311  
FOUS53 KBIS 310531  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
1230 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
NDZ015-010900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
1230 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
DATE 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 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 59 88 60 94 64  
TEMP 74 65 62 73 82 87 85 75 67 64 62 75 86 92 89 79 72 68 67  
DEWPT 69 64 60 58 54 51 52 57 58 58 57 58 60 57 58 60 60 59 58  
RH 84 97 93 59 38 29 32 54 73 81 84 55 42 31 35 52 66 73 73  
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 10 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 11 13 16 16 16 13 13 13  
WIND GUST 24 25 26  
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 10 0 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
HEAT INDEX 86  
MAX HEAT 81 85 82 86 91 85  
 
DATE 08/02 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26  
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 98 64 86 52 79 51 85 58 88  
TEMP 91 97 74 65 82 81 62 53 72 77 60 53 79 82 66 59 82 85  
DEWPT 59 58 57 56 55 51 50 48 44 42 46 48 48 48 52 54 56 55  
PWIND DIR S SE N N NW NE SE SE S  
WIND CHAR BZ GN BZ GN GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 30 20 10 0 5 5 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S  
TSTMS C S S  
 
 
NDZ033-010900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
1130 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2026  
 
DATE 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 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 56 90 62 98 65  
TEMP 65 62 59 72 82 88 89 75 69 68 64 78 92 97 96 81 74 72 69  
DEWPT 63 61 59 58 49 46 48 52 51 52 53 56 52 47 46 50 51 51 50  
RH 93 97100 61 32 23 24 45 53 57 67 47 26 18 18 34 44 48 51  
WIND DIR N NW N E SE SE SE S S S S SW S SW S S S S S  
WIND SPD 6 4 0 4 6 8 10 12 13 13 13 14 12 11 10 13 18 18 18  
WIND GUST 29 29 29  
CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
OBVIS PF PF PF  
 
DATE 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26  
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 99 60 82 49 77 51 86 57 89  
TEMP 96 98 72 62 79 79 58 50 70 76 57 52 80 85 65 58 85 86  
DEWPT 48 42 42 45 45 42 43 43 37 36 40 41 42 43 47 50 51 48  
PWIND DIR W N N NW NW E SE SE E  
WIND CHAR BZ GN BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL SC SC CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 0 5 0 5 5 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
NDZ044-010900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
1130 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2026  
 
DATE 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 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 56 89 59 98 63  
TEMP 66 61 59 72 81 87 86 72 66 63 61 77 91 97 93 78 71 68 66  
DEWPT 63 61 59 61 53 48 50 52 53 53 54 56 53 48 47 50 51 51 50  
RH 90100100 68 38 26 29 49 63 70 78 48 28 19 21 37 49 54 56  
WIND DIR N NW N NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 5 4 2 4 5 5 9 9 11 10 8 12 14 13 13 17 19 17 13  
WIND GUST 28 29 27 24  
CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 5 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS  
 
DATE 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26  
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 101 61 85 50 78 51 85 57 90  
TEMP 96 99 72 63 82 80 60 51 71 76 58 52 80 83 64 58 85 85  
DEWPT 49 45 45 46 46 42 43 44 39 38 41 44 47 46 50 52 53 50  
PWIND DIR SW NE N N NW NE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ WY GN LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC CL CL SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 30 0 5 0 10 5 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S  
 
 
NDZ056-010900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
1230 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
DATE 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 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 57 88 63 93 66  
TEMP 63 59 57 71 80 86 85 73 68 65 64 76 86 91 89 77 72 70 69  
DEWPT 59 55 54 56 53 49 51 55 57 57 57 58 59 58 58 60 59 58 57  
RH 87 87 90 59 39 28 31 53 68 75 78 54 40 33 35 56 64 66 66  
WIND DIR N NW NW NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE S S S  
WIND SPD 5 5 4 2 3 5 9 11 11 10 11 14 13 12 13 17 17 17 17  
WIND GUST 25 24 28 31 32 31  
CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS  
HEAT INDEX 80  
MAX HEAT 80 84 81 85 90 85  
 
DATE 08/02 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26  
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 97 62 80 51 75 51 84 58 86  
TEMP 92 95 70 62 77 77 58 52 70 73 56 52 78 82 63 59 81 83  
DEWPT 57 52 51 51 51 47 48 45 43 42 44 45 44 43 49 51 54 53  
PWIND DIR SW NW NW NW NW W SW S W  
WIND CHAR BZ GN BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 5 0 0 0 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
 
 
NDZ037-010900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
1230 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
DATE 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 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 61 81 58 83 61  
TEMP 68 66 64 70 77 79 77 68 63 60 60 71 79 82 80 71 67 65 65  
DEWPT 66 66 64 62 59 58 59 61 60 59 59 61 62 63 63 63 62 61 61  
RH 93100100 76 54 49 54 78 90 96 96 71 56 53 56 76 84 87 87  
WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE N N N N S S S SE S S S  
WIND SPD 8 10 11 12 13 12 10 4 0 0 0 0 6 10 11 12 11 12 14  
WIND GUST 23 28  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 10 0 10 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
HEAT INDEX 83 81  
MAX HEAT 83  
 
