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FOUS53 KBIS 022321  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
621 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
NDZ015-030900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
621 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
DATE 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 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 26 34 24 42 26  
TEMP 32 31 30 28 27 28 30 31 32 29 28 27 25 29 35 39 40 32 30 28 30  
DEWPT 31 28 27 25 25 26 27 29 28 28 27 26 24 26 28 30 31 30 28 26 27  
RH 96 88 88 88 92 92 88 92 85 96 96 96 96 88 75 70 70 92 92 92 88  
WIND DIR E E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW  
WIND SPD 12 9 8 10 10 11 11 12 10 10 10 11 11 12 11 11 6 4 3 5 8  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 100 90 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.60 0.28 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 7 4  
SNOW S C D D D D D L L  
WIND CHILL 23 23 22 19 17 18 20 21 23 20 19 17 14 19 27 32 22 22  
MIN CHILL 23 21 17 16 21 19 14 15 29 26 21  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W W W W  
 
DATE 04/05 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26  
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 22 36 19 44 31 52 24 43  
TEMP 41 42 29 23 33 35 23 19 37 42 36 33 47 47 30 25 37 41  
DEWPT 30 27 23 19 18 18 18 15 24 31 32 29 29 27 23 19 22 23  
PWIND DIR NW N NE SE SE S NW N NE  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN BZ GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 20 20  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
NDZ033-030900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
521 PM MDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
DATE 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 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 24 33 22 44 27  
TEMP 29 29 27 26 25 25 27 30 30 27 26 25 24 29 36 42 42 33 31 30 30  
DEWPT 29 27 26 25 25 25 26 27 28 27 26 25 24 28 31 32 34 31 29 29 28  
RH 100 92 96 96100100 96 88 92100100100100 96 82 67 73 92 92 96 92  
WIND DIR E E E E E NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W  
WIND SPD 17 16 13 12 12 12 13 12 11 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 11 8 9 10 12  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 100 60 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.49 0.04 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 6 T  
SNOW C L D D D D L L S S  
WIND CHILL 17 17 16 15 13 13 16 20 21 18 17 15 14 19 28 35 36 26 23 21 20  
MIN CHILL 17 15 13 12 19 17 14 14 30 23 20  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W W W W W  
 
DATE 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26  
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 45 21 38 21 53 32 51 23 46  
TEMP 41 44 28 22 34 36 24 23 44 51 40 34 46 45 28 24 38 42  
DEWPT 28 24 23 20 20 20 20 19 29 33 33 29 25 23 22 20 22 23  
PWIND DIR NW N E SE S SW NW N NE  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 0 5 10 5 20 20  
RAIN S  
SNOW S S S S  
 

 
NDZ044-030900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
521 PM MDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
DATE 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 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 23 31 21 42 26  
TEMP 31 28 27 25 24 25 28 30 28 26 26 24 23 29 36 39 39 32 30 29 29  
DEWPT 30 28 26 25 24 25 27 27 28 26 26 24 23 28 32 33 34 31 29 29 28  
RH 96100 96100100100 96 88100100100100100 96 85 79 82 96 96100 96  
WIND DIR E E E E E NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW  
WIND SPD 16 17 14 16 14 13 14 14 12 10 10 10 10 11 12 11 9 5 6 8 9  
WIND GUST 21 21  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 80 100 80 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.18 0.59 0.13 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 7 2  
SNOW C L D D D D D D D C C  
WIND CHILL 20 16 15 12 11 13 17 19 18 16 16 14 12 19 28 32 33 26 23 21 20  
MIN CHILL 20 14 11 11 18 16 12 14 29 23 20  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W W W W W  
 
DATE 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26  
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 47 21 39 19 55 31 53 23 43  
TEMP 42 45 27 23 36 37 24 21 45 52 39 34 49 48 30 24 38 41  
DEWPT 32 29 24 22 23 22 20 19 31 36 34 30 26 23 22 21 23 23  
PWIND DIR NW N E SE S SW NW N NE  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN BZ BZ GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 5 5 20 10 30 30  
RAIN S S  
SNOW S C C S  
 

