433  
FOUS53 KBIS 180521  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
1221 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
NDZ015-190900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
1221 AM CDT SAT APR 18 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 45 23 48 31  
TEMP 25 22 21 29 38 43 43 35 31 27 25 32 41 46 46 37 34 33 33  
DEWPT 16 14 14 17 18 21 23 25 25 22 21 22 21 20 20 23 23 22 22  
RH 68 71 74 60 44 41 45 66 78 81 84 66 44 35 35 56 64 63 63  
WIND DIR NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE E E SE SE SE S S  
WIND SPD 12 11 11 14 18 19 14 8 6 5 4 2 2 4 6 9 10 12 13  
WIND GUST 31  
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 10 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOWSHWRS  
WIND CHILL 14 11 10 18 28 35 36 29 24 21 30 26 24 23  
MIN CHILL 14 10 10 32 24 20 22 26 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 72 38 72 47 80 49 65 32 49  
TEMP 61 67 47 38 62 69 52 48 72 76 59 51 61 57 40 35 42 45  
DEWPT 33 38 37 31 36 41 39 37 46 48 46 44 42 37 33 28 25 24  
PWIND DIR SW N SE SE SE SE W NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 40 50 40 20  
RAIN C C C C C S S  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
NDZ033-190900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
1121 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 19 47 22 54 35  
TEMP 20 20 20 30 39 44 44 34 30 27 24 34 44 51 52 42 39 38 38  
DEWPT 15 13 14 18 19 19 21 24 23 22 21 23 24 24 26 27 27 26 26  
RH 81 74 77 60 44 36 39 66 75 81 88 64 45 34 36 55 62 62 62  
WIND DIR NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW N E SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 12 11 12 18 24 24 18 9 6 5 4 5 5 8 10 13 17 17 14  
WIND GUST 34 28  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 7 8 7 18 28 35 36 27 23 20 18 35 30 29 29  
MIN CHILL 7 6 8 32 23 18 19 30 28  
 
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 76 48 81 44 56 28 46  
TEMP 67 67 46 40 66 72 54 49 73 76 55 48 53 48 34 30 39 42  
DEWPT 33 33 36 34 39 39 39 37 41 40 41 39 37 33 29 25 23 21  
PWIND DIR W NE S S SE SW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 40 60 50 20  
RAIN C C C L C S  
SNOW C S S  
 

 
NDZ044-190900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
1121 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 33  
TEMP 21 21 20 31 41 46 46 35 30 26 24 35 47 54 54 42 38 36 34  
DEWPT 17 13 14 18 17 19 21 24 23 22 21 24 25 26 27 27 26 24 23  
RH 84 71 77 58 37 34 37 64 75 85 88 64 42 34 35 55 62 61 64  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 10 10 11 19 25 27 24 8 4 3 4 4 6 8 10 12 13 13 10  
WIND GUST 36 37 23 24 24  
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 10 10 8 19 31 37 38 29 18 35 30 27 26  
MIN CHILL 10 8 9 34 25 18 21 30 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 74 37 76 46 83 43 60 27 47  
TEMP 67 70 47 39 67 73 54 48 75 78 56 46 56 49 35 29 42 44  
DEWPT 32 33 35 34 39 38 38 35 40 38 40 38 39 32 28 24 23 20  
PWIND DIR W NE SE SE S SW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN WY WY BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 30 60 40 20  
RAIN C C C L C S  
SNOW C S S  
 

 
NDZ056-190900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
1221 AM CDT SAT APR 18 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 47 33  
TEMP 23 21 21 30 38 42 41 33 29 25 23 30 39 44 46 38 35 36 37  
DEWPT 13 14 13 15 16 18 18 19 21 20 18 19 17 17 18 21 23 23 23  
RH 65 74 71 53 40 37 39 56 72 81 81 63 40 33 32 50 61 59 56  
WIND DIR NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N SE S S SE S S S  
WIND SPD 23 16 14 17 23 23 19 11 10 6 4 2 2 5 8 11 14 18 19  
WIND GUST 33 34 36 32 25 31 31  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FLURRIES  
SNOWSHWRS  
WIND CHILL 7 7 8 18 27 32 32 24 20 17 17 31 25 26 27  
MIN CHILL 6 6 10 30 20 17 19 39 25 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 69 35 72 45 77 46 58 30 46  
TEMP 62 64 43 35 61 68 52 46 69 74 56 49 55 51 37 32 39 42  
DEWPT 30 34 31 29 31 38 39 37 42 46 43 41 39 37 32 26 24 24  
PWIND DIR W N SE SE 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 FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 30 50 40 20  
RAIN C C C C C C S  
SNOW S C S S  
 

 
NDZ037-190900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
1221 AM CDT SAT APR 18 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 23 43 30  
TEMP 26 23 22 29 35 39 39 31 29 27 25 31 36 41 41 33 31 31 32  
DEWPT 15 15 15 17 17 19 22 24 24 24 23 21 20 19 19 21 21 21 21  
RH 62 71 74 60 47 44 50 75 81 88 92 66 52 41 41 61 66 66 63  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW N N N N SE SE S S  
WIND SPD 19 19 18 20 24 23 17 10 9 9 8 5 5 5 3 6 10 13 16  
WIND GUST 32 34 35 27 26  
CLOUDS B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 5 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FLURRIES S  
WIND CHILL 12 8 7 16 23 28 30 22 20 18 17 25 27 22 21 21  
MIN CHILL 12 7 10 26 20 17 18 33 22 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 67 37 66 44 78 54 67 35 48  
TEMP 57 63 45 37 57 62 47 45 70 74 59 54 62 59 42 37 42 43  
DEWPT 31 38 36 32 33 36 35 36 46 49 48 49 47 44 36 32 29 28  
PWIND DIR SW N E SE SE SE S NW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 40 50 40 30  
RAIN C C C C C S C S  
SNOW C  
TSTMS S  
 

