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FOUS53 KBIS 030631  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
131 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
NDZ015-040900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI APR 3 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 32 24 40 27  
TEMP 29 28 29 30 31 32 29 28 27 26 29 34 38 38 33 30 29 29  
DEWPT 26 25 26 27 29 29 29 28 25 24 26 29 30 31 30 28 27 26  
RH 88 88 88 88 92 88100100 92 92 88 82 73 76 89 92 92 88  
WIND DIR E NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
WIND SPD 8 9 10 10 11 9 8 10 10 11 12 11 10 6 4 4 5 9  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 100 100 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.41 0.32 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR T 5 4  
SNOW C L D D D D D L C  
WIND CHILL 21 19 20 21 22 24 21 19 17 15 19 26 31 23 20  
MIN CHILL 22 18 17 22 19 15 14 28 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 45 21 35 18 47 30 51 23 41  
TEMP 41 41 28 22 30 32 21 20 39 45 36 33 47 46 30 24 35 38  
DEWPT 30 27 23 18 17 17 16 14 23 31 31 29 30 27 23 18 19 21  
PWIND DIR NW N NE SE S S NW N NE  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN BZ GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 30  
SNOW S C C  
 

 
NDZ033-040900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
1231 AM MDT FRI APR 3 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 25 30 22 43 27  
TEMP 27 26 26 27 29 29 27 26 25 24 30 36 41 42 33 31 31 31  
DEWPT 27 25 26 27 27 28 27 26 25 24 28 32 33 34 31 30 28 29  
RH 100 96100100 92 96100100100100 92 85 73 73 92 96 88 92  
WIND DIR E E NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W  
WIND SPD 9 13 13 13 12 10 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 10 6 9 11 13  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 80 100 90 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.48 0.10 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 6 1  
SNOW L D D D D D L C  
WIND CHILL 18 14 14 16 19 20 18 17 15 14 20 28 34 36 27 23 22 21  
MIN CHILL 19 14 13 17 17 14 15 30 23 21  
WINTER STORM 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 20 37 20 56 32 50 21 39  
TEMP 41 41 27 21 31 34 23 23 46 53 40 35 47 44 28 23 35 37  
DEWPT 28 24 21 18 18 19 18 18 28 33 33 31 25 22 20 18 20 20  
PWIND DIR NW N E SE S SW NW N NE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 30  
SNOW S C C C  
 

 
NDZ044-040900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
1231 AM MDT FRI APR 3 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 30 21 40 26  
TEMP 26 24 24 27 29 29 26 25 24 24 28 34 39 38 31 29 29 29  
DEWPT 25 24 24 26 27 27 26 25 24 24 28 32 34 35 31 29 28 28  
RH 96100100 96 92 92100100100100100 92 82 89100100 96 96  
WIND DIR E E NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W  
WIND SPD 11 10 12 13 13 10 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 8 5 6 9 10  
WIND GUST 20  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 90 100 100 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.70 0.16 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 9 2  
FRZG RAIN S  
SNOW D D D D D D D L S  
WIND CHILL 15 14 12 16 18 20 17 16 14 14 17 25 31 32 25 22 20 20  
MIN CHILL 18 13 12 17 16 14 14 28 22 20  
WINTER STORM 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 18 37 19 57 31 54 21 39  
TEMP 41 41 26 21 32 34 23 21 46 54 38 34 50 47 30 23 35 36  
DEWPT 32 29 23 19 20 20 18 17 29 35 33 30 28 24 21 19 21 21  
PWIND DIR NW N E SE S SW NW N NE  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN BZ BZ GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 10 10 30 30  
RAIN C  
SNOW C C C C  
 

 
NDZ011-040900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI APR 3 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 35 24 44 30  
TEMP 29 27 29 33 34 33 29 27 27 25 30 38 42 42 36 33 32 33  
DEWPT 26 24 24 25 27 28 27 25 24 23 25 26 28 30 29 29 28 28  
RH 88 88 81 72 75 82 92 92 88 92 81 62 57 62 75 85 85 82  
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
WIND SPD 9 10 12 12 11 11 10 9 10 10 11 12 12 10 5 6 10 14  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 50 40 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.03 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T T  
SNOW C C C C C  
WIND CHILL 20 17 19 24 26 24 20 18 17 15 20 30 35 36 27 24 23  
MIN CHILL 22 17 17 24 18 15 16 33 27 23  
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 21 35 21 48 31 44 21 37  
TEMP 39 37 26 22 30 34 25 23 41 46 37 33 42 40 26 23 32 35  
DEWPT 26 23 19 15 12 12 16 14 21 31 31 29 25 23 19 16 16 18  
PWIND DIR NW N NE SE S SW NW N NE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN WY BZ WY BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 5 20 10 20 20  
RAIN S  
SNOW S S S S S  
 