 
NDZ011-030900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
621 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
DATE 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 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 26 36 24 43 29  
TEMP 34 30 29 28 27 29 31 33 32 29 27 27 25 30 38 42 40 35 32 32 32  
DEWPT 28 28 27 26 25 25 26 27 28 27 25 24 23 25 26 28 30 29 28 29 28  
RH 78 92 92 92 92 85 81 78 85 92 92 88 92 81 62 57 67 78 85 88 85  
WIND DIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
WIND SPD 14 12 10 10 10 11 12 12 11 10 9 10 10 11 12 11 10 5 6 10 13  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 30 60 40 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.16 0.03 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 2 T  
SNOW S S C C L C C S S  
WIND CHILL 24 20 20 19 17 19 21 24 23 20 18 17 15 20 30 36 33 26 24 22  
MIN CHILL 24 19 17 17 22 18 15 16 33 26 22  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 04/05 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26  
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 43 22 36 21 46 31 47 23 41  
TEMP 39 40 26 23 31 34 24 23 39 44 37 33 42 41 28 24 35 38  
DEWPT 27 24 20 16 13 13 17 15 22 31 30 27 26 24 20 18 18 20  
PWIND DIR NW N NE SE S SW NW NW N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN WY BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 5 20 10 10 10  
RAIN S S  
SNOW S S  
 

 
NDZ037-030900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
621 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
DATE 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 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 27 33 28 36 25  
TEMP 29 29 28 28 28 29 30 30 30 29 29 29 28 29 31 34 33 28 27 27 27  
DEWPT 27 29 28 28 27 27 28 30 30 29 29 28 27 28 29 29 29 27 25 26 26  
RH 92100100100 96 92 92100100100100 96 96 96 92 82 85 96 92 96 96  
WIND DIR NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
WIND SPD 12 9 9 10 10 13 14 13 12 12 13 14 17 18 18 17 12 10 9 10 11  
WIND GUST 28 28  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 90 100 60 5  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.36 0.63 0.06 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 4 8  
SNOW C C C D D D D D D L L  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 19 20 19 19 18 18 19 19 20 19 18 18 16 17 19 23 24 19 18 17 17  
MIN CHILL 19 18 18 16 19 18 16 15 20 18 17  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W W W W  
 
DATE 04/05 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26  
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 22 32 14 38 30 47 23 40  
TEMP 37 37 28 22 29 30 18 17 30 35 32 32 41 42 29 25 35 36  
DEWPT 32 30 25 19 18 18 15 14 22 29 30 30 33 31 25 20 24 25  
PWIND DIR NW NW N SE S S W NW N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10 20 20 10 20  
RAIN S S  
SNOW S S  
 

 
NDZ001-030900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
621 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
DATE 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 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 28 38 24 50 30  
TEMP 37 34 32 30 29 29 33 35 36 31 29 27 26 33 42 47 47 39 35 33 32  
DEWPT 29 29 28 27 26 27 28 29 29 28 27 25 25 29 33 33 34 33 32 30 28  
RH 72 82 85 88 88 92 82 78 75 88 92 92 96 85 70 58 60 79 89 89 85  
WIND DIR E E E NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 18 17 14 14 13 12 11 11 11 5 4 4 4 6 10 12 11 6 6 9 10  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 40 60 10 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.13 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T 1 00-00  
SNOW S C C L C C  
WIND CHILL 27 23 22 19 18 19 24 27 28 25 20 27 36 29 25 24  
MIN CHILL 27 21 18 17 27 24 20 23 38 29 24  
 
DATE 04/05 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26  
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 23 41 25 59 33 48 23 45  
TEMP 41 43 29 23 36 39 30 27 49 57 42 35 44 43 29 24 39 43  
DEWPT 28 24 22 19 18 18 18 20 30 36 33 29 26 24 21 20 21 22  
PWIND DIR NW NE E SE S SW NW N E  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN BZ WY BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 20 5 10 20  
RAIN S S  
SNOW S S  
 

