403  
FOUS53 KBIS 180836  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
336 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
NDZ015-182100-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
336 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 44 24 48 31 72  
TEMP 22 22 29 38 44 43 35 32 28 25 32 41 46 46 37 34 33 33 45 61 69 67  
DEWPT 14 15 17 19 21 24 26 25 22 21 22 21 20 20 23 23 22 22 28 33 35 38  
RH 71 74 60 46 39 47 69 75 78 84 66 44 35 35 56 64 63 63 51 35 28 34  
WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE E E SE SE SE S S S SW W NW  
WIND SPD 11 11 14 18 19 14 8 6 5 4 2 2 4 6 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 10  
WIND GUST 31  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 30 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
WIND CHILL 10 10 18 28 36 36 28 26 22 19 30 26 24 23 39  
MIN CHILL 9 12 32 26 19 22 26 22 27  
 
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 38 72 47 81 49 65 32 49  
TEMP 47 38 62 69 52 48 73 77 59 51 62 59 40 35 43 46  
DEWPT 37 31 36 41 39 37 46 48 46 44 42 37 33 28 25 24  
PWIND DIR N SE SE SE SE W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40 50 40 20  
RAIN C C C C C S S  
SNOW S S S  
 
 
NDZ033-182100-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
236 AM MDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 45 23 54 35 73  
TEMP 16 17 30 40 44 44 36 30 27 24 34 44 51 52 42 39 38 38 51 67 72 67  
DEWPT 11 14 18 18 18 22 23 23 23 22 23 24 24 26 27 27 26 26 30 33 32 33  
RH 80 88 60 41 35 41 59 75 85 92 64 45 34 36 55 62 62 62 44 28 23 28  
WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW N E SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW W NW NW  
WIND SPD 11 12 18 24 24 18 9 6 5 4 5 5 8 10 13 17 17 14 14 14 14 13  
WIND GUST 34 28  
CLOUDS CL CL FW B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 3 3 18 30 35 36 29 23 20 18 35 30 29 29  
MIN CHILL 1 7 32 23 18 19 30 28 33  
 
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 38 76 48 81 44 56 28 46  
TEMP 46 40 66 73 54 49 74 77 55 46 54 50 34 30 40 43  
DEWPT 36 34 39 39 39 37 41 40 41 39 37 33 29 25 23 21  
PWIND DIR NE S S SE SW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30 60 50 20  
RAIN C C C L C  
SNOW C C S S  
 
 
NDZ044-182100-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
236 AM MDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 47 23 56 33 74  
TEMP 15 18 31 41 47 46 36 30 27 24 35 47 54 54 42 38 36 34 49 67 73 70  
DEWPT 12 14 19 17 17 20 23 22 22 21 24 25 26 27 27 26 24 23 28 32 31 33  
RH 88 84 61 37 30 35 59 72 81 88 64 42 34 35 55 62 61 64 44 27 21 25  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW W W NW  
WIND SPD 10 11 19 25 27 24 8 4 3 4 4 6 8 10 12 13 13 10 11 13 14 11  
WIND GUST 36 37 23 24 24 25  
CLOUDS CL CL FW SC B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 2 5 19 31 38 38 30 18 35 30 27 26  
MIN CHILL 2 7 34 25 18 20 30 24 30  
 
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 37 76 46 83 43 60 27 47  
TEMP 47 39 67 74 54 48 76 79 56 45 57 51 35 28 43 45  
DEWPT 35 34 39 38 38 35 40 38 40 38 39 32 28 24 23 20  
PWIND DIR NE SE SE S SW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN WY WY BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30 60 40 20  
RAIN C C C L C  
SNOW C S S  
 
 
NDZ056-182100-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
336 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 43 22 47 33 69  
TEMP 20 20 30 38 43 41 33 29 25 23 30 39 44 46 38 35 36 37 49 62 67 64  
DEWPT 15 14 16 16 18 18 19 21 20 19 19 17 17 18 21 23 23 23 27 30 32 34  
RH 81 77 55 40 36 39 56 72 81 84 63 40 33 32 50 61 59 56 42 30 27 32  
WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N SE S S SE S S S SW W NW NW  
WIND SPD 16 14 17 23 23 19 11 10 6 4 2 2 5 8 11 14 18 19 19 17 17 16  
WIND GUST 34 36 32 25 31 31 32 27  
CLOUDS CL FW SC B2 OV B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL  
POP 12HR 30 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
WIND CHILL 6 6 18 27 34 32 24 20 17 17 31 25 26 27  
MIN CHILL 4 8 30 20 16 20 39 25 25 31  
 
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 35 72 45 77 46 58 30 46  
TEMP 43 35 61 69 52 46 70 74 56 48 56 53 36 32 40 43  
DEWPT 31 29 31 38 39 37 42 46 43 41 39 37 32 26 24 24  
PWIND DIR N SE SE SE SE N NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 30 50 40 20  
RAIN C C C C C C  
SNOW C S S  
 
 
NDZ037-182100-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
336 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 40 24 43 30 67  
TEMP 24 23 29 36 39 39 33 29 27 25 31 36 41 41 33 31 31 32 43 57 64 63  
DEWPT 14 15 17 17 19 23 25 25 24 22 21 20 19 19 21 21 21 21 26 31 35 38  
RH 65 71 60 45 44 52 72 85 88 88 66 52 41 41 61 66 66 63 51 37 34 39  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW N N N N SE SE S S S SW SW W  
WIND SPD 19 18 20 24 23 17 10 9 9 8 5 5 5 3 6 10 13 16 20 21 19 13  
WIND GUST 32 34 35 27 26 32 32  
CLOUDS SC CL FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 30 30 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOWSHWRS C  
WIND CHILL 10 9 16 24 28 30 25 20 18 16 25 27 22 21 21 34  
MIN CHILL 9 10 26 20 16 18 34 22 20 25  
 
