496  
FOUS53 KBIS 040336  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
1036 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
NDZ015-040900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
1036 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
DATE 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 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 25 42 25 44 21  
TEMP 31 28 26 29 34 38 39 32 30 28 28 35 40 43 40 33 28 24 22  
DEWPT 30 27 25 26 28 30 31 29 27 25 26 30 29 28 27 26 23 20 17  
RH 96 96 96 88 78 73 73 88 88 88 92 82 64 55 59 75 81 84 81  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 8 10 11 12 11 10 6 4 3 5 8 12 14 14 10 8 6 5 5  
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 SC B1 SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 100 30 10 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 3 T 00-00  
SNOW D L C  
WIND CHILL 24 19 15 19 26 31 22 20 26 32 36 33 26 21 17 15  
MIN CHILL 23 15 15 28 26 20 22 33 21 15  
WINTER STORM W W W W W  
 
DATE 04/06 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26  
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 34 20 46 31 49 23 40 22 44  
TEMP 31 33 23 22 38 44 36 33 45 44 29 24 35 39 27 23 39 41  
DEWPT 18 19 18 16 26 33 33 29 30 29 24 18 20 21 20 18 23 25  
PWIND DIR NE SE S S W N NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT GN BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 20 30  
RAIN S S S C  
SNOW S S S S S S S C C  
 

 
NDZ033-040900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
936 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
DATE 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 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 22 46 28 46 21  
TEMP 28 26 24 30 36 42 43 33 32 31 30 35 41 44 41 31 27 24 22  
DEWPT 28 25 24 28 31 32 32 30 29 29 28 30 28 26 24 23 22 20 20  
RH 100 96100 92 82 67 65 89 88 92 92 82 59 49 50 72 81 84 92  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 8 10 10 12 13 12 9 6 9 10 12 14 17 16 12 9 8 8 8  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 60 0 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 00-00 00-00  
SNOW C  
WIND CHILL 20 16 14 20 27 35 27 24 22 20 25 32 37 34 23 19 15 13  
MIN CHILL 20 14 13 31 24 20 21 34 19 13  
WINTER STORM W W W W  
 
DATE 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26  
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 36 23 56 32 47 21 39 21 44  
TEMP 31 33 25 24 46 53 39 35 44 42 26 22 33 37 25 22 38 42  
DEWPT 19 21 21 21 31 35 33 28 28 25 20 18 19 19 20 19 24 25  
PWIND DIR E SE S SW NW N NE E SE  
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ BZ WY BZ GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 20 10 20 20 30 30  
RAIN S S  
SNOW S S S S S S C C C  
 

 
NDZ044-040900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
936 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
DATE 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 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 22 40 25 45 20  
TEMP 27 25 24 29 34 38 37 31 28 28 28 34 41 45 42 31 27 24 22  
DEWPT 27 25 24 29 32 33 34 31 28 27 27 32 33 31 29 27 23 22 21  
RH 100100100100 92 82 89100100 96 96 92 73 58 60 85 85 92 96  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW N N NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 14 10 10 12 12 11 6 5 5 8 10 11 13 12 8 5 4 4 5  
WIND GUST 20 23 21  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 80 5 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0.11 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 2 00-00 00-00  
SNOW L  
WIND CHILL 15 15 14 19 25 31 25 22 20 19 26 33 39 25 18 15  
MIN CHILL 15 14 14 28 22 19 20 36 22 15  
WINTER STORM W W W W  
 
DATE 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26  
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 36 20 56 31 51 21 39 19 42  
TEMP 33 34 24 22 45 53 38 32 48 44 28 22 33 36 24 20 36 39  
DEWPT 22 22 21 20 32 38 34 28 30 26 22 18 20 21 20 19 24 25  
PWIND DIR E SE S SW NW N NE E E  
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ BZ WY BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 20 10 30 30 30 30  
RAIN S  
SNOW C C C C C C C C  
 

