MIN CHILL 7 4 4 35 22 21 25 35 29  
 
DATE 03/29/26 MON 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26  
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 63 35 69 34 48 22 43 25 47  
TEMP 57 59 41 36 58 62 43 35 43 42 25 23 38 42 28 26 40 44  
DEWPT 28 29 30 29 33 33 32 28 27 21 19 17 18 21 22 23 29 33  
PWIND DIR SE E SE N N NE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ BZ WY  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 20 20 20 20 30 30  
RAIN S S S C  
SNOW S S S S S S S C C S C  
 

 
NDZ045-280900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 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 20 43 32 63 35  
TEMP 24 21 22 31 40 41 34 33 33 34 43 56 61 59 48 42 37 35  
DEWPT 16 12 10 10 11 12 13 12 10 15 22 29 30 33 31 30 28 27  
RH 71 68 59 41 30 30 41 41 38 45 43 35 31 37 51 62 70 72  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W SW S S S S SW SW W NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 16 14 14 10 10 10 14 21 21 18 14 10 10 10 10 10 9 9  
WIND GUST 31  
CLOUDS SC SC FW CL CL FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 11 8 9 22 33 35 24 21 21 23 36 36 30 28  
MIN CHILL 17 8 6 26 21 19 26 36 28  
 
DATE 03/29 MON 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26  
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 60 35 63 37 48 25 40 28 46  
TEMP 51 55 41 35 51 57 43 37 44 43 32 26 36 39 31 28 39 43  
DEWPT 30 32 30 28 34 36 34 30 29 25 22 20 19 20 20 21 26 30  
PWIND DIR NE E SE NE N N E SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ BZ WY  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 20 20 20 20 30 30  
RAIN S S S S C  
SNOW S S S S S C C C C  
 

 
 
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