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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1236 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
NDZ015-180900-
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT
1236 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE
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 38 50 36 50 34
TEMP 46 43 43 43 45 47 49 45 42 40 39 43 47 48 48 45 41 39 37
DEWPT 34 34 35 38 39 39 38 39 39 37 36 37 36 35 35 37 37 35 34
RH 63 70 73 82 79 74 66 79 89 89 89 79 65 60 60 73 85 85 89
WIND DIR E E E E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 12 12 13 13 11 11 12 11 11 12 12 13 14 16 13 11 11 10 10
WIND GUST 29 25
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 60 100 5 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.51 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L D L C S S C C
WIND CHILL 37 36 36 39 39 36 33 31 36 39 34 32 30
MIN CHILL 36 35 36 31 32 34 30
DATE 05/19 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26
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 54 31 68 41 69 43 72 45 75
TEMP 48 53 39 36 61 66 50 45 64 66 51 46 65 69 54 49 68 73
DEWPT 32 29 32 30 36 37 40 39 41 40 41 39 42 42 44 42 45 44
PWIND DIR N SE S SE S S SE SE S
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 0 0 20 30 20 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S S C C C S
TSTMS S S
NDZ033-180900-
DICKINSON-STARK ND
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT
1136 PM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
DATE 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE
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 51 33 46 31
TEMP 47 44 43 43 45 49 48 42 39 37 37 39 42 44 43 40 37 35 35
DEWPT 32 37 40 40 40 40 39 38 38 36 36 35 35 34 34 35 35 34 33
RH 56 76 89 89 82 71 71 86 96 96 96 85 76 68 70 82 92 96 92
WIND DIR E SE SE SE E N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW
WIND SPD 18 19 17 12 10 11 12 11 10 11 11 12 13 14 13 11 9 9 8
WIND GUST 29
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 90 90 5 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.21 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L D L S C C C C S S S
WIND CHILL 36 35 36 36 32 29 29 31 35 37 36 33 30 28 28
MIN CHILL 35 34 32 29 29 36 30 27
DATE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26
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 53 31 68 40 68 41 71 43 73
TEMP 46 52 37 36 62 65 47 43 63 64 48 45 65 67 51 47 67 71
DEWPT 31 27 30 30 34 35 40 39 38 36 40 39 40 40 43 42 42 41
PWIND DIR NW SE S SE W SE S S SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 20 0 10 20 30 10 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S C S C C S S
TSTMS S S S S
NDZ044-180900-
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT
1136 PM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
DATE 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE
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 57 32 47 29
TEMP 50 45 42 45 49 55 54 44 39 37 36 41 43 45 43 39 36 34 33
DEWPT 32 39 41 41 41 40 38 39 38 37 35 35 34 34 34 35 35 34 33
RH 50 79 96 86 74 57 54 82 96100 96 79 70 65 70 85 96100100
WIND DIR E SE E E NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW
WIND SPD 23 21 14 8 8 16 17 12 10 10 11 14 17 17 14 10 8 6 5
WIND GUST 25 27 25 27 25
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 100 80 5 40 40
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.09 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L D C S C C C C S
WIND CHILL 36 34 38 32 30 28 33 35 38 36 32 30 28
MIN CHILL 34 35 32 28 29 36 30 27
DATE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26
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 54 28 68 37 68 38 71 41 74
TEMP 47 53 36 33 62 65 46 41 63 65 47 42 66 67 50 45 67 71
DEWPT 31 27 30 30 35 34 40 39 38 36 39 39 40 40 43 41 42 40
PWIND DIR NW SE SE SE SW SE SE SE SW
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 20 0 0 20 20 10 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C S S
TSTMS S S S
NDZ056-180900-
MINOT-WARD ND
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT
1236 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE
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 36 45 33 48 33
TEMP 42 40 40 41 41 41 42 39 37 36 36 40 43 46 46 41 38 36 35
DEWPT 31 33 34 35 36 39 39 38 37 36 35 35 35 36 36 35 34 33 31
RH 65 76 79 79 82 92 89 96100100 96 82 73 68 68 79 85 89 85
WIND DIR E E E E E E NE N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 12 12 16 16 16 14 14 13 12 12 12 13 13 16 16 12 11 10 10
WIND GUST 26 27 25 24
CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 60 100 30 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.52 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D D D L S C
WIND CHILL 35 33 32 33 33 33 34 31 29 28 28 32 36 39 39 34 31 29 27
MIN CHILL 35 32 32 33 29 28 29 37 31 27
DATE 05/19 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26
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 33 66 42 67 43 69 45 73
TEMP 46 52 37 36 60 64 47 44 62 64 48 45 63 66 50 47 66 70
DEWPT 30 28 29 29 33 36 39 38 40 41 41 39 41 44 42 41 43 45
PWIND DIR N SE S SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 10 0 0 40 40 20 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S S C C S
TSTMS S S S
NDZ037-180900-
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT
1236 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE
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 49 36 50 34
TEMP 41 40 41 44 44 46 47 43 42 40 40 44 47 48 46 42 40 38 37
DEWPT 31 31 32 37 41 43 43 42 41 39 39 38 39 39 39 38 37 36 35
RH 67 70 70 76 89 89 86 96 96 96 96 79 74 71 76 86 89 92 92
WIND DIR E E E E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 11 12 14 16 17 16 14 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 17 16 16 17 17
WIND GUST 21 23 26 27 27 28 28 29
CLOUDS SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 5 100 20 30 80
