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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
251 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
NDZ015-190900-
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT
251 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 39 48 36 55 32
TEMP 40 41 44 47 47 47 44 41 39 37 42 48 53 55 45 39 36 37
DEWPT 39 38 38 36 36 35 37 36 35 34 33 31 30 28 31 32 31 31
RH 96 89 79 65 65 63 76 82 85 89 70 51 41 35 58 76 82 79
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N SE SE S
WIND SPD 10 11 12 13 13 13 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 6 0 3 6 9
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 20 40 30 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C
WIND CHILL 33 34 38 38 35 32 30 36 30 30
MIN CHILL 33 34 35 30 31 37 28
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 72 43 69 42 67 43 74 48 81
TEMP 65 68 52 46 64 65 49 44 63 66 50 46 70 72 54 49 76 79
DEWPT 38 38 41 39 42 40 41 39 41 39 41 39 42 42 44 42 48 47
PWIND DIR S S S S NW SE S SE S
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 FW
POP 12HR 0 30 30 40 30 10 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C C C S
TSTMS S S S
NDZ033-190900-
DICKINSON-STARK ND
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT
151 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 37 44 33 57 34
TEMP 40 38 41 42 44 43 39 36 35 34 40 47 54 56 44 38 38 39
DEWPT 37 36 36 35 34 33 34 34 33 33 32 29 27 25 29 29 28 28
RH 89 92 82 76 68 67 82 92 92 96 73 49 35 30 55 70 67 64
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE S S
WIND SPD 6 8 12 14 14 13 11 9 9 8 10 9 8 4 8 11 14 16
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 10 30 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S S
WIND CHILL 32 34 34 37 36 32 29 28 27 33 31 29 30
MIN CHILL 32 31 36 29 27 28 31 28
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 72 40 65 38 67 41 74 47 81
TEMP 67 67 48 44 60 62 45 41 62 65 48 44 69 72 53 49 76 78
DEWPT 31 34 42 40 39 37 39 38 37 36 39 38 40 38 42 41 43 41
PWIND DIR S S NW NW NW SE S S SW
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 30 40 30 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C S S S S
TSTMS S
NDZ044-190900-
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT
151 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 35 45 30 58 31
TEMP 39 37 42 44 45 44 39 36 34 32 42 49 55 57 44 38 36 36
DEWPT 38 36 35 34 34 32 34 34 33 32 32 28 27 25 28 28 28 28
RH 96 96 76 68 65 62 82 92 96100 67 44 34 29 53 67 72 72
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE SE S
WIND SPD 12 10 13 18 17 16 11 8 6 6 11 11 9 4 4 8 9 10
WIND GUST 24 27 18 20 20
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 10 50 30 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S S S S
WIND CHILL 31 30 35 36 38 37 32 30 28 26 36 32 29 29
MIN CHILL 30 31 37 30 26 28 32 26
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 72 39 66 37 68 39 75 44 83
TEMP 68 68 48 42 61 62 45 39 63 66 47 41 70 72 52 46 76 80
DEWPT 31 34 41 39 39 37 39 37 37 35 38 38 39 38 42 41 42 39
PWIND DIR S SE N NW NW SE S S SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 20 40 30 20 10 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S S
TSTMS S S
NDZ056-190900-
MINOT-WARD ND
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT
251 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 45 32 54 34
TEMP 37 36 40 42 44 44 39 36 34 34 40 45 51 53 42 37 36 38
DEWPT 35 35 35 35 36 36 35 34 32 30 30 29 29 28 29 28 28 29
RH 92 96 82 76 73 73 85 92 92 85 67 53 42 38 60 70 72 70
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N NW N NW NW NW SE S S S
WIND SPD 12 11 12 13 16 14 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 6 3 8 10 13
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 30 20 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S
SNOWSHWRS S
OBVIS PF PF
WIND CHILL 29 28 33 35 37 37 31 28 26 26 33 39 31 29 30
MIN CHILL 27 29 36 28 24 28 31 28
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 71 44 67 40 66 42 73 47 79
TEMP 64 68 50 46 62 64 46 43 60 64 47 45 67 71 52 50 73 77
DEWPT 35 39 42 40 41 42 41 39 40 40 40 39 41 43 43 42 45 48
PWIND DIR S S W NW NW SE S S SW
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 30 30 40 20 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S S
TSTMS C
NDZ037-190900-
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT
251 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 48 35 51 31
TEMP 43 41 45 47 47 45 41 39 37 37 41 46 49 49 41 36 34 35
DEWPT 43 41 41 41 41 40 39 38 36 35 35 34 33 32 32 32 31 32
RH 100100 86 79 79 82 92 96 96 92 79 63 54 52 70 85 89 89
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N S S
WIND SPD 14 14 17 17 17 16 14 14 16 16 17 16 16 12 1 0 5 8
WIND GUST 27
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 20 70 70 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.04 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L L S