DATE 08/02 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26  
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 88 64 84 54 74 51 80 57 83  
TEMP 83 87 73 66 80 79 62 55 70 71 56 52 75 77 62 58 78 78  
DEWPT 65 66 64 61 63 62 56 52 49 48 51 50 51 51 54 54 58 60  
PWIND DIR S S W N NW E S S S  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ GN GN LT LT GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B2 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 10 30 50 5 0 5 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S C S S S  
TSTMS S C  
 
 
NDZ001-010900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
1230 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
DATE 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 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 59 91 63 97 68  
TEMP 64 63 60 73 84 90 89 78 73 69 65 75 90 96 96 82 77 74 71  
DEWPT 54 55 55 59 56 55 57 57 56 55 56 60 59 55 54 57 57 54 53  
RH 70 75 84 62 38 31 34 48 55 61 73 60 35 25 25 43 50 50 53  
WIND DIR NE NE NE SE SE S S E SE S SE SW SW SW SE E SE S S  
WIND SPD 3 5 4 10 14 16 14 16 11 9 8 8 6 8 8 11 14 16 12  
WIND GUST 25 26  
CLOUDS SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 10 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 82  
MAX HEAT 83 89 85 89 95 90  
 
DATE 08/02 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26  
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 94 58 76 49 75 51 85 58 87  
TEMP 91 93 71 59 74 74 58 49 69 74 59 52 79 83 67 58 83 84  
DEWPT 48 42 42 47 47 45 45 43 42 41 44 44 45 45 49 50 54 52  
PWIND DIR W NW NW NW NW SE S SE NE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN WY GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC CL CL SC B1 FW SC SC SC CL FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 5 5 0 0 0 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S  
 
 
NDZ021-010900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
1230 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
DATE 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 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 56 87 61 93 63  
TEMP 64 61 59 72 80 85 84 72 67 64 63 75 85 91 89 75 70 67 66  
DEWPT 58 57 54 56 52 48 50 56 57 56 56 58 59 56 57 60 58 57 56  
RH 81 87 83 57 38 28 31 57 70 75 78 55 41 31 34 60 66 70 70  
WIND DIR N N N E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S  
WIND SPD 2 6 4 4 4 4 5 10 11 10 11 14 14 13 13 16 16 14 14  
WIND GUST 21 25 25 24 28 28 28 27  
CLOUDS B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
HEAT INDEX 80 85  
MAX HEAT 80 83 80 85 90 84  
 
DATE 08/02 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26  
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 96 60 81 49 75 49 83 56 86  
TEMP 90 95 70 62 78 76 58 50 69 73 55 50 77 80 63 57 80 82  
DEWPT 57 53 51 51 51 46 47 46 43 41 45 46 45 44 50 51 55 53  
PWIND DIR S N N NW NW NE SW SE SW  
WIND CHAR BZ GN BZ GN GN LT LT GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL SC B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 30 10 5 0 0 5 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
NDZ043-010900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
1130 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2026  
 
DATE 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 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 56 90 61 98 64  
TEMP 61 61 59 72 82 88 87 73 68 65 62 79 92 97 96 80 72 70 66  
DEWPT 58 61 59 61 55 51 52 53 52 53 54 56 51 45 44 47 48 49 48  
RH 90100100 68 40 28 30 49 57 65 75 45 25 17 17 31 42 47 52  
WIND DIR NW NW NW E SE SE SE S S S S SW S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 3 4 3 6 10 10 12 12 13 12 11 12 13 12 12 17 19 17 14  
WIND GUST 29 27  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
OBVIS PF PF PF  
 
DATE 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26  
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 98 61 83 49 77 52 86 58 90  
TEMP 95 96 71 62 79 79 58 50 69 76 58 53 79 84 65 58 85 87  
DEWPT 46 41 40 41 42 40 41 43 38 37 39 42 45 45 48 50 51 48  
PWIND DIR W N N N NW NE SE SE E  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ WY BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 0 5 5 10 5 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S  
 
 
NDZ045-010900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
1230 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
DATE 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 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 62 85 62 91 66  
TEMP 70 66 64 71 80 84 83 72 66 64 63 74 85 91 88 77 71 68 68  
DEWPT 66 65 62 62 56 52 52 57 58 57 56 59 59 56 56 58 59 58 56  
RH 87 97 93 73 44 33 34 59 75 78 78 59 41 31 34 52 66 70 65  
WIND DIR N NW N N N NE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 9 12 11 10 10 9 8 9 9 10 11 13 16 17 17 20 21 21 21  
WIND GUST 20 27 32  
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 30 0 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS  
HEAT INDEX 80 85  
MAX HEAT 80 83 85 89 84  
 
DATE 08/02 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26  
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 97 67 85 55 76 54 82 61 86  
TEMP 90 95 74 68 82 81 63 56 71 75 60 55 78 80 65 61 82 83  
DEWPT 58 57 56 55 56 51 49 47 45 42 47 49 49 49 54 55 57 55  
PWIND DIR S SE N N NW E SE SE S  
WIND CHAR WY BZ BZ BZ GN LT GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 10 20 5 5 5 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
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