 
NDZ021-030900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
621 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
DATE 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 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 26 35 24 43 28  
TEMP 31 30 30 28 27 28 30 33 32 29 27 26 25 29 36 41 40 34 31 30 30  
DEWPT 28 28 27 26 25 25 27 28 28 28 26 24 23 26 27 29 30 29 28 29 28  
RH 88 92 88 92 92 88 88 82 85 96 96 92 92 88 69 62 67 82 88 96 92  
WIND DIR E E E E E NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
WIND SPD 14 12 11 12 13 13 13 12 11 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 9 3 5 9 12  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 90 60 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.41 0.08 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 5 1  
SNOW C S S S C L D L L C C  
WIND CHILL 20 20 20 17 16 17 20 24 23 20 18 16 15 19 28 34 34 25 22 20  
MIN CHILL 20 19 16 16 21 18 15 16 31 25 20  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W W W W  
 
DATE 04/05 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26  
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 43 22 37 20 46 31 48 23 43  
TEMP 39 42 28 22 31 35 25 22 38 45 36 33 44 43 29 24 36 39  
DEWPT 28 25 22 17 15 15 17 16 24 32 32 29 26 25 22 19 20 21  
PWIND DIR NW N NE SE S S NW N NE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN WY BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 5 20 10 20 20  
RAIN S S  
SNOW S S S S  
 

 
NDZ043-030900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
521 PM MDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
DATE 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 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 23 31 22 44 27  
TEMP 32 29 27 26 24 25 28 30 29 27 26 25 25 29 36 42 41 33 31 30 29  
DEWPT 30 28 27 25 24 25 26 27 28 27 26 25 24 29 33 34 35 32 30 29 28  
RH 92 96100 96100100 92 88 96100100100 96100 89 73 79 96 96 96 96  
WIND DIR E E E E E NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW  
WIND SPD 20 20 17 16 14 13 13 13 12 10 10 10 10 11 12 14 12 10 10 10 10  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 80 100 60 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.54 0.03 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T 7 T  
FRZG RAIN C S  
SNOW C L D D D D D L L  
WIND CHILL 20 16 14 14 11 13 17 19 19 17 16 15 15 19 28 34 34 25 22 21 20  
MIN CHILL 20 14 11 12 18 16 15 16 30 22 20  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W W W W W  
 
DATE 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26  
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 48 22 41 22 59 33 52 24 43  
TEMP 43 45 29 24 37 38 26 23 49 57 42 35 47 46 30 25 39 41  
DEWPT 30 28 24 22 23 23 22 22 33 38 35 31 24 22 22 21 22 24  
PWIND DIR NW NE E SE S SW NW N E  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 0 0 10 10 30 20  
RAIN S  
SNOW S C S S  
 

 
NDZ045-030900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
621 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
DATE 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 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 26 30 24 38 27  
TEMP 31 30 28 27 26 26 27 29 28 28 28 27 25 28 32 37 36 31 29 28 29  
DEWPT 28 27 27 25 25 26 27 28 28 28 28 26 24 26 30 32 33 29 28 27 28  
RH 88 88 96 92 96100100 96100100100 96 96 92 92 82 89 92 96 96 96  
WIND DIR E E E E NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
WIND SPD 13 12 12 12 13 13 14 13 12 14 17 18 18 18 17 14 10 8 9 10 13  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 50 100 90 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.68 0.35 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 8 5  
SNOW S C D D D D D D L L S S  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 21 20 17 16 15 14 15 18 17 16 16 14 11 15 21 28 29 24 20 19 18  
MIN CHILL 21 17 15 14 17 16 11 13 23 20 17  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W W W W W  
 
DATE 04/05 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26  
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 43 22 34 19 43 32 51 25 41  
TEMP 39 40 29 24 31 32 23 21 35 41 38 35 47 46 32 26 35 39  
DEWPT 33 30 25 21 22 22 19 16 27 35 34 33 31 28 25 21 22 24  
PWIND DIR NW N NE SE SE S NW N NE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN BZ WY BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 5 10 20 10 20 30  
RAIN S S  
SNOW S S C S  
 

 
 
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