 
NDZ037-040900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI APR 3 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 25 31 27 35 26  
TEMP 26 28 29 30 31 30 29 29 29 28 29 31 33 33 29 28 28 27  
DEWPT 26 27 27 28 29 30 29 29 29 28 28 29 29 30 27 27 26 25  
RH 100 96 92 92 92100100100100100 96 92 85 89 92 96 92 92  
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
WIND SPD 9 10 13 13 13 12 10 11 13 16 18 18 17 12 10 9 10 12  
WIND GUST 28  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 100 100 90 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.21 0.57 0.06 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 2 7  
SNOW C D D D D D D L  
OBVIS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 17 19 18 19 21 20 20 19 18 16 17 19 22 24 20 19 19 16  
MIN CHILL 18 16 17 20 19 16 15 20 19 16  
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 39 21 30 14 41 30 44 23 36  
TEMP 36 36 27 22 27 28 18 17 34 38 33 31 40 41 28 24 33 34  
DEWPT 32 29 24 19 18 17 15 14 21 28 30 30 34 30 24 20 21 23  
PWIND DIR NW NW N SE S S NW N N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 0 10 10 20 20 20  
RAIN S S  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
NDZ001-040900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI APR 3 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 37 25 51 30  
TEMP 30 29 29 33 36 36 31 28 27 27 33 42 48 49 39 36 34 32  
DEWPT 26 26 26 28 29 28 27 27 25 25 29 32 33 33 33 32 30 28  
RH 85 88 88 82 75 72 85 96 92 92 85 67 56 54 79 85 85 85  
WIND DIR E NE NE NE N N N N NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 12 12 12 11 11 10 5 3 3 4 6 11 12 10 6 8 10 12  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 20 60 20 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.07 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T 1 00-00  
SNOW S C L C C S  
WIND CHILL 20 19 19 24 28 29 25 27 36 30 26 23  
MIN CHILL 22 19 17 27 24 22 20 39 30 23  
 
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 21 40 25 61 34 47 22 40  
TEMP 40 41 27 22 34 38 28 26 49 59 44 36 44 41 28 24 35 38  
DEWPT 27 23 20 17 16 17 18 18 29 33 33 29 26 23 20 18 20 20  
PWIND DIR NW N E SE S W NW N E  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ WY BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 30 20  
RAIN S  
SNOW S S C S S  
 

 
NDZ021-040900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI APR 3 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 34 24 43 29  
TEMP 29 27 29 31 33 32 30 28 26 25 30 37 42 42 35 32 31 30  
DEWPT 26 25 26 27 28 29 28 26 25 23 26 27 29 30 31 30 29 28  
RH 88 92 88 85 82 88 92 92 96 92 85 67 60 62 85 92 92 92  
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
WIND SPD 11 11 13 12 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 9 4 5 9 12  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 80 80 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0.11 0.09 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 1 1  
SNOW S S L D D L C S  
WIND CHILL 19 17 18 21 25 24 22 19 16 15 20 29 36 36 26 23 20  
MIN CHILL 19 17 16 23 19 15 15 32 26 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 44 21 37 20 48 30 48 22 39  
TEMP 39 39 26 21 30 35 24 21 40 46 36 32 44 43 28 23 33 36  
DEWPT 27 24 20 16 13 14 16 14 23 31 31 29 26 24 21 18 18 19  
PWIND DIR NW N NE SE S SW NW N NE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN WY BZ BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0 20 10 20 20  
RAIN S  
SNOW S S S S  
 

 
NDZ043-040900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
1231 AM MDT FRI APR 3 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 30 22 43 27  
TEMP 26 24 24 27 29 29 27 26 25 24 30 36 42 42 33 31 30 30  
DEWPT 26 24 24 27 27 28 27 26 25 24 30 33 35 35 32 30 29 28  
RH 100100100100 92 96100100100100100 89 76 76 96 96 96 92  
WIND DIR E E NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
WIND SPD 12 13 13 13 13 12 10 10 10 11 11 13 13 11 10 10 10 11  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 90 100 90 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.16 0.62 0.09 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 8 1  
SNOW D D D D D D L C  
WIND CHILL 15 12 12 16 18 19 17 16 15 13 20 27 35 36 25 22 21 20  
MIN CHILL 15 12 11 17 16 13 14 30 22 20  
WINTER STORM 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 46 21 38 22 61 33 52 22 39  
TEMP 41 42 27 22 33 36 23 23 49 58 41 35 49 47 29 24 35 36  
DEWPT 30 27 24 20 20 20 20 19 31 36 34 31 26 23 21 19 21 21  
PWIND DIR NW NE E SE S SW NW N NE  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN BZ BZ BZ WY BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 10 10 30 30  
RAIN C  
SNOW C C C C  
 

 
NDZ045-040900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI APR 3 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 25 38 27  
TEMP 26 26 27 28 29 29 28 28 27 26 27 31 35 36 31 30 29 30  
DEWPT 25 24 26 27 29 28 28 28 27 24 26 29 32 33 30 29 28 28  
RH 96 92 96 96100 96100100100 92 96 92 89 89 96 96 96 92  
WIND DIR E NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
WIND SPD 9 13 14 14 14 13 13 16 17 18 18 17 13 10 9 10 11 13  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 100 100 40 5  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.74 0.34 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR T 9 5  
SNOW C D D D D D D D D C  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 17 14 15 16 18 18 17 16 14 13 14 20 26 29 23 21 19 19  
MIN CHILL 18 14 14 16 16 13 11 21 21 19  
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 42 21 32 18 45 32 51 25 39  
TEMP 39 39 28 22 28 30 22 20 36 44 38 35 47 46 33 26 34 36  
DEWPT 34 29 24 19 19 18 17 16 24 32 34 32 33 30 24 20 21 23  
PWIND DIR NW N NE SE S S NW N NE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN WY BZ BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5 10 10 30 30  
RAIN S  
SNOW S C C C  
 

 
 
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