 
NDZ001-190900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
1221 AM CDT SAT APR 18 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 17 47 23 55 37  
TEMP 17 20 20 31 40 45 46 36 30 27 24 33 44 52 54 44 41 40 38  
DEWPT 12 15 16 21 23 24 23 24 23 22 21 23 24 24 25 27 28 29 28  
RH 80 81 84 66 50 43 40 61 75 81 88 66 45 33 32 51 59 64 67  
WIND DIR NW W W NW NW NW NW N N NE NE SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 9 9 10 13 21 21 19 10 8 4 4 5 8 10 11 13 14 13 10  
WIND GUST 32 34 29  
CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FLURRIES  
SNOWSHWRS  
WIND CHILL 6 9 9 21 30 37 39 29 23 18 37 33 32 31  
MIN CHILL 6 6 11 33 23 18 20 33 30  
 
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 78 48 78 43 54 29 47  
TEMP 64 66 44 39 67 76 54 48 70 76 56 48 51 48 35 31 41 45  
DEWPT 35 35 34 32 40 41 40 39 43 41 42 40 39 34 28 26 25 22  
PWIND DIR W NE SE SE SE NE NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ BZ WY BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 40 60 40 20  
RAIN S C L L C S  
SNOW C C S  
 

 
NDZ021-190900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
1221 AM CDT SAT APR 18 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 43 22 47 32  
TEMP 23 21 20 29 37 41 41 33 29 25 23 30 39 44 46 37 35 35 35  
DEWPT 14 14 14 17 17 21 21 21 21 21 19 20 19 19 20 24 23 23 24  
RH 68 74 77 60 44 44 44 61 72 84 84 66 44 36 35 59 61 61 64  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE SE S SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 20 14 13 17 21 23 18 10 9 5 4 2 3 4 6 11 13 16 14  
WIND GUST 31 32 28 24 25  
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC B2 SC FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FLURRIES  
SNOWSHWRS  
WIND CHILL 8 8 7 17 26 31 32 25 20 18 29 26 25 25  
MIN CHILL 8 7 7 28 20 18 20 39 26 24  
 
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 46 77 46 60 31 46  
TEMP 60 65 44 35 60 67 51 46 69 74 56 48 56 52 37 32 39 42  
DEWPT 32 35 33 30 34 40 39 38 42 46 43 42 40 37 33 27 24 23  
PWIND DIR SW NE SE SE SE SE NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 30 60 50 20  
RAIN C C C L C C S  
SNOW S C S S  
 

 
NDZ043-190900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
1121 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 57 34  
TEMP 23 20 21 32 41 46 46 35 29 26 24 36 48 55 55 44 39 36 35  
DEWPT 16 14 15 19 17 19 22 24 23 22 22 25 27 28 28 29 28 26 25  
RH 74 77 77 58 37 34 38 64 78 85 92 64 44 35 35 55 64 67 66  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 10 11 13 19 25 27 24 10 6 4 5 5 9 10 12 14 18 16 11  
WIND GUST 29 35 39  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 12 8 8 20 31 37 38 27 22 20 17 37 30 26 27  
MIN CHILL 12 7 9 33 22 17 20 30 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 73 39 77 47 82 42 55 27 47  
TEMP 67 69 47 40 67 75 54 48 75 76 55 46 51 45 32 28 39 42  
DEWPT 31 34 35 35 40 39 39 36 40 38 41 38 37 31 27 24 23 20  
PWIND DIR W NE S SE S W NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT BZ GN GN BZ WY WY BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 30 60 40 20  
RAIN C C C L C S  
SNOW C S S  
 

 
NDZ045-190900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
1221 AM CDT SAT APR 18 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 44 24 49 34  
TEMP 22 23 21 29 38 43 42 36 32 28 26 33 41 47 47 39 36 34 35  
DEWPT 15 14 13 16 18 20 24 26 26 23 22 23 22 22 22 23 21 21 21  
RH 74 68 71 58 44 39 48 67 78 81 85 66 46 37 37 52 54 58 56  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW N NE NE E E SE SE S S  
WIND SPD 12 14 14 19 23 23 18 10 8 8 5 8 6 6 10 13 17 19 20  
WIND GUST 34 28  
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 20 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 10 10 8 16 27 34 33 29 25 20 19 26 31 26 23 24  
MIN CHILL 10 8 10 30 25 19 20 26 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 39 70 48 80 51 64 33 47  
TEMP 59 67 49 39 61 68 54 49 72 77 61 52 62 54 41 35 42 44  
DEWPT 33 38 37 33 38 41 38 37 45 46 46 46 41 35 33 27 25 23  
PWIND DIR SW N SE SE SE S W NW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ WY WY WY  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 40 50 40 20  
RAIN C C C C C C S  
SNOW C S S  
 

 
 
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