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POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
626 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
NDZ015-280900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
626 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 SUN 03/29/26 MON  
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 28 62 30 58 32  
TEMP 39 31 29 28 29 39 55 61 59 44 38 34 31 37 50 57 55 44 39 36 34  
DEWPT 13 15 14 13 15 22 30 29 27 29 28 27 26 28 30 31 31 31 29 28 27  
RH 34 51 53 53 55 50 38 29 29 55 67 75 81 70 46 37 40 60 67 72 75  
WIND DIR S S S S S S W NW N NE E NE NE E E SE E E E E E  
WIND SPD 5 8 13 13 10 9 6 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 10 10  
CLOUDS CL SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S  
WIND CHILL 23 18 17 20 33 25 32 29 26  
MIN CHILL 36 18 17 21 34 25 26 32 26  
 
DATE 03/30 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26  
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 62 24 38 18 46 30 57 34 49  
TEMP 51 53 36 27 32 35 23 21 38 43 33 32 47 51 41 35 43 43  
DEWPT 33 36 27 18 18 15 15 15 19 21 21 23 33 38 37 34 34 31  
PWIND DIR E N NW NE SE SE SE SE W  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN BZ BZ GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 20 10 5 10 20 40 50 50  
RAIN S S C C C C C C  
SNOW S S S C C C  
 
 
NDZ033-280900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
526 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 SUN 03/29/26 MON  
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 31 63 32 59 34  
TEMP 46 31 32 32 31 43 58 63 60 43 39 36 34 41 53 58 55 43 39 37 35  
DEWPT 9 12 12 13 19 23 24 20 20 25 27 28 28 30 31 30 30 31 29 29 30  
RH 22 45 43 45 61 45 27 19 21 49 62 72 78 65 43 34 38 62 67 72 82  
WIND DIR S S S S SW W NW NW N NE E E SE S W NW NE E E E E  
WIND SPD 14 16 18 14 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 5 6 9 11 11 11 11 13 13 12  
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S  
WIND CHILL 21 20 22 22 37 28 35 37 31 28 26  
MIN CHILL 20 20 24 34 28 28 31 26  
 
DATE 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26  
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 62 20 37 20 49 33 59 31 46  
TEMP 53 49 31 22 31 35 22 22 41 45 35 34 51 51 38 33 42 41  
DEWPT 34 31 22 15 15 13 13 13 20 24 23 26 36 40 35 31 30 28  
PWIND DIR W NW NW E SE SE SE SW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 10 20 10 10 10 20 30 50 40  
RAIN S S C C C C C C  
SNOW S C C C C  
 
 
NDZ044-280900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
526 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 SUN 03/29/26 MON  
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 29 69 32 65 34  
TEMP 45 33 31 30 29 42 62 69 65 47 40 37 33 43 58 65 60 47 42 39 36  
DEWPT 8 12 11 13 18 23 24 21 22 25 27 28 28 30 30 28 28 30 30 29 29  
RH 21 41 43 49 63 46 23 16 19 42 59 70 82 60 34 25 29 51 62 67 75  
WIND DIR S S S S SW W W NW N NE NE NE N SE S W E E E E E  
WIND SPD 11 14 18 12 6 6 8 9 8 6 5 4 3 5 10 11 10 10 11 10 9  
WIND GUST 21  
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 39 23 19 20 22 36 32 29  
MIN CHILL 39 19 20 24 36 30 32 36 29  
 
DATE 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26  
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 69 24 39 20 49 32 60 32 47  
TEMP 59 53 36 26 34 38 23 22 41 46 35 33 53 53 39 34 45 43  
DEWPT 34 31 25 17 14 9 12 13 18 21 21 25 35 39 37 32 29 25  
PWIND DIR W NW NW E SE SE SE SW NW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 5 20 10 10 10 20 30 50 40  
RAIN S C C C C C C  
SNOW S S C C C C  
 
