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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
131 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
NDZ015-180900-
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT
131 AM CDT FRI APR 17 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 28 36 22 45 24
TEMP 29 29 31 33 34 33 27 24 23 22 29 38 44 44 35 31 28 25
DEWPT 25 25 22 19 16 15 16 16 15 14 17 18 19 21 25 24 21 20
RH 85 85 69 56 47 47 63 71 71 71 60 44 36 39 66 75 75 81
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 14 12 17 23 24 21 14 12 11 11 13 13 14 12 5 3 2 2
WIND GUST 33 34
CLOUDS OV OV B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 90 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.10 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 00-00 00-00
RAIN
SNOW C
OBVIS BS
WIND CHILL 18 19 20 21 22 21 15 12 12 10 18 30 37 38
MIN CHILL 18 16 17 21 12 10 12 33 28 25
WINTER WEATH Y Y
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 51 33 72 37 71 45 79 51 70
TEMP 45 49 37 34 61 69 48 39 64 69 52 47 72 76 59 53 65 64
DEWPT 24 25 26 24 34 40 36 33 38 41 39 37 44 47 47 46 46 44
PWIND DIR E SE SW N SE SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT LT GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 40 50
RAIN C C C C
NDZ033-180900-
DICKINSON-STARK ND
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT
1231 AM MDT FRI APR 17 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 25 36 20 47 25
TEMP 28 25 27 29 34 33 26 22 21 20 30 39 44 44 35 31 28 25
DEWPT 24 21 19 13 12 12 13 12 12 14 18 18 18 20 23 22 21 21
RH 85 84 71 51 39 41 57 65 68 77 60 42 35 38 61 69 75 84
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW W E E
WIND SPD 13 13 23 27 28 24 14 11 11 12 17 19 19 16 8 4 4 5
WIND GUST 33 39 40 34
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
RAIN
SNOW
WIND CHILL 17 13 13 14 21 20 14 10 9 7 18 29 36 37 28 18
MIN CHILL 17 13 12 17 10 7 9 32 26 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 55 36 74 39 75 47 79 47 65
TEMP 48 54 40 38 66 70 46 40 68 72 53 49 72 75 55 49 60 57
DEWPT 26 28 28 26 34 36 35 33 37 38 38 36 42 43 44 41 41 39
PWIND DIR SE S W NE SE SE SE S W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 40 50
RAIN C C C C
TSTMS S
NDZ044-180900-
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT
1231 AM MDT FRI APR 17 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 26 38 21 48 23
TEMP 29 26 29 31 35 35 27 23 21 21 31 41 46 46 36 30 27 25
DEWPT 25 22 21 17 14 13 13 12 12 14 18 18 18 19 22 22 21 20
RH 85 85 72 56 41 40 55 62 68 74 58 39 32 34 56 72 78 81
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N S S E
WIND SPD 16 13 24 28 31 25 13 10 10 13 17 21 21 16 5 2 2 2
WIND GUST 35 39 42 36 27 33 33 26
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 80 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN
SNOW
TSTMS
WIND CHILL 17 14 15 17 21 23 16 12 10 8 20 31 38 39
MIN CHILL 18 14 13 19 12 8 12 34 30 25
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 58 34 74 37 76 45 81 47 66
TEMP 50 56 39 35 66 72 47 39 69 74 53 47 74 76 55 49 62 57
DEWPT 27 28 27 25 33 36 35 32 38 37 36 34 41 42 44 41 43 41
PWIND DIR SE SE SW NE SE SE SE SE W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 40 50
RAIN C C C C
NDZ056-180900-
MINOT-WARD ND
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT
131 AM CDT FRI APR 17 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 21 32 21 44 23
TEMP 23 22 26 28 30 29 24 23 21 21 29 37 42 42 34 29 26 24
DEWPT 16 16 15 12 11 12 14 14 14 14 16 15 17 18 20 21 21 20
RH 74 77 62 50 44 48 65 68 74 74 58 40 36 37 56 72 81 84
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 11 12 20 26 28 26 19 18 14 14 16 17 18 16 9 5 4 2
WIND GUST 36 39 36 27 28
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 60 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
SNOW
WIND CHILL 12 10 12 13 15 14 10 9 8 8 17 27 33 34 27 23 20
MIN CHILL 9 9 10 14 8 8 11 30 23 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 50 34 71 37 70 45 77 49 67
TEMP 42 47 36 37 62 67 45 38 64 68 52 47 71 74 57 52 62 59
DEWPT 20 22 24 25 31 35 33 32 35 38 39 37 40 45 46 44 44 43
PWIND DIR E S SW N SE SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR LT GN BZ LT GN GN GN BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW SC SC FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 40
RAIN C C C C
NDZ037-180900-
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT
131 AM CDT FRI APR 17 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 36 23 41 24
TEMP 27 26 28 32 33 31 26 24 23 23 28 34 39 39 32 29 27 25
DEWPT 23 21 22 22 19 17 16 15 16 16 16 17 18 19 22 23 22 21
RH 85 81 78 66 56 56 65 68 74 74 60 49 42 44 66 78 81 84
