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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1051 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
NDZ015-182100-
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT
1051 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 22 48 31 72
TEMP 37 44 42 34 32 28 25 32 41 46 46 37 34 33 33 45 61 69 67
DEWPT 16 22 25 27 25 22 21 22 21 20 20 23 23 22 22 28 33 35 38
RH 42 41 50 75 75 78 84 66 44 35 35 56 64 63 63 51 35 28 34
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW N NE E E SE SE SE S S S SW W NW
WIND SPD 13 17 12 6 6 5 4 2 2 4 6 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 10
WIND GUST 27
CLOUDS FW B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 30 30 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C
WIND CHILL 28 36 35 28 26 22 19 30 26 24 23 39
MIN CHILL 16 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
951 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 54 35 73
TEMP 39 44 43 34 30 27 24 34 44 51 52 42 39 38 38 51 67 72 67
DEWPT 23 19 23 25 23 23 22 23 24 24 26 27 27 26 26 30 33 32 33
RH 52 36 45 69 75 85 92 64 45 34 36 55 62 62 62 44 28 23 28
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N E SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW W NW NW
WIND SPD 20 21 17 10 6 5 4 5 5 8 10 13 17 17 14 14 14 14 13
WIND GUST 32
CLOUDS SC B2 B1 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 29 35 35 26 23 20 18 35 30 29 29
MIN CHILL 17 31 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
951 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 49 21 56 33 74
TEMP 39 46 46 35 30 27 24 35 47 54 54 42 38 36 34 49 67 73 70
DEWPT 22 18 20 23 22 22 21 24 25 26 27 27 26 24 23 28 32 31 33
RH 50 32 35 61 72 81 88 64 42 34 35 55 62 61 64 44 27 21 25
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW W W NW
WIND SPD 21 23 17 6 4 3 4 4 6 8 10 12 13 13 10 11 13 14 11
WIND GUST 33 34 27 23 24 24 25
CLOUDS FW B1 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 29 38 39 29 18 35 30 27 26
MIN CHILL 15 33 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
1051 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 21 47 33 69
TEMP 39 42 41 33 29 25 23 30 39 44 46 38 35 36 37 49 62 67 64
DEWPT 16 19 19 21 21 20 19 19 17 17 18 21 23 23 23 27 30 32 34
RH 39 39 41 61 72 81 84 63 40 33 32 50 61 59 56 42 30 27 32
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N SE S S SE S S S SW W NW NW
WIND SPD 20 21 18 12 10 6 4 2 2 5 8 11 14 18 19 19 17 17 16
WIND GUST 32 34 29 25 31 31 32 27
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL
POP 12HR 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
SNOW S S
WIND CHILL 29 33 32 24 20 17 17 31 25 26 27
MIN CHILL 18 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
1051 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 41 23 43 30 67
TEMP 38 40 38 32 29 27 25 31 36 41 41 33 31 31 32 43 57 64 63
DEWPT 14 19 23 25 25 24 22 21 20 19 19 21 21 21 21 26 31 35 38
RH 37 42 54 75 85 88 88 66 52 41 41 61 66 66 63 51 37 34 39
WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N SE SE S S S SW SW W
WIND SPD 20 21 18 10 9 9 8 5 5 5 3 6 10 13 16 20 21 19 13
WIND GUST 31 33 26 32 32
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 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 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
WIND CHILL 28 30 28 24 20 18 16 25 27 22 21 21 34
MIN CHILL 18 28 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
1051 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 47 23 55 37 70
TEMP 45 44 46 36 30 26 24 33 44 52 54 44 41 40 38 50 64 69 66
DEWPT 22 27 25 25 24 23 22 23 24 24 25 27 28 29 28 32 35 37 35
RH 40 51 43 64 78 88 92 66 45 33 32 51 59 64 67 50 34 31 32
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N NE NE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW NW NW N
WIND SPD 20 21 18 10 8 4 4 5 8 10 11 13 14 13 10 12 14 16 13
WIND GUST 31 33 28
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 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 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C
WIND CHILL 37 35 39 29 22 20 18 37 33 32 31
MIN CHILL 22 34 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
1051 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 22 47 32 70
TEMP 39 42 41 34 28 25 23 30 39 44 46 37 35 35 35 47 60 67 65
DEWPT 15 21 23 23 21 21 20 20 19 19 20 24 23 23 24 28 32 34 35
RH 37 43 48 64 75 84 88 66 44 36 35 59 61 61 64 47 35 29 33
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N NE SE S SE SE S S S S W W NW
WIND SPD 19 20 17 10 9 5 4 2 3 4 6 11 13 16 14 17 14 14 13
WIND GUST 31 32 24 25
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C S
WIND CHILL 29 33 32 26 19 18 17 29 26 25 25
MIN CHILL 17 32 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
951 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 48 23 57 34 73
TEMP 43 46 46 36 30 26 24 36 48 55 55 44 39 36 35 51 67 72 69
DEWPT 22 19 22 23 22 21 21 25 27 28 28 29 28 26 25 29 31 32 34
RH 43 34 38 59 72 81 88 64 44 35 35 55 64 67 66 42 26 23 27
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW W NW NW
WIND SPD 23 25 20 10 6 4 5 5 9 10 12 14 18 16 11 13 16 17 13
WIND GUST 33 35
CLOUDS FW B1 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 34 37 38 29 23 20 17 37 30 26 27
MIN CHILL 21 36 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
1051 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 49 34 70
TEMP 33 43 41 34 32 28 26 33 41 47 47 39 36 34 35 46 59 68 67
DEWPT 18 20 25 27 27 24 22 23 22 22 22 23 21 21 21 27 33 35 38
RH 53 39 52 75 81 85 85 66 46 37 37 52 54 58 56 47 37 29 34
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W NW N NE NE E E SE SE S S S SW W NW
WIND SPD 19 21 18 10 8 8 5 8 6 6 10 13 17 19 20 20 18 16 13
WIND GUST 32
CLOUDS FW B1 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 S
WIND CHILL 21 34 32 26 25 20 19 26 31 26 23 24 38
MIN CHILL 10 26 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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