OBVIS PF PF
WIND CHILL 36 33 38 38 33 31 28 28 32 39 28
MIN CHILL 33 35 38 31 28 29 36 27
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 67 42 68 41 65 42 71 45 78
TEMP 61 64 48 45 64 63 48 43 60 63 48 44 67 69 51 48 73 75
DEWPT 38 39 38 39 44 43 42 41 43 43 41 41 44 46 44 44 50 51
PWIND DIR S S S S SW SE S S S
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B2 SC
POP 12HR 0 10 40 40 30 30 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C
TSTMS S S
NDZ001-190900-
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT
251 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 32 58 37
TEMP 38 37 39 42 44 45 41 38 35 33 41 49 56 58 49 44 41 41
DEWPT 38 36 36 36 36 34 34 34 32 31 32 32 31 29 30 30 29 29
RH 100 96 89 79 73 65 76 85 89 92 70 52 38 33 48 57 62 62
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N NW NW W S SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 11 10 12 14 16 16 11 8 5 4 4 5 5 6 9 12 11 11
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 20 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S
OBVIS PF PF
WIND CHILL 31 30 31 34 37 38 34 32 38 34 34
MIN CHILL 30 29 36 32 29 31 38 33
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 71 41 65 40 68 42 76 47 81
TEMP 66 68 51 45 61 63 48 42 62 67 52 45 70 74 57 50 75 79
DEWPT 36 39 42 41 40 38 40 39 40 38 39 39 42 40 42 42 45 43
PWIND DIR S NW NW NW NW E S SE SW
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN LT GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 20 30 20 20 5 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S S
TSTMS S S S
NDZ021-190900-
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT
251 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 46 33 55 33
TEMP 39 37 42 44 46 45 40 37 35 34 41 46 52 54 43 38 37 37
DEWPT 36 36 36 36 36 36 35 34 32 32 31 30 30 29 31 30 30 31
RH 89 96 79 73 68 70 82 89 89 92 67 53 43 38 62 73 75 79
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW N SE S S
WIND SPD 6 10 12 13 14 13 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 4 0 4 9 11
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 20 10 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
OBVIS PF PF
WIND CHILL 30 35 37 39 33 29 27 26 34 30 29
MIN CHILL 30 31 39 29 26 29 34 29
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 72 42 68 40 68 42 75 46 81
TEMP 65 69 49 45 63 64 46 42 62 65 48 44 69 72 52 48 74 78
DEWPT 36 38 41 41 41 41 40 40 40 40 39 40 41 43 42 43 46 48
PWIND DIR S S SW NW NW SE S SE SW
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 20 40 40 20 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S S S
TSTMS S S S
NDZ043-190900-
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT
151 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 36 44 31 58 33
TEMP 40 37 40 42 44 43 39 36 33 32 41 49 55 57 44 38 36 37
DEWPT 39 36 35 33 33 32 33 34 33 32 31 27 26 24 27 27 27 27
RH 96 96 82 70 65 65 79 92100100 67 42 32 28 51 64 69 67
WIND DIR NW N NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE S S
WIND SPD 9 10 14 18 19 17 12 9 8 6 10 11 9 5 5 11 11 12
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 40 30 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S S S
WIND CHILL 34 30 32 33 36 35 31 29 26 26 35 31 28 29
MIN CHILL 30 29 35 29 25 27 31 26
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 72 40 64 37 67 40 74 45 81
TEMP 67 67 47 42 59 61 44 39 62 65 46 42 69 72 51 46 76 79
DEWPT 29 33 41 39 39 37 38 37 37 35 38 38 39 38 41 40 41 39
PWIND DIR S E NW NW NW SE S S SW
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 20 50 30 20 20 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S S
TSTMS S
NDZ045-190900-
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT
251 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED
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 39 46 35 53 34
TEMP 40 40 43 43 44 43 41 39 37 36 41 45 51 52 43 38 36 37
DEWPT 39 39 39 38 37 37 37 36 36 35 34 32 31 30 31 31 31 32
RH 96 96 86 82 76 79 85 89 96 96 76 60 46 43 62 76 82 82
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE S S
WIND SPD 14 16 18 18 18 17 14 13 13 13 14 13 12 8 5 9 12 16
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 20 60 50 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L C S
WIND CHILL 32 32 35 35 36 35 33 31 28 27 33 39 32 28 28
MIN CHILL 32 31 35 31 27 28 32 25
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26
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 69 45 66 42 67 44 74 49 81
TEMP 64 65 51 46 62 63 48 45 61 64 50 46 68 71 55 51 75 78
DEWPT 38 39 40 39 43 41 41 40 41 39 40 40 43 42 43 43 47 46
PWIND DIR S S S S NW SE S SE S
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 FW
POP 12HR 0 10 30 40 20 10 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S
TSTMS S S
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