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 23 20 24 26 28 25 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 14 9 6 5 5
WIND GUST 33 31 34 36 39 35 31 29 29 31
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 30 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T T 00-00
FRZG RAIN
SLEET D
SNOW D C
WIND CHILL 13 12 14 18 19 17 12 10 8 8 15 23 29 31 24 22 20 18
MIN CHILL 16 12 12 17 10 8 9 25 22 18
WINTER WEATH Y Y
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 47 31 68 37 67 44 76 53 70
TEMP 41 45 33 32 58 65 45 38 62 65 49 45 70 73 58 54 67 65
DEWPT 22 21 23 23 32 38 36 34 37 39 38 38 45 47 48 49 48 47
PWIND DIR N SE SW NW E SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR LT GN BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 40 50
RAIN C C C C
NDZ001-180900-
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT
131 AM CDT FRI APR 17 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 35 21 47 25
TEMP 24 22 23 28 32 32 26 22 21 21 31 41 46 46 36 30 27 25
DEWPT 17 15 12 12 13 13 13 15 15 17 20 21 22 22 23 23 22 22
RH 74 74 62 50 45 45 57 74 77 84 63 44 38 38 59 75 81 88
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW N NE E E
WIND SPD 11 14 23 26 27 24 13 10 10 10 13 17 18 14 8 5 4 5
WIND GUST 36 39 34 28
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN
WIND CHILL 13 9 7 13 18 19 14 11 10 10 21 32 39 30 24 18
MIN CHILL 12 9 7 14 11 10 14 35 24 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 57 38 73 38 76 48 80 48 64
TEMP 48 56 42 39 65 69 44 39 69 75 55 49 73 76 56 50 58 57
DEWPT 25 27 29 28 35 35 35 34 38 37 38 38 42 43 43 41 43 41
PWIND DIR SE SE W NE SE SE SE E NW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 50
RAIN S C C C
NDZ021-180900-
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT
131 AM CDT FRI APR 17 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 33 20 44 23
TEMP 24 24 26 28 31 30 24 22 21 20 28 37 42 41 33 29 25 24
DEWPT 17 16 19 16 12 13 14 13 13 14 17 17 19 20 22 22 21 20
RH 74 71 74 60 45 49 65 68 71 77 63 44 39 42 63 75 84 84
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 12 12 20 25 27 25 18 16 14 13 16 17 17 14 6 4 2 2
WIND GUST 35 37 36 27
CLOUDS OV B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
SNOW S
WIND CHILL 12 12 12 13 17 16 10 8 8 7 16 27 34 33 27
MIN CHILL 11 11 11 13 8 6 8 30 24 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 34 71 37 70 45 76 49 68
TEMP 42 47 36 35 61 67 44 38 64 68 51 46 70 73 57 50 62 60
DEWPT 22 25 26 25 33 36 34 33 36 40 39 37 42 45 46 45 44 44
PWIND DIR E SE SW N SE SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR LT GN BZ LT GN GN GN BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 40 50
RAIN C C C C
NDZ043-180900-
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT
1231 AM MDT FRI APR 17 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 25 38 21 48 23
TEMP 27 25 26 30 35 35 26 22 21 21 31 40 46 46 36 30 27 25
DEWPT 22 21 18 14 13 12 13 12 13 16 19 18 18 20 23 23 22 22
RH 81 84 71 51 40 38 57 65 71 81 61 41 32 35 59 75 81 88
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N S S SE
WIND SPD 13 14 26 31 32 27 14 10 10 13 18 21 23 19 8 4 4 4
WIND GUST 36 42 43 39 32
CLOUDS OV B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 40 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN
SNOW
WIND CHILL 16 13 10 15 21 22 14 11 10 8 19 30 38 38 30 19
MIN CHILL 15 13 10 16 11 8 11 34 25 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 60 35 73 39 77 47 81 47 63
TEMP 50 58 41 36 66 70 47 40 69 74 54 49 74 75 55 49 58 55
DEWPT 28 29 29 25 34 37 36 33 38 37 37 35 42 41 42 40 42 40
PWIND DIR SE SE W NE SE SE S S W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 50
RAIN C C C C
NDZ045-180900-
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT
131 AM CDT FRI APR 17 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 28 37 21 45 26
TEMP 30 28 32 33 35 34 28 25 22 21 29 37 43 43 36 32 30 27
DEWPT 25 24 23 21 16 14 15 15 14 13 16 18 18 20 24 24 22 21
RH 81 85 69 61 45 43 58 65 71 71 58 46 36 39 61 72 72 78
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W N
WIND SPD 20 17 21 26 27 25 18 14 13 14 18 19 20 18 10 6 6 6
WIND GUST 32 37 39 36 31
CLOUDS OV OV B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 100 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.16 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 00-00 00-00
RAIN
SNOW C
WIND CHILL 17 16 19 20 22 21 15 13 9 8 17 27 34 35 29 26 23 20
MIN CHILL 21 16 15 19 13 8 10 29 26 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 51 35 71 38 71 48 79 53 68
TEMP 44 50 38 36 61 68 49 39 65 69 55 50 73 76 60 54 65 62
DEWPT 24 25 24 23 32 41 36 33 38 40 38 37 44 47 48 47 45 44
PWIND DIR E SE SW N SE SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 40 50
RAIN C C C C
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