 
NDZ011-280900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
626 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 SUN 03/29/26 MON  
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 28 53 25 47 27  
TEMP 35 28 30 32 32 38 48 52 48 37 31 29 27 32 42 47 43 35 33 31 30  
DEWPT 16 14 14 13 14 19 23 22 23 25 25 24 23 23 25 26 26 26 25 26 24  
RH 45 55 51 45 47 46 37 31 37 61 78 81 85 69 50 43 51 69 72 81 78  
WIND DIR S S S S SW W NW N N E E E NE E NE N NE NE E E E  
WIND SPD 8 11 17 17 12 10 9 10 10 8 6 5 6 8 10 11 11 10 11 11 12  
CLOUDS CL SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.14  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C  
SNOW C C C  
WIND CHILL 28 18 18 21 23 31 31 24 23 20 25 36 37 27 24 22 20  
MIN CHILL 28 17 20 25 24 20 21 37 24 20  
 
DATE 03/30 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26  
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 47 20 32 18 43 30 50 32 43  
TEMP 38 39 27 22 27 29 20 20 35 39 32 32 43 46 36 34 38 37  
DEWPT 27 32 22 16 17 18 15 14 17 22 20 23 31 39 34 32 32 31  
PWIND DIR E N NW NE SE SE SE S W  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 40 20 5 5 5 20 40 50 50  
RAIN C C S C C C C C  
SNOW C C S S C C C C C  
 
 
NDZ037-280900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
626 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 SUN 03/29/26 MON  
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 23 58 28 53 29  
TEMP 31 24 24 27 28 40 53 57 54 40 34 31 30 36 47 52 49 39 34 31 31  
DEWPT 14 12 14 14 13 14 23 26 27 28 26 25 25 25 28 29 30 28 27 26 26  
RH 49 60 65 57 53 34 31 30 35 62 72 78 81 64 47 41 48 64 75 81 81  
WIND DIR SW S S S S SW SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E  
WIND SPD 1 5 13 18 18 17 13 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 11  
WIND GUST 27  
CLOUDS CL FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 14 12 14 15 31 33 27 24 22 30 32 26 22 22  
MIN CHILL 24 12 13 19 27 22 24 26 20  
 
DATE 03/30 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26  
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 59 26 34 19 42 30 51 35 46  
TEMP 48 49 35 28 32 30 22 21 36 37 33 32 44 45 39 37 42 39  
DEWPT 32 40 31 22 20 18 16 17 19 21 22 23 32 36 36 35 38 34  
PWIND DIR E N NW N E SE SE SE SW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN BZ WY BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 20 5 5 5 20 30 40 60  
RAIN S S C C C L C  
SNOW S S C C L  
 
 
NDZ001-280900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
626 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 SUN 03/29/26 MON  
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 28 55 29 50 31  
TEMP 43 33 31 30 28 36 48 54 53 42 37 34 31 35 44 49 48 40 36 34 33  
DEWPT 18 16 16 17 19 20 22 20 20 25 26 27 26 28 30 30 30 29 29 30 29  
RH 36 49 53 58 68 52 35 26 27 50 64 75 81 75 57 48 49 64 75 85 85  
WIND DIR S S S S S W NW NW N E E NE NE NE N N NE E E E E  
WIND SPD 9 12 14 10 5 5 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 10 11 11 11 11 12 11 11  
CLOUDS FW B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.12  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S L L C  
WIND CHILL 37 24 20 21 22 31 27 24 27 38 33 28 26 24  
MIN CHILL 37 20 21 24 31 24 24 28 24  
 
DATE 03/30 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26  
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 20 34 21 48 32 54 30 42  
TEMP 43 43 28 21 30 33 24 22 39 45 36 33 48 48 38 31 39 39  
DEWPT 32 32 22 15 17 16 16 15 22 26 23 24 37 39 35 30 32 29  
PWIND DIR E NW NW E SE SE SE N NW  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 40 20 5 5 5 20 40 50 40  
RAIN C C S C C C C C C  
SNOW S S C C C C  
 
