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FOUS53 KBIS 172336  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
636 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
NDZ015-180900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
636 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
DATE 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 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 21 46 24 51 32  
TEMP 32 26 25 23 22 29 38 43 44 35 32 28 26 34 42 47 48 38 36 35 34  
DEWPT 16 16 16 15 15 16 18 19 22 25 25 23 21 22 22 22 22 24 24 23 24  
RH 51 65 68 71 74 58 44 38 41 66 75 81 81 61 44 37 35 57 61 61 66  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N E SE SE SE S S  
WIND SPD 19 16 11 10 10 13 13 16 13 6 5 4 2 2 3 5 5 8 10 12 13  
WIND GUST 34 27  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOWSHWRS  
WIND CHILL 20 13 14 12 11 18 30 35 37 29 26 32 29 26 25  
MIN CHILL 19 13 11 13 32 26 22 28 29 23  
 
DATE 04/20 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
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 72 37 72 45 79 50 66 34 50  
TEMP 62 69 48 38 64 69 51 48 72 76 59 52 63 60 39 35 44 46  
DEWPT 34 38 36 31 36 40 39 36 45 47 47 45 43 40 32 28 28 27  
PWIND DIR SW N SE SE SE SE SW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 40 50 40 30  
RAIN C C C C C C C C  
SNOW C C C  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
NDZ033-180900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
536 PM MDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
DATE 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 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 20 47 24 56 36  
TEMP 32 25 22 21 20 30 39 45 45 35 31 28 25 35 46 52 53 42 39 38 38  
DEWPT 16 14 12 13 15 17 19 19 21 25 24 22 21 23 24 25 26 28 27 26 26  
RH 51 62 65 71 81 58 44 35 38 66 75 78 84 61 42 35 35 57 62 62 62  
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N E E SE SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 24 16 11 11 12 17 19 20 17 9 5 4 4 6 9 9 10 12 16 17 16  
WIND GUST 39 27  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 19 12 10 9 7 18 29 37 38 28 25 19 29 35 30 29 29  
MIN CHILL 19 10 7 9 32 25 19 20 30 27  
 
DATE 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
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 73 38 75 47 79 45 61 31 48  
TEMP 65 70 46 39 67 72 53 49 74 75 54 47 56 52 35 31 42 43  
DEWPT 33 35 36 33 38 38 37 36 41 43 44 42 39 35 30 27 25 24  
PWIND DIR W NE SE S S S W NW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 40 50 50 30  
RAIN C C C C C C S  
SNOW C C C S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
NDZ044-180900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
536 PM MDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
DATE 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 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 20 48 22 56 32  
TEMP 32 25 22 21 21 31 41 46 45 36 31 27 24 36 48 55 54 43 38 35 34  
DEWPT 23 17 12 13 14 18 18 19 21 23 24 22 21 23 25 27 27 28 26 25 24  
RH 69 71 65 71 74 58 39 34 38 59 75 81 88 59 40 34 35 55 62 66 66  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE E SE SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 21 12 9 9 10 18 21 21 17 6 3 2 2 5 8 10 10 11 13 13 11  
WIND GUST 32 23 19 20 33 34 27 24 24  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 19 13 12 11 10 19 31 38 38 30 37 30 26 26  
MIN CHILL 19 12 10 11 34 28 24 23 30 24  
 
DATE 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
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 73 37 76 46 81 45 62 29 47  
TEMP 66 71 46 38 69 74 53 47 77 77 55 46 58 52 35 31 42 44  
DEWPT 33 33 36 33 38 37 36 34 41 42 44 40 39 34 29 26 25 23  
PWIND DIR W NE SE SE S SW W NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ WY BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 40 50 40 30  
RAIN C C C C C C C C  
SNOW C C C  
 

 
NDZ056-180900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
636 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
DATE 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 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 20 44 22 50 34  
TEMP 27 24 23 22 21 29 38 42 42 34 29 26 23 31 40 46 46 39 36 37 38  
DEWPT 12 12 14 14 14 15 16 18 19 21 21 20 19 20 19 19 20 23 24 24 25  
RH 53 60 68 71 74 55 40 37 39 58 72 78 84 63 42 34 35 52 61 59 59  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE SE S SE S S S  
WIND SPD 26 20 17 14 13 17 18 19 18 11 9 5 3 3 4 5 9 11 13 17 18  
WIND GUST 41 34 27 28 31 24 28 32  
CLOUDS B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FLURRIES S S S S  
SNOWSHWRS  
WIND CHILL 12 8 9 9 8 17 28 33 33 26 20 19 32 27 27 28  
MIN CHILL 12 8 8 11 30 20 18 21 27 26  
 
DATE 04/20 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
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 70 35 71 45 77 48 62 33 46  
TEMP 62 67 44 36 64 68 52 47 71 75 56 51 59 55 38 34 41 43  
DEWPT 32 33 32 30 33 38 39 36 41 45 44 43 42 39 32 28 25 24  
PWIND DIR W N SE S SE SE N NW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 40 50 40 20  
RAIN C C C C C C S S  
SNOW C S S  
 

 
NDZ037-180900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
636 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
DATE 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 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 22 41 24 46 31  
TEMP 31 26 24 23 23 28 35 39 39 33 30 28 26 32 38 43 42 34 32 32 32  
DEWPT 14 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 21 24 24 24 22 23 22 20 20 22 22 22 22  
RH 49 60 68 74 71 60 47 42 48 69 78 85 85 69 52 39 41 61 66 66 66  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW N N N NE SE SE S S  
WIND SPD 24 20 18 18 17 19 20 20 16 10 9 8 5 5 5 5 4 6 10 13 16  
WIND GUST 42 36 28 28 27 31 31 31  
CLOUDS B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FLURRIES S S S S  
WIND CHILL 18 12 10 9 9 15 24 29 30 25 22 20 19 26 28 24 22 21  
MIN CHILL 17 10 9 10 25 22 18 20 36 24 20  
 