 
NDZ011-040900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
1036 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
DATE 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 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 25 44 31 42 20  
TEMP 30 28 26 31 38 42 42 35 33 33 33 36 39 40 37 30 26 24 22  
DEWPT 28 24 23 24 25 27 29 29 29 28 28 28 27 25 23 22 19 17 15  
RH 92 85 88 75 59 55 60 78 85 82 82 72 62 55 56 72 74 74 74  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 5 10 10 12 13 14 11 5 6 10 13 21 23 21 18 13 10 10 9  
WIND GUST 24 34 36 34  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 80 5 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00  
SNOW L S  
WIND CHILL 24 19 16 21 30 34 36 27 25 23 25 28 30 27 19 16 14 12  
MIN CHILL 24 16 17 32 27 23 24 27 16 12  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 04/06 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26  
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 35 22 49 33 43 21 37 21 42  
TEMP 30 33 25 24 40 47 37 35 42 38 25 22 32 34 25 22 36 40  
DEWPT 11 12 16 15 23 32 33 30 29 26 19 15 15 17 17 16 19 22  
PWIND DIR NE SE S S NW N N E SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN WY BZ WY BZ GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 30 20 20 10 20 20  
RAIN S C S S  
SNOW C S S S S S S S  
 

 
NDZ037-040900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
1036 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
DATE 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 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 27 36 25 39 20  
TEMP 29 29 29 30 31 33 33 28 27 26 28 33 36 38 35 30 27 25 22  
DEWPT 29 29 28 29 29 30 29 26 25 25 26 30 32 31 30 27 25 22 18  
RH 100100 96 96 92 89 85 92 92 96 92 89 85 76 82 88 92 88 84  
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N  
WIND SPD 6 12 16 18 18 17 12 10 9 10 12 16 18 18 13 12 11 11 10  
WIND GUST 28 28 29  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 100 90 5 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.44 0.11 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 6 2 00-00  
SNOW D D D C  
OBVIS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 22 19 17 18 19 22 24 19 18 16 17 22 26 28 26 20 17 14 11  
MIN CHILL 22 17 17 20 17 15 19 26 17 11  
WINTER STORM W W W W W  
 
DATE 04/06 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26  
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 29 16 40 30 45 23 38 22 42  
TEMP 27 28 18 17 34 37 32 31 42 41 28 25 33 34 26 23 36 38  
DEWPT 17 17 15 15 23 30 31 30 33 31 25 20 22 22 21 19 24 26  
PWIND DIR N SE SE S W NW N NE E  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 10 20 20 10 20 20 30  
RAIN S S S  
SNOW S S S C C  
 

 
NDZ001-040900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
1036 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
DATE 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 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 25 51 31 45 22  
TEMP 28 28 27 34 43 49 50 40 36 34 32 35 41 43 41 33 28 25 22  
DEWPT 22 26 26 29 32 32 32 32 32 30 28 28 27 26 23 22 20 19 17  
RH 78 92 96 82 65 52 50 73 85 85 85 75 57 51 48 63 71 78 81  
WIND DIR N N NW W NW W W N W NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE  
WIND SPD 4 3 4 8 11 12 11 5 6 10 11 18 19 19 16 10 9 9 8  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOW  
WIND CHILL 27 37 30 26 23 24 32 35 33 25 19 16 13  
MIN CHILL 23 22 23 39 30 23 22 33 19 13  
 
DATE 04/06 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26  
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 27 61 33 45 22 40 23 46  
TEMP 33 38 30 29 50 59 43 35 41 39 27 23 35 38 27 24 40 44  
DEWPT 17 18 21 22 32 38 33 29 29 25 20 17 19 19 18 19 23 25  
PWIND DIR E SE S SW NW N NE E SE  
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ BZ WY BZ GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B2 OV B1 SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 30 20 20 20 20 20  
RAIN C C  
SNOW C S S S S S  
 

