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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
736 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
NDZ015-160900-
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT
736 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 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 43 75 43 58 36
TEMP 59 53 48 45 59 69 73 73 63 57 52 48 51 53 55 54 49 44 41 40
DEWPT 27 31 32 33 35 33 31 31 33 34 36 39 43 44 43 40 41 40 37 36
RH 29 43 54 62 40 26 21 21 32 42 54 71 74 71 64 59 74 86 85 85
WIND DIR W W W W NW SW SE SE E E E E E NE NE N N N N N
WIND SPD 10 8 4 3 4 4 9 14 17 19 18 17 14 12 14 16 16 13 14 14
WIND GUST 27 31 29 27
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
POP 12HR 10 0 60 90 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 0.34 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L D D L L C C S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 37 33 32
MIN CHILL 37 32
WIND
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26
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 34 52 32 64 39 69 43 70
TEMP 47 49 41 36 46 51 39 35 59 63 46 41 65 68 51 45 66 69
DEWPT 36 36 37 33 31 30 32 30 34 35 38 36 40 40 42 40 44 43
PWIND DIR N N NW NW S S S SE S
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ LT LT LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 SC
POP 12HR 70 80 30 5 5 20 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S L D C C S S S S
NDZ033-160900-
DICKINSON-STARK ND
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT
636 PM MDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 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 40 74 42 56 32
TEMP 55 48 45 43 60 68 72 72 61 54 50 47 50 52 53 51 44 40 37 36
DEWPT 28 29 29 30 32 29 29 30 32 36 39 42 44 43 41 38 38 37 35 34
RH 35 47 53 60 35 23 20 21 33 50 66 83 80 71 64 61 79 89 92 92
WIND DIR NW W SW W W S SE SE E E E E E N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 12 8 6 5 5 8 13 18 20 20 19 17 14 14 17 17 16 14 14 16
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 10 0 90 80 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0.17 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D D D D C C C C S S C
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 37 32 28 26
MIN CHILL 39 32 26
WIND
DATE 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26
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 44 30 52 30 64 38 67 43 68
TEMP 41 43 36 32 45 51 37 33 59 61 45 41 64 65 49 45 65 68
DEWPT 34 34 34 31 30 27 29 28 32 33 37 36 38 37 40 39 41 39
PWIND DIR N N NW SE S S S SE SW
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 60 60 30 5 10 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C L L C C S S S S S
SNOWSHWRS C C
NDZ044-160900-
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT
636 PM MDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 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 38 75 42 61 31
TEMP 54 48 43 42 61 70 74 73 60 54 49 46 53 56 59 56 46 41 37 35
DEWPT 23 26 27 28 31 29 30 31 34 39 43 45 46 43 41 39 38 37 36 34
RH 30 42 53 57 32 22 20 21 37 57 80 96 77 62 51 53 73 85 96 96
WIND DIR NW W W W S SE SE SE E SE E E NE NW NW N N N NW N
WIND SPD 9 4 2 1 3 11 19 21 24 23 19 12 12 17 19 20 18 16 16 18
WIND GUST 19 32 35 34 29 23 23 29 31 26 26
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV
POP 12HR 0 0 90 70 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.16 0.12 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D D L L C C C C S S C
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 39 33 28 24
MIN CHILL 33 24
WIND
DATE 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26
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 52 28 64 36 67 40 68
TEMP 42 43 36 31 46 51 36 31 59 62 44 39 64 65 48 42 65 68
DEWPT 34 34 34 31 30 28 30 28 33 33 36 36 38 36 40 39 41 39
PWIND DIR N NW NW E S S S SE SW
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 70 70 30 5 10 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C L L C C S
SNOWSHWRS C C
NDZ056-160900-
MINOT-WARD ND
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT
736 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 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 40 68 38 49 33
TEMP 51 48 42 40 51 61 66 66 55 49 45 42 44 44 45 45 40 38 37 36
DEWPT 34 36 36 33 32 31 31 32 32 34 34 35 37 39 40 40 39 37 36 34
RH 52 63 79 76 48 32 27 28 41 56 65 76 76 82 82 82 96 96 96 92
WIND DIR W W W NW NW N NW E E E E E E NE NE NE N N N N
WIND SPD 14 10 8 9 9 6 8 12 16 19 18 17 17 18 18 18 17 14 14 14
WIND GUST 25 29 29 27 28 29 28 28
CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 30 0 50 100 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.54 0.10
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C D D D D C C C C
TSTMS C
WIND CHILL 34 37 34 36 36 37 37 31 29 28 27
MIN CHILL 34 38 34 35 36 29 27
WIND
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26
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 48 31 52 31 63 38 68 41 70
TEMP 44 48 37 34 46 51 37 34 57 61 44 41 62 66 47 44 65 67
DEWPT 35 36 34 30 30 30 30 29 32 35 36 35 38 40 40 39 42 44
PWIND DIR N N N W S S SW SE S
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ LT GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 50 30 10 5 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S
SNOWSHWRS C C
NDZ037-160900-
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT
736 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 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 44 72 41 57 37
TEMP 59 53 48 46 59 66 70 69 57 51 48 46 50 52 54 52 47 44 41 41
DEWPT 32 32 35 37 37 35 34 32 33 33 35 37 40 45 47 46 44 43 41 39
RH 36 44 60 71 44 32 26 25 40 50 60 71 68 77 77 80 89 96100 92
WIND DIR W W W W NW W NW E E E E E E E NE N N N N N
WIND SPD 12 11 9 6 9 9 6 10 16 18 19 19 19 19 17 16 17 16 18 19
WIND GUST 28 29 29 31 31 27 26