DATE 04/20 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
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 68 36 66 44 76 52 68 36 49  
TEMP 57 64 45 38 59 62 48 45 70 72 58 54 65 61 42 37 44 44  
DEWPT 32 38 36 31 34 37 36 36 44 47 48 48 47 42 36 32 30 29  
PWIND DIR SW NW E SE SE SE S NW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ WY  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 40 50 40 40  
RAIN C C C C C C C C  
SNOW C  
 

 
NDZ001-180900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
636 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
DATE 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 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 20 47 24 56 39  
TEMP 27 23 23 22 21 31 40 45 46 36 31 27 25 35 46 53 55 45 42 41 40  
DEWPT 12 13 14 16 16 20 23 24 24 24 23 23 21 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 29  
RH 53 65 68 77 81 63 50 43 42 61 72 85 84 64 43 35 32 49 57 62 64  
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 23 13 10 9 9 13 18 20 17 9 5 4 4 6 10 11 12 13 14 13 11  
WIND GUST 31  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FLURRIES S S  
SNOWSHWRS  
WIND CHILL 13 11 12 12 11 21 31 37 39 29 25 19 29 39 34 33 33  
MIN CHILL 13 10 11 14 35 25 19 22 34 32  
 
DATE 04/20 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
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 70 38 76 47 79 46 58 31 47  
TEMP 64 69 46 39 68 74 54 48 72 76 56 48 53 51 37 32 42 45  
DEWPT 36 35 33 32 39 39 39 38 43 44 43 43 42 36 31 27 26 24  
PWIND DIR W NE SE SE SE E NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ BZ WY BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 40 50 40 20  
RAIN C C C C C C  
SNOW C S  
 

 
NDZ021-180900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
636 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
DATE 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 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 20 44 22 50 33  
TEMP 29 24 23 22 21 28 36 42 41 34 29 26 23 32 39 46 47 39 36 35 36  
DEWPT 13 13 14 14 14 16 18 20 23 23 22 21 19 21 21 22 23 25 25 25 25  
RH 51 62 68 71 74 60 47 41 48 64 75 81 84 63 48 38 38 57 64 66 64  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N E SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 35 27 16 13 13 16 17 18 16 10 6 4 2 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 16  
WIND GUST 47 39 27  
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FLURRIES S S S  
SNOWSHWRS  
WIND CHILL 12 7 10 9 8 16 26 33 33 26 22 20 32 27 25 26  
MIN CHILL 12 7 7 9 30 22 18 25 39 27 25  
 
DATE 04/20 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
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 70 34 71 44 77 48 62 32 47  
TEMP 61 67 44 35 62 67 51 45 71 75 55 50 59 55 37 33 41 42  
DEWPT 33 36 33 30 34 39 39 36 42 45 45 44 42 40 32 28 26 26  
PWIND DIR W N SE SE SE SE W NW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 40 50 50 30  
RAIN C C C C C C C S  
SNOW C C S  
 

 
NDZ043-180900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
536 PM MDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
DATE 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 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 20 48 23 58 34  
TEMP 34 25 22 21 21 31 40 46 46 36 30 26 24 37 49 56 56 44 40 38 36  
DEWPT 18 16 12 14 16 19 18 19 21 24 24 23 21 25 27 28 28 29 28 26 25  
RH 51 68 65 74 81 61 41 34 37 61 78 88 88 61 42 34 34 55 62 62 64  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 23 14 10 10 11 18 23 24 19 9 5 3 3 6 10 11 12 13 17 17 13  
WIND GUST 34 34  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 22 13 11 10 9 19 30 38 38 29 24 37 31 29 27  
MIN CHILL 22 10 9 11 34 24 18 22 31 25  
 
DATE 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
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 71 39 77 48 80 45 58 29 45  
TEMP 66 70 47 40 69 74 55 49 76 75 55 47 54 49 34 30 41 43  
DEWPT 33 35 36 34 39 38 37 36 41 42 42 40 39 34 29 26 24 23  
PWIND DIR W NE S SE S SW W NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN BZ BZ WY WY WY  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 30 50 40 30  
RAIN C C C C C C  
SNOW C C C S  
 

 
NDZ045-180900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
636 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
DATE 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 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 22 45 26 49 34  
TEMP 30 27 26 23 22 29 38 43 43 36 33 30 26 34 41 48 48 40 37 35 35  
DEWPT 19 17 14 14 13 15 17 18 21 25 25 24 22 23 22 22 23 23 22 22 21  
RH 63 65 60 68 68 55 42 36 41 64 72 78 85 64 46 35 37 50 54 59 56  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE E E SE SE S S  
WIND SPD 20 16 16 14 14 19 19 21 18 11 9 8 6 8 8 8 10 13 16 19 20  
WIND GUST 34 27  
CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 17 14 13 10 9 16 28 34 35 28 25 22 18 27 32 28 24 24  
MIN CHILL 17 13 9 11 30 25 18 21 39 28 22  
 
DATE 04/20 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
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 70 38 70 48 79 53 66 34 46  
TEMP 60 68 47 39 63 68 54 49 73 76 60 54 63 57 40 34 41 44  
DEWPT 33 38 36 31 38 41 39 37 46 47 47 46 44 39 32 28 27 26  
PWIND DIR SW N SE SE SE S W NW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ WY WY  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 40 50 50 40  
RAIN C C C C C C C C  
SNOW C C C  
 

 
 
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