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FOUS53 KBIS 240631  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
131 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026  
 
NDZ015-250900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 30 52 27 51 29  
TEMP 34 32 41 49 51 48 39 35 30 28 37 44 49 48 39 34 32 31  
DEWPT 23 23 22 18 18 19 21 21 19 18 18 18 18 19 22 24 24 23  
RH 64 69 46 29 27 31 48 56 63 66 46 35 29 31 50 66 72 72  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SE SE E E  
WIND SPD 6 6 11 13 16 13 8 5 4 4 8 9 10 8 4 3 3 5  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 5 50 40 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S C  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
SNOWSHWRS S  
WIND CHILL 28 26 34 33 31 25  
MIN CHILL 29 26 26 30 23 24 31 25  
 
DATE 04/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26 THU 04/30/26  
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 52 35 49 28 53 30 55 31 54  
TEMP 46 47 40 37 43 46 34 29 47 51 36 31 50 53 37 33 49 51  
DEWPT 30 33 37 33 31 27 26 23 26 28 30 27 29 28 31 27 29 29  
PWIND DIR E NE N NW NW NW NW N N  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 80 60 20 10 10 10 10 5  
RAIN C L D D L C S  
SNOW S S  
 

 
NDZ033-250900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
1231 AM MDT FRI APR 24 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 45 23 47 26  
TEMP 29 28 37 42 43 41 31 27 25 24 32 39 44 44 35 30 28 27  
DEWPT 21 19 19 16 15 14 15 16 15 14 16 15 15 16 19 19 20 21  
RH 72 68 48 34 32 33 51 63 65 65 51 37 30 32 52 63 71 78  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW E SE E  
WIND SPD 10 10 18 20 21 18 13 10 10 10 13 14 13 10 6 5 5 6  
WIND GUST 32  
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2  
POP 12HR 0 30 20 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C  
RAIN SHWRS C S  
SNOW S S C  
SNOWSHWRS S  
WIND CHILL 20 19 27 33 34 32 21 17 15 14 22 31 37 38 29 24 22 20  
MIN CHILL 20 19 19 32 17 12 14 33 24 19  
 
DATE 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26 THU 04/30/26  
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 46 30 45 25 51 27 53 28 53  
TEMP 42 42 34 31 39 43 30 26 47 49 33 28 48 50 34 30 48 51  
DEWPT 29 32 31 29 27 24 22 22 25 26 27 25 28 27 27 26 27 26  
PWIND DIR E NE N NW NW NW NW N N  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 70 40 10 10 10 10 5 5  
RAIN C L L C  
SNOW C S S C C S  
 

 
NDZ044-250900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
1231 AM MDT FRI APR 24 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 27 46 22 47 26  
TEMP 30 29 38 44 45 43 34 29 26 25 33 41 45 45 35 31 29 29  
DEWPT 21 19 20 18 18 17 17 16 14 14 15 16 17 19 22 23 23 24  
RH 69 66 48 35 33 35 49 58 60 62 47 36 32 35 59 72 78 81  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W E E E E  
WIND SPD 6 5 12 17 18 16 10 6 5 5 10 11 10 8 5 5 5 6  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 10 50 20 10 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN L  
RAIN SHWRS C C S  
SNOW C C L  
WIND CHILL 23 23 30 36 37 35 26 22 19 18 25 34 25 23 22  
MIN CHILL 24 23 24 35 22 18 18 37 25 22  
 
DATE 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26 THU 04/30/26  
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 45 28 48 23 53 25 56 27 55  
TEMP 41 42 34 31 40 45 31 25 48 51 34 27 51 52 35 28 50 51  
DEWPT 31 33 33 30 29 26 24 21 29 28 29 26 30 28 28 26 28 26  
PWIND DIR E NE N NW W NW NW N N  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 80 80 40 10 10 10 10 10 5  
RAIN L D D L C  
SNOW L L C S  
 

 
NDZ056-250900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 30 47 25 46 26  
TEMP 32 30 39 44 46 43 34 30 28 25 34 40 44 44 36 31 28 26  
DEWPT 22 22 20 15 14 14 16 17 17 16 16 14 13 14 15 17 17 18  
RH 66 72 46 30 27 30 47 58 63 68 47 34 28 29 42 56 63 71  
WIND DIR W W W SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W SW N  
WIND SPD 12 12 18 21 24 19 13 10 10 10 13 17 16 12 6 3 3 4  
WIND GUST 29 35 35 31  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
SNOW S  
SNOWSHWRS S  
WIND CHILL 23 20 30 35 38 35 25 21 19 15 25 31 37 38 30 20  
MIN CHILL 25 20 22 35 21 15 19 34 27 20  
 
DATE 04/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26 THU 04/30/26  
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 32 47 27 50 28 52 30 52  
TEMP 46 47 36 32 41 45 33 27 44 48 34 29 46 50 35 31 48 50  
DEWPT 22 28 30 27 25 23 21 21 22 25 26 24 25 25 27 25 27 27  
PWIND DIR E NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 50 60 40 10 5 10 5 5 5  
RAIN S C L L C C  
SNOW S L C C  
 

 
NDZ037-250900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 34 53 31 52 32  
TEMP 35 35 43 49 53 50 42 38 35 32 39 45 49 48 40 36 35 35  
DEWPT 26 27 25 21 19 21 23 24 24 24 22 22 23 23 26 27 27 28  
RH 69 72 49 33 26 31 46 57 64 72 50 40 36 37 57 69 72 75  
WIND DIR W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W N NE NE  
WIND SPD 13 10 13 13 13 11 8 8 5 5 9 10 10 9 5 4 5 6  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 20 30 20 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S S S S S S S C  
RAIN SHWRS S C S  
SNOWSHWRS S  
WIND CHILL 26 27 36 32 26 33 29  
MIN CHILL 29 26 29 32 26 28 32 28  
 