QPF 12HR 0 0.67 0.01 0 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S D D L S C C D D S S
WIND CHILL 34 32 33 37 36 39 35 34 31 31 36 39 34 32 29 27
MIN CHILL 34 32 34 38 34 30 32 39 32 27
DATE 05/19 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26
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 31 64 39 67 41 69 44 72
TEMP 47 48 37 35 58 61 46 43 62 62 48 45 63 64 50 48 66 68
DEWPT 34 32 32 32 34 37 38 39 43 43 41 40 44 45 44 44 47 48
PWIND DIR NW W S SE S S S SE S
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 0 0 20 30 20 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S C C C C
TSTMS S S S S
NDZ001-180900-
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT
1236 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE
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 38 47 33 47 32
TEMP 50 47 43 44 44 45 45 42 40 38 37 39 42 45 46 42 39 37 35
DEWPT 32 36 40 40 40 39 38 37 37 36 35 35 35 35 34 34 34 34 33
RH 50 65 89 86 86 79 76 82 89 92 92 85 76 68 63 73 82 89 92
WIND DIR E E E E E E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 17 18 19 20 18 16 13 12 10 9 10 12 13 16 16 10 6 5 5
WIND GUST 27 29 29 31 28
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2
POP 12HR 80 90 30 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.14 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L D L C C C S S
WIND CHILL 39 35 36 36 38 39 35 33 32 30 31 35 38 39 36
MIN CHILL 35 35 36 33 30 29 36 34 30
DATE 05/19 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26
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 56 33 68 40 68 41 71 44 75
TEMP 49 56 41 37 63 66 50 43 63 67 51 46 66 69 54 48 68 73
DEWPT 31 29 30 30 35 36 39 39 40 39 40 40 42 41 42 41 43 41
PWIND DIR N SE SE E NE E SE SE SW
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 5 20 20 10 20 30 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C S
TSTMS S S
NDZ021-180900-
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT
1236 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE
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 35 46 33 49 33
TEMP 44 42 40 42 42 43 44 40 38 37 36 41 44 47 46 41 38 36 35
DEWPT 30 32 35 36 38 39 39 38 36 35 35 36 36 36 36 36 34 33 32
RH 57 67 82 79 86 86 82 92 92 92 96 82 73 65 68 82 85 89 89
WIND DIR E E E E E E NE N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 18 18 18 17 16 14 13 13 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 12 11 10 10
WIND GUST 26
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 80 100 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.52 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D D D S S S S S
WIND CHILL 36 33 31 34 34 36 37 32 30 29 28 33 37 34 31 29 27
MIN CHILL 36 31 31 36 30 28 29 39 31 27
DATE 05/19 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26
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 54 32 68 41 68 42 71 44 74
TEMP 47 52 38 36 61 65 47 44 63 65 48 45 65 67 50 47 67 71
DEWPT 30 28 30 31 35 37 39 39 40 41 40 40 42 44 42 42 44 45
PWIND DIR N SE S SE S E SE SE S
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 0 5 30 30 20 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C S S C S S C C S S
TSTMS S S S
NDZ043-180900-
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT
1136 PM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
DATE 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE
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 41 58 33 46 30
TEMP 50 45 44 47 52 57 54 45 40 37 36 39 42 44 42 38 36 34 33
DEWPT 32 38 42 43 40 39 37 38 38 37 35 35 34 34 33 35 35 34 33
RH 50 76 93 86 63 51 52 76 92100 96 85 73 68 70 89 96100100
WIND DIR SE SE SE W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N NW NW
WIND SPD 19 20 14 9 19 24 21 17 12 12 13 14 17 18 17 13 9 8 6
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 80 60 10 60 40
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.04 0 0.01 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L L S C L L C C S S S
WIND CHILL 37 37 38 33 29 27 31 34 36 34 30 29 27 27
MIN CHILL 36 38 33 27 27 34 29 26
DATE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26
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 54 30 68 38 67 39 71 42 73
TEMP 46 53 37 34 62 64 46 41 62 64 47 43 65 67 49 45 67 71
DEWPT 30 27 29 30 33 35 40 39 38 36 39 39 40 39 42 41 41 39
PWIND DIR NW SE SE SE W SE S SE W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 20 0 5 30 20 20 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S C C S S
TSTMS S S S S
NDZ045-180900-
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT
1236 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DATE 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE
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 42 50 36 47 35
TEMP 49 46 43 43 44 48 48 44 41 39 39 42 43 45 43 42 41 38 37
DEWPT 33 35 38 42 42 42 39 39 38 37 37 38 37 37 36 37 37 36 34
RH 54 65 82 96 93 80 71 82 89 92 92 86 79 73 76 82 85 92 89
WIND DIR E E E NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW
WIND SPD 18 16 18 14 12 14 18 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 18 16 16 14 14
WIND GUST 32 26
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
POP 12HR 90 100 0 50 50
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.31 0 0.01 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L D L C C C C S
WIND CHILL 39 35 36 38 36 32 30 30 33 35 37 35 34 33 29 28
MIN CHILL 35 35 32 30 30 35 33 28
DATE 05/19 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26
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 32 65 43 66 44 69 47 73
TEMP 46 50 38 35 59 63 50 45 61 63 50 46 63 66 54 50 66 71
DEWPT 33 30 31 30 37 38 40 39 42 40 41 40 43 43 44 43 45 44
PWIND DIR NW SE SE SE S S SE SE S
WIND CHAR GN LT BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 20 0 5 20 30 10 30 40 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S C C C S
TSTMS S S S
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