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW CL FW SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 5 0 40 90 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.33 0.20
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C D D D D C C S S S
TSTMS S S
WIND CHILL 38 37 32 32
MIN CHILL 38 37 32
WIND
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26
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 51 33 48 31 60 36 66 40 70
TEMP 48 49 40 36 44 46 37 34 56 58 43 40 62 64 48 44 66 66
DEWPT 40 40 37 35 34 33 32 31 34 36 37 37 41 43 42 42 45 47
PWIND DIR N N NW NW SW S SW SE S
WIND CHAR BZ WY WY GN GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 80 40 5 5 20 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S L D L C S S S S S
TSTMS S
NDZ001-160900-
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT
736 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 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 37 69 40 50 33
TEMP 53 49 42 39 52 64 68 68 60 55 50 45 46 47 48 46 42 40 38 37
DEWPT 37 36 35 34 35 35 34 33 33 36 38 39 40 40 39 38 36 36 35 34
RH 54 61 76 82 52 34 28 27 36 49 63 79 79 76 71 73 79 85 89 89
WIND DIR W NW W N NE S S E E E E E E NE NE NE N N N N
WIND SPD 11 6 4 5 6 8 9 16 19 21 21 21 21 20 20 19 17 13 12 13
WIND GUST 29 33 33 32 33 32 32 29
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 30 0 60 80 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0.28 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L L D D L L C C S S S
SNOWSHWRS S S
TSTMS C
WIND CHILL 37 38 38 34 32 30 28
MIN CHILL 35 39 37 35 38 32 28
FROST Y Y Y
WIND
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26
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 32 55 32 65 39 69 43 69
TEMP 42 46 39 34 49 54 40 36 61 63 47 41 65 68 52 46 67 69
DEWPT 35 34 33 31 31 30 30 29 34 35 36 36 39 38 39 39 42 41
PWIND DIR N N N SE S S S SE SW
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 30 20 5 10 10 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S S
SNOWSHWRS S
NDZ021-160900-
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT
736 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 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 40 72 39 52 33
TEMP 52 48 44 41 55 65 70 70 57 51 48 44 47 48 49 48 42 39 38 37
DEWPT 36 34 35 35 35 33 31 31 33 34 35 37 40 41 41 40 39 37 35 35
RH 54 58 70 79 47 30 23 23 40 52 60 76 76 77 74 74 89 92 89 92
WIND DIR NW W W NW NW SW S E E E E E E NE NE NE N N N N
WIND SPD 12 8 4 4 5 5 6 13 18 20 21 21 19 19 18 19 18 17 16 17
WIND GUST 24 28 34 33 31 31 28 29 28
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV
POP 12HR 20 0 70 90 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.12 0.46 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L L D D L L C C S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 35 33 30 29 27
MIN CHILL 38 35 37 30 27
WIND
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26
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 49 31 53 32 64 38 68 41 69
TEMP 45 48 38 33 46 51 38 34 58 62 44 40 62 66 47 44 65 67
DEWPT 36 36 34 31 30 30 31 30 33 35 36 37 39 40 40 40 43 44
PWIND DIR N N NW NW S S S SE S
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ LT GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 50 30 5 10 20 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S S S
SNOWSHWRS C
NDZ043-160900-
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT
636 PM MDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 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 39 75 44 60 32
TEMP 54 46 42 42 61 69 73 73 61 54 48 47 52 55 57 54 45 40 36 35
DEWPT 23 27 28 29 31 28 31 32 35 40 44 45 45 42 40 38 38 37 35 34
RH 30 47 57 60 32 21 21 22 38 59 86 93 77 61 53 54 76 89 96 96
WIND DIR NW W W W S SE SE SE E SE SE E NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 11 5 4 2 5 13 20 23 25 25 20 14 17 21 23 23 20 18 18 19
WIND GUST 35
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV
POP 12HR 0 0 80 60 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.11 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D D L L C C C C C C L
WIND CHILL 37 31 26 24
MIN CHILL 39 31 24
WIND
DATE 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26
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 43 29 52 30 63 37 68 42 69
TEMP 40 41 35 31 45 51 36 32 59 61 44 39 63 66 48 43 65 68
DEWPT 34 34 34 31 30 28 29 29 33 34 36 37 38 37 39 40 42 39
PWIND DIR N NW NW E S S S SE W
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 70 70 30 5 10 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS L L L C C S
SNOWSHWRS C C
NDZ045-160900-
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT
736 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 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 45 74 47 59 38
TEMP 59 54 48 46 61 68 73 72 64 59 54 50 52 54 56 55 49 45 42 40
DEWPT 27 27 29 31 35 33 31 31 33 36 39 43 48 48 46 42 41 40 38 36
RH 29 35 47 55 38 27 21 22 31 42 57 77 86 80 69 61 74 82 86 85
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SE SE E E E E E NE N N N N N N
WIND SPD 12 10 9 6 6 8 14 19 23 24 23 21 17 13 18 20 20 20 21 23
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV
POP 12HR 0 0 80 90 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.12 0.29 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D D D D C C C C C
TSTMS S S
WIND CHILL 37 33 30
MIN CHILL 37 30
WIND
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26
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 34 51 33 64 40 68 44 69
TEMP 44 46 40 36 44 49 39 35 58 61 47 43 63 65 51 46 64 67
DEWPT 37 36 36 33 32 30 31 30 34 35 37 36 41 40 41 40 45 43
PWIND DIR N N NW W S S S SE S
WIND CHAR WY WY BZ LT GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 80 80 30 5 5 20 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C D D C C S S S S
TSTMS S
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