DATE 04/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26 THU 04/30/26  
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 53 39 49 31 51 30 53 32 52  
TEMP 49 48 42 41 44 43 35 31 46 49 35 32 48 50 36 33 48 50  
DEWPT 32 38 38 39 37 32 28 25 27 28 29 28 31 30 31 29 29 30  
PWIND DIR E NE N NW NW NW NW N N  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 60 80 80 30 10 10 10 10 10  
RAIN C L D D D L C S  
SNOW C S  
 

 
NDZ001-250900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 27 40 24 43 24  
TEMP 29 27 35 38 39 37 30 27 25 24 31 37 42 42 34 28 26 24  
DEWPT 21 21 21 16 16 16 17 18 18 17 17 15 16 15 17 17 18 18  
RH 72 78 56 40 39 42 58 68 74 74 56 40 34 33 49 63 71 77  
WIND DIR W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NE E E  
WIND SPD 12 13 21 27 28 23 16 12 11 11 17 19 18 13 6 4 5 5  
WIND GUST 34 40 42 35  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 60 50 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T T  
SNOW C  
SNOWSHWRS S C L C S S  
WIND CHILL 19 16 23 26 27 26 19 16 14 13 20 27 33 35 28 19 17  
MIN CHILL 22 16 17 26 16 13 14 29 23 17  
 
DATE 04/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26 THU 04/30/26  
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 29 47 25 51 28 53 30 55  
TEMP 43 45 35 30 41 46 31 26 46 49 34 30 48 51 35 31 49 53  
DEWPT 24 27 27 25 24 22 22 21 26 26 26 25 28 26 27 27 28 27  
PWIND DIR E NE N N NW N NW N N  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 50 20 5 10 5 5 5 5  
RAIN C C C C  
SNOW C C C C S  
 

 
NDZ021-250900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 47 25 47 27  
TEMP 32 29 38 44 46 43 34 30 27 25 34 39 44 45 36 32 30 27  
DEWPT 24 22 21 17 16 17 17 18 18 18 17 15 15 16 18 19 20 20  
RH 72 75 50 33 29 35 49 60 68 74 49 37 30 31 47 58 66 74  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W S E NE  
WIND SPD 10 10 18 21 20 18 12 10 9 9 13 14 13 10 5 3 3 4  
WIND GUST 32 32  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
SNOW C  
SNOWSHWRS S  
WIND CHILL 24 20 28 35 38 35 25 21 18 16 25 31 37  
MIN CHILL 26 20 21 35 21 16 17 33 29 22  
 
DATE 04/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26 THU 04/30/26  
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 32 47 26 51 28 52 29 52  
TEMP 46 46 36 33 41 45 32 26 44 49 33 29 47 49 35 30 47 50  
DEWPT 24 31 31 29 26 24 22 21 23 25 27 25 26 27 28 27 27 27  
PWIND DIR E NE N N NW NW NW N NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 70 50 10 10 10 10 5 5  
RAIN C L L L C C  
SNOW C L C C  
 

 
NDZ043-250900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
1231 AM MDT FRI APR 24 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 44 22 46 26  
TEMP 30 27 36 42 43 40 31 26 24 23 31 39 44 43 34 31 28 28  
DEWPT 20 19 19 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 15 16 18 21 22 23 24  
RH 66 71 50 36 33 37 51 62 65 68 49 37 32 36 58 69 81 85  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W E E E E  
WIND SPD 10 9 16 20 23 20 13 10 10 10 13 13 12 10 8 8 8 9  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 40 20 5 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN L  
RAIN SHWRS S C S  
SNOW C C L  
SNOWSHWRS S S  
WIND CHILL 21 18 26 33 34 30 21 16 14 12 21 31 38 37 27 24 20 19  
MIN CHILL 23 18 20 30 16 12 14 33 24 19  
 
DATE 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26 THU 04/30/26  
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 45 28 46 24 53 27 54 28 53  
TEMP 41 40 33 30 39 44 30 25 48 50 34 28 49 51 35 30 48 51  
DEWPT 30 32 33 30 28 25 24 21 28 28 29 27 30 28 28 26 27 26  
PWIND DIR E NE N NW W NW NW N NW  
WIND CHAR BZ GN BZ LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 80 70 30 5 10 10 10 10 5  
RAIN L D L C  
SNOW L S S C C S  
 

 
NDZ045-250900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026  
 
DATE 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 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 32 51 29 47 32  
TEMP 34 33 41 46 49 47 39 35 30 29 36 41 46 45 39 36 33 33  
DEWPT 22 22 22 19 18 19 22 21 19 17 18 19 19 20 22 24 26 26  
RH 61 63 46 34 29 32 50 56 63 60 47 41 34 36 50 61 75 75  
WIND DIR W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W NE E E E  
WIND SPD 10 10 13 14 16 14 10 10 9 9 11 11 10 10 8 6 8 10  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 40 40 20 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S C C L  
RAIN SHWRS C C S  
SNOW S S  
SNOWSHWRS S  
WIND CHILL 26 25 33 32 27 22 20 28 34 33 30 26 25  
MIN CHILL 27 25 27 27 20 21 37 30 24  
 
DATE 04/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26 THU 04/30/26  
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 46 36 46 29 52 31 55 32 53  
TEMP 43 43 40 37 41 44 35 29 47 50 38 32 50 52 38 33 49 50  
DEWPT 33 35 37 35 32 29 26 23 28 30 31 28 32 30 30 28 30 29  
PWIND DIR E NE N NW NW W NW N N  
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 80 80 60 20 10 10 10 10 10  
RAIN L D D D L C S  
SNOW S S  
 

 
 
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