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 37 66 44 78 54 67 35 48  
TEMP 45 37 57 62 47 45 71 75 59 54 63 60 42 36 43 44  
DEWPT 36 32 33 36 35 35 46 49 48 49 47 44 36 32 29 28  
PWIND DIR N E SE SE SE S NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ WY WY  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40 50 40 20  
RAIN C C C C C S S  
SNOW S S S  
TSTMS S  
 
 
NDZ001-182100-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
336 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 46 23 55 37 70  
TEMP 14 16 31 40 44 45 36 30 26 24 33 44 52 54 44 41 40 38 50 64 69 66  
DEWPT 11 13 21 23 26 24 24 24 23 22 23 24 24 25 27 28 29 28 32 35 37 35  
RH 88 88 66 50 49 43 61 78 88 92 66 45 33 32 51 59 64 67 50 34 31 32  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW N N NE NE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW NW NW N  
WIND SPD 9 10 13 21 21 19 10 8 4 4 5 8 10 11 13 14 13 10 12 14 16 13  
WIND GUST 32 34 29  
CLOUDS CL FW B1 OV OV SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
WIND CHILL 2 4 21 30 35 37 29 22 20 18 37 33 32 31  
MIN CHILL 1 9 32 22 18 20 33 31 35  
 
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 38 78 47 78 44 54 29 47  
TEMP 44 39 67 76 54 48 71 76 56 47 51 49 35 30 42 45  
DEWPT 34 32 40 41 40 39 43 41 42 40 39 34 28 26 25 22  
PWIND DIR NE SE SE SE NE NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ BZ WY BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40 60 40 20  
RAIN S C L L C  
SNOW C C S S  
 
 
NDZ021-182100-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
336 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 42 22 47 32 70  
TEMP 19 20 29 38 42 41 33 28 25 23 30 39 44 46 37 35 35 35 47 60 67 65  
DEWPT 14 14 17 16 22 21 21 21 21 20 20 19 19 20 24 23 23 24 28 32 34 35  
RH 80 77 60 40 44 44 61 75 84 88 66 44 36 35 59 61 61 64 47 35 29 33  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE SE S SE SE S S S S W W NW  
WIND SPD 14 13 17 21 23 18 10 9 5 4 2 3 4 6 11 13 16 14 17 14 14 13  
WIND GUST 32 28 24 25  
CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 OV B1 SC FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 30 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
WIND CHILL 5 6 17 27 32 32 25 19 18 17 29 26 25 25  
MIN CHILL 5 8 30 19 17 20 39 26 24 29  
 
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 35 71 45 77 46 60 31 46  
TEMP 44 35 60 68 51 46 71 74 56 47 57 54 37 32 40 44  
DEWPT 33 30 34 40 39 38 42 46 43 42 40 37 33 27 24 23  
PWIND DIR NE SE SE SE SE NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN BZ BZ WY BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30 60 50 20  
RAIN C C C L C C  
SNOW C S S  
 
 
NDZ043-182100-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
236 AM MDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 47 23 57 34 73  
TEMP 19 21 31 41 46 46 36 30 26 24 36 48 55 55 44 39 36 35 51 67 72 69  
DEWPT 15 18 19 17 17 21 23 22 21 21 25 27 28 28 29 28 26 25 29 31 32 34  
RH 84 88 61 37 31 37 59 72 81 88 64 44 35 35 55 64 67 66 42 26 23 27  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW W NW NW  
WIND SPD 11 13 19 25 27 24 10 6 4 5 5 9 10 12 14 18 16 11 13 16 17 13  
WIND GUST 29 35 39  
CLOUDS CL FW FW SC B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 7 8 19 31 37 38 29 23 20 17 37 30 26 27  
MIN CHILL 5 10 33 23 17 19 30 25 32  
 
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 39 77 47 82 42 55 27 47  
TEMP 47 40 67 75 54 48 76 77 55 45 52 47 32 28 40 43  
DEWPT 35 35 40 39 39 35 40 38 41 38 37 31 27 24 23 20  
PWIND DIR NE S SE S W NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT BZ GN BZ BZ WY WY BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30 60 40 20  
RAIN C C C L C  
SNOW C S S  
 
 
NDZ045-182100-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
336 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 44 25 49 34 70  
TEMP 19 19 29 38 44 43 36 32 28 26 33 41 47 47 39 36 34 35 46 59 68 67  
DEWPT 14 13 16 19 20 24 26 27 24 22 23 22 22 22 23 21 21 21 27 33 35 38  
RH 80 77 58 46 38 47 67 81 85 85 66 46 37 37 52 54 58 56 47 37 29 34  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW N NE NE E E SE SE S S S SW W NW  
WIND SPD 14 14 19 23 23 18 10 8 8 5 8 6 6 10 13 17 19 20 20 18 16 13  
WIND GUST 34 28  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 20 20 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
WIND CHILL 5 5 16 27 35 35 29 25 20 19 26 31 26 23 24 38  
MIN CHILL 4 8 31 25 19 20 39 26 22 28  
 
DATE TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 39 70 48 81 51 64 33 47  
TEMP 49 39 61 69 54 49 73 78 61 52 62 56 41 35 44 45  
DEWPT 37 33 38 41 38 37 45 46 46 46 41 35 33 27 25 23  
PWIND DIR N SE SE SE S W NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ BZ WY WY WY  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 40 50 40 20  
RAIN C C C C C C S  
SNOW C S S  
 
 
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