 
NDZ021-280900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
626 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 SUN 03/29/26 MON  
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 28 56 28 52 29  
TEMP 36 28 30 29 28 37 49 54 52 39 34 31 30 34 44 52 47 38 34 32 31  
DEWPT 14 15 15 14 15 19 24 22 21 25 26 26 26 26 28 29 28 28 28 27 26  
RH 40 58 53 53 58 48 37 28 29 57 72 81 85 72 53 41 47 67 78 81 81  
WIND DIR S S S S S SW W NW N NE E E NE E E N NE NE E E E  
WIND SPD 9 12 18 14 9 8 8 8 8 8 6 5 5 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 12  
CLOUDS FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C  
WIND CHILL 29 18 18 18 19 31 33 28 25 24 27 31 25 23 21  
MIN CHILL 29 17 18 20 28 24 24 25 21  
 
DATE 03/30 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26  
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 54 21 34 18 45 30 53 31 45  
TEMP 43 43 29 22 28 31 22 20 35 41 33 32 45 47 37 32 39 40  
DEWPT 30 34 24 16 18 16 15 15 19 22 21 23 33 39 35 32 34 31  
PWIND DIR E N NW NE SE SE SE S W  
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN BZ BZ WY BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 30 30 10 5 10 20 40 60 50  
RAIN C C C C C C L C C  
SNOW C S S C L C  
 
 
NDZ043-280900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
526 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 SUN 03/29/26 MON  
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 30 67 33 64 36  
TEMP 46 34 33 31 31 45 61 66 63 46 41 37 35 44 57 62 60 47 43 39 37  
DEWPT 13 14 14 16 20 23 23 20 20 24 27 28 28 30 30 28 29 30 30 30 30  
RH 26 43 45 53 63 41 23 17 19 42 57 70 75 57 35 27 31 51 60 70 75  
WIND DIR S S S S SW W NW NW N NE E E NE S W NW NE E E E SE  
WIND SPD 13 17 19 13 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 5 5 8 11 12 12 13 14 13 11  
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 23 21 21 22 36 31 29  
MIN CHILL 21 20 24 36 30 32 36 29  
 
DATE 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26  
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 67 23 38 22 50 34 59 31 45  
TEMP 59 51 33 24 32 37 24 23 42 47 36 35 53 52 38 34 41 41  
DEWPT 34 30 24 17 14 10 14 13 19 23 24 27 36 38 35 31 27 25  
PWIND DIR W NW NW E SE SE SE W NW  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN WY WY BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 10 20 10 10 10 20 30 50 40  
RAIN S S S S C C C C C  
SNOW S S S C C C  
 
 
NDZ045-280900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
626 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
DATE 03/27/26 SAT 03/28/26 SUN 03/29/26 MON  
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 31 64 35 61 36  
TEMP 42 32 31 32 34 42 57 63 61 47 42 38 35 40 53 60 57 47 42 39 37  
DEWPT 11 11 9 8 12 20 27 28 29 30 30 29 28 29 32 33 33 32 30 30 29  
RH 28 41 39 36 39 41 31 26 29 51 62 70 75 64 44 36 40 56 62 70 72  
WIND DIR S S S S S SW W NW NE NE E NE NE E E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 9 14 20 23 18 16 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 16  
CLOUDS CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 22 18 19 23 34 36 32 28 33 35 31 28  
MIN CHILL 38 18 19 26 36 28 29 35 28  
 
DATE 03/30 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26  
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 63 27 37 21 46 33 55 36 48  
TEMP 52 56 39 29 33 36 25 22 38 42 36 34 47 51 42 37 44 44  
DEWPT 35 37 27 20 17 14 15 15 18 19 20 23 34 38 37 34 33 30  
PWIND DIR E N NW NE SE SE SE S NW  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ GN BZ WY WY BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 5 20 10 10 10 20 30 50 50  
RAIN S C C C C C C  
SNOW S S C C C  
 
 
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