 
NDZ021-040900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
1036 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
DATE 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 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 24 45 28 43 20  
TEMP 30 27 26 30 37 42 42 35 32 31 31 35 39 42 39 31 27 24 22  
DEWPT 27 26 23 26 27 29 31 30 29 28 28 29 27 26 24 23 20 18 16  
RH 88 96 88 85 67 60 65 82 88 88 88 78 62 53 54 72 74 77 77  
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 11 10 10 12 12 12 10 4 5 9 12 19 21 19 16 11 10 9 8  
WIND GUST 29 32 29  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 80 5 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 00-00 00-00  
SNOW L S  
WIND CHILL 20 17 16 20 29 35 36 26 23 21 24 29 33 30 22 17 14 13  
MIN CHILL 20 16 16 31 26 21 22 30 17 13  
WINTER STORM W W W W W  
 
DATE 04/06 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26  
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 35 21 49 33 46 21 38 21 43  
TEMP 29 33 24 22 39 47 37 34 43 41 26 22 32 36 26 23 37 40  
DEWPT 14 16 17 16 25 33 32 29 29 27 21 17 17 17 18 17 21 24  
PWIND DIR NE SE S S NW N N E SE  
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY BZ WY BZ GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW B1 OV B2 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 30 20 20 20 20 20  
RAIN S C S S  
SNOW C S S S S S S S S  
 

 
NDZ043-040900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
936 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
DATE 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 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 23 42 27 46 23  
TEMP 28 26 25 30 35 40 41 33 30 29 29 35 42 46 43 33 28 25 24  
DEWPT 27 26 25 29 32 34 36 32 29 28 27 32 32 28 28 26 24 23 22  
RH 96100100 96 89 79 82 96 96 96 92 89 67 49 55 75 85 92 92  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N NE E E  
WIND SPD 10 10 11 12 12 13 10 8 9 10 10 12 13 13 10 8 6 6 8  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 60 5 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 00-00 00-00  
SNOW S  
WIND CHILL 19 16 14 20 26 32 35 26 22 20 20 26 35 37 26 21 17 15  
MIN CHILL 17 14 15 28 22 19 20 37 21 15  
WINTER STORM W W W W  
 
DATE 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26  
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 38 23 60 31 48 21 38 20 42  
TEMP 33 36 26 25 49 57 39 33 46 42 27 22 33 36 25 22 37 40  
DEWPT 23 24 22 23 34 40 34 28 29 26 21 18 19 21 21 21 24 25  
PWIND DIR E SE S SW NW N NE E SE  
WIND CHAR GN WY BZ BZ WY BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 10 10 30 30 30 30  
SNOW C C C C C C C S  
 

 
NDZ045-040900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
1036 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
DATE 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 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 25 37 26 41 22  
TEMP 29 28 26 27 32 35 35 30 28 28 28 34 39 41 38 31 28 25 23  
DEWPT 28 27 26 27 30 32 33 29 27 27 27 33 34 32 30 26 24 22 20  
RH 96 96100100 92 89 92 96 96 96 96 96 82 70 73 81 85 88 88  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 10 17 18 18 17 14 11 9 9 11 13 16 18 17 12 10 10 10 10  
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 100 30 5 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.27 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 4 T 00-00  
SNOW D L C  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 20 16 13 14 21 25 27 22 19 18 17 24 30 32 30 22 19 15 12  
MIN CHILL 20 13 13 22 19 17 19 30 19 12  
WINTER STORM W W W W  
 
DATE 04/06 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26  
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 31 19 45 32 49 24 38 23 42  
TEMP 28 29 22 22 37 43 36 34 46 43 31 25 32 35 27 24 36 39  
DEWPT 21 21 18 16 27 35 34 30 33 30 26 20 20 22 22 19 24 27  
PWIND DIR NE SE SE S NW N NE NE E  
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY BZ WY BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 20 10 20 30 30 40  
RAIN S S C  
SNOW S S C C S C C C  
 

 
 
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