741  
FOUS53 KBIS 162336  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
636 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
NDZ015-170900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
636 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 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 38 21 45 24  
TEMP 51 41 34 30 28 30 33 34 34 28 25 23 22 29 38 43 43 34 30 27 25  
DEWPT 36 31 28 25 23 20 18 16 15 16 16 15 15 17 19 20 20 23 22 21 20  
RH 56 67 78 81 81 66 53 47 45 60 68 71 74 60 46 39 39 64 72 78 81  
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N  
WIND SPD 13 17 17 14 13 17 19 21 18 13 12 11 10 13 14 16 13 5 2 2 2  
WIND GUST 29 33 24  
CLOUDS B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 90 20 0 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.39 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 T 00-00  
RAIN L  
SNOW D C S  
WIND CHILL 32 23 19 17 18 21 22 23 17 14 12 11 18 29 35 36  
MIN CHILL 23 17 16 22 14 11 13 32 27 25  
 
DATE 04/19 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
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 34 73 39 71 43 74 47 70  
TEMP 45 52 38 36 63 70 47 40 63 68 49 44 68 71 55 49 65 66  
DEWPT 24 26 26 24 33 39 37 34 37 39 38 35 41 43 43 41 45 43  
PWIND DIR E SE SW N E SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT LT GN GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 40  
RAIN C C C C  
 
 
NDZ033-170900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
536 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 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 37 19 46 24  
TEMP 46 35 31 27 24 26 30 33 33 25 22 20 20 30 40 44 44 33 30 27 25  
DEWPT 32 30 26 22 18 16 14 12 13 13 13 13 14 18 19 18 19 22 21 20 20  
RH 58 82 81 81 77 65 51 41 43 60 68 74 77 60 42 35 36 63 69 74 81  
WIND DIR NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW SW S SE  
WIND SPD 19 18 16 14 16 21 24 25 21 16 12 11 12 17 18 18 16 8 4 4 5  
WIND GUST 35 28  
CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.10 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00  
RAIN L L  
SNOW C  
WIND CHILL 38 25 20 15 11 12 16 20 21 12 10 8 7 18 31 36 37 26 18  
MIN CHILL 38 20 11 10 17 10 7 11 33 24 18  
 
DATE 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
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 57 37 74 38 72 45 75 47 68  
TEMP 48 56 41 38 67 69 46 39 65 69 51 46 69 72 53 48 63 63  
DEWPT 26 26 27 26 33 34 35 34 37 37 37 36 40 40 42 41 42 40  
PWIND DIR SE S W NE SE SE SE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 40  
RAIN C C C C  
 
 
NDZ044-170900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
536 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 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 38 19 47 22  
TEMP 52 36 32 29 26 28 32 35 34 27 23 21 21 31 41 46 45 34 29 26 24  
DEWPT 32 32 30 25 20 18 16 14 13 14 13 13 14 18 19 18 18 22 22 20 20  
RH 46 85 92 85 78 66 51 41 41 57 65 71 74 58 41 32 33 61 75 78 84  
WIND DIR NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N SW SW S  
WIND SPD 21 23 18 17 16 21 26 27 23 14 10 10 10 17 20 21 17 5 2 2 2  
WIND GUST 34 28 27 26 33 37 40 34 25 27 31 33 27  
CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 90 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.21 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C D L  
SNOW S L  
WIND CHILL 24 20 17 13 14 18 22 22 15 12 10 10 20 32 38 38  
MIN CHILL 20 13 12 21 12 9 12 34 29 23  
 
DATE 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
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 75 37 74 44 76 47 69  
TEMP 51 58 40 35 67 72 46 39 67 71 50 45 70 73 55 47 65 65  
DEWPT 26 26 26 24 32 34 36 34 38 37 37 36 41 41 42 40 41 38  
PWIND DIR SE SE W N SE SE SE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 40  
RAIN C C C C  
 
 
NDZ056-170900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
636 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 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 22 34 21 43 23  
TEMP 39 28 24 23 22 25 28 31 29 25 23 22 21 29 37 42 41 33 28 26 24  
DEWPT 24 19 18 17 15 13 11 12 13 15 14 15 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 19  
RH 54 68 77 77 74 60 48 45 51 65 68 74 74 58 44 37 41 58 75 78 81  
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W  
WIND SPD 18 17 13 13 13 18 21 24 21 18 16 13 12 16 17 18 17 9 5 3 2  
WIND GUST 29 34 35 34 31 26 27 28  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00  
SNOW C C S  
WIND CHILL 30 16 12 11 9 11 14 18 16 11 10 9 9 17 27 33 32 25 22  
MIN CHILL 30 12 9 9 16 10 9 11 30 22 22  
 
DATE 04/19 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
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 35 71 37 70 44 73 46 68  
TEMP 44 49 38 37 63 67 45 38 63 66 48 45 67 69 53 48 64 63  
DEWPT 21 23 25 25 32 35 35 32 34 36 37 34 39 40 41 40 41 43  
PWIND DIR S S W NW SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30  
RAIN S C C C  
 
 
NDZ037-170900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
636 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 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 22 41 24  
TEMP 47 37 34 30 27 27 30 33 31 26 24 24 23 29 35 39 39 31 28 26 26  
DEWPT 38 31 28 25 23 21 20 19 17 16 17 17 16 16 17 18 19 21 22 21 21  
RH 71 79 78 81 85 78 66 56 56 65 74 74 74 58 47 42 44 66 78 81 81  
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 16 18 19 20 19 21 23 24 21 19 18 18 18 20 20 20 16 9 6 5 5  
WIND GUST 29 29 31 29 33 34 36 32 29 28 31 31 31  
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 70 40 5 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.27 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T T 00-00  
RAIN S C  
SNOW S L C  
WIND CHILL 26 23 17 14 13 17 20 18 12 10 10 9 16 24 29 30 23 21 19 19  
MIN CHILL 23 14 12 18 10 9 10 26 21 18  
 
DATE 04/19 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
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 31 69 38 67 42 72 47 68  
TEMP 42 46 34 33 61 65 45 39 61 63 47 43 65 68 53 49 63 64  
DEWPT 22 22 24 23 33 39 38 35 36 37 36 35 39 42 42 42 45 45  
PWIND DIR NW SE SW NW N SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 40  
RAIN S C C C  
 
 
NDZ001-170900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
636 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 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 22 34 20 48 24  
TEMP 37 31 27 25 22 24 29 33 33 26 23 21 21 31 41 47 46 36 30 27 26  
DEWPT 27 22 18 17 14 12 12 14 14 15 15 15 16 20 21 21 20 22 22 21 20  
RH 67 69 68 71 71 60 48 45 45 62 71 77 81 63 44 35 35 56 72 78 78  
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW N E E SE  
WIND SPD 18 16 12 12 13 20 23 26 21 13 10 9 9 13 17 18 16 6 4 4 5  
WIND GUST 34 37 33 28  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S  
WIND CHILL 27 19 16 14 9 9 15 20 21 14 12 11 11 21 32 39 30 19  
MIN CHILL 27 16 9 7 17 12 9 14 36 25 19  
 
DATE 04/19 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
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 38 72 37 74 46 75 48 68  
TEMP 49 60 43 40 66 69 46 38 67 72 52 47 69 73 55 49 63 64  
DEWPT 25 26 28 27 35 35 36 33 38 37 37 37 41 41 41 41 44 41  
PWIND DIR SE SE W NE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 40  
RAIN S C C C  
 
 
NDZ021-170900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
636 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 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 23 34 19 43 23  
TEMP 42 32 27 25 23 25 28 31 30 25 23 21 21 28 36 41 41 32 28 25 24  
DEWPT 27 23 22 20 18 16 14 14 14 16 15 15 14 18 19 20 21 22 21 20 19  
RH 55 69 81 81 81 68 55 49 51 68 71 77 74 66 50 42 44 66 75 81 81  
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 17 18 14 13 14 19 21 21 20 18 14 13 12 16 17 16 13 6 3 2 2  
WIND GUST 33 34 33 28 25 26 24  
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 70 10 0 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00  
SNOW L L C  
WIND CHILL 34 20 15 13 10 11 14 18 17 11 10 8 9 16 26 33 33 26  
MIN CHILL 34 15 10 10 17 10 7 11 29 24 23  
 
DATE 04/19 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
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 34 69 36 69 43 72 46 68  
TEMP 41 52 38 36 61 65 44 38 62 66 48 44 66 68 53 47 62 62  
DEWPT 24 26 26 25 33 36 35 32 36 38 37 35 40 42 41 41 43 43  
PWIND DIR SE SE SW N SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT GN GN GN BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 40  
RAIN S C C C  
 
 
NDZ043-170900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
536 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 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 22 37 19 47 24  
TEMP 43 32 30 27 24 26 31 35 34 25 22 21 21 31 40 45 45 34 29 26 25  
DEWPT 33 30 26 22 18 17 15 14 13 13 13 14 15 19 19 18 19 22 22 20 20  
RH 67 92 85 81 77 68 51 41 41 60 68 74 77 61 42 33 35 61 75 78 81  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW N S S SE  
WIND SPD 24 21 18 17 17 24 28 29 25 16 11 10 11 18 21 21 19 9 4 5 5  
WIND GUST 40 33  
CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 80 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00  
RAIN L L  
SNOW L C  
WIND CHILL 34 19 18 14 10 11 17 22 21 12 10 10 9 19 30 37 37 27 19 18  
MIN CHILL 34 18 10 9 18 10 9 12 33 24 17  
 
DATE 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
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 61 36 73 38 75 46 76 47 68  
TEMP 52 59 41 37 67 70 46 40 68 72 52 47 71 73 55 49 64 64  
DEWPT 27 28 28 25 33 35 36 34 39 38 37 36 41 41 42 40 41 38  
PWIND DIR SE S W NE SE SE SE SE SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 40  
RAIN C C C C  
 
 
NDZ045-170900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
636 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 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 37 21 45 26  
TEMP 54 43 35 30 28 30 33 34 32 28 26 23 22 29 38 44 42 36 31 29 27  
DEWPT 37 33 31 27 24 21 19 16 14 15 15 15 14 16 18 18 19 23 22 21 20  
RH 52 67 85 88 85 69 56 47 47 58 62 71 71 58 44 35 39 59 69 72 74  
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW  
WIND SPD 18 26 26 25 21 24 26 26 25 20 18 16 16 19 20 20 18 10 5 5 5  
WIND GUST 36  
CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 90 20 0 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.45 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 T 00-00  
RAIN L D  
SNOW D C S  
WIND CHILL 33 22 16 14 16 20 21 19 15 13 10 8 16 28 36 33 29 25 23 20  
MIN CHILL 22 14 14 19 13 8 10 32 25 20  
 
DATE 04/19 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
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 35 71 39 70 45 73 50 68  
TEMP 45 53 39 35 63 69 49 40 63 68 51 46 68 71 56 51 64 65  
DEWPT 24 25 25 22 33 39 38 35 39 39 37 36 42 44 44 44 46 43  
PWIND DIR E SE SW N E SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 40  
RAIN C C C C  
 
 
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