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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
131 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
NDZ015-122100-
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT
131 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
DATE WED 08/12/26 THU 08/13/26 FRI 08/14/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 84 57 79 58 75
TEMP 82 76 69 64 61 59 66 74 77 75 69 65 63 60 64 69 72 72
DEWPT 62 64 64 63 61 59 59 59 58 60 60 58 57 57 59 62 62 65
RH 51 66 84 97100100 78 59 52 60 73 78 81 90 84 78 71 79
WIND DIR E E E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E
WIND SPD 6 6 6 5 5 6 9 12 12 13 11 11 11 10 11 13 14 12
WIND GUST 21 24 25
CLOUDS B2 OV OV B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV
POP 12HR 40 60 30 40 70
QPF 12HR 0.16 0.06 0.09 0.02 0.19
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S C S S S C C L L L L L
TSTMS S C S S S S C S
HEAT INDEX 83
MAX HEAT 83
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 56 77 52 78 54 83 56 82
TEMP 64 60 72 74 60 53 74 76 61 56 79 80 63 57 78 78
DEWPT 64 60 61 59 58 53 55 55 57 56 61 60 61 57 60 59
PWIND DIR N NW N W SE SW E NE
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 SC
POP 12HR 60 5 5 5 20 10 50 20
RAIN SHWRS L S S C C S
TSTMS S S S S
NDZ033-122100-
DICKINSON-STARK ND
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT
1231 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026
DATE WED 08/12/26 THU 08/13/26 FRI 08/14/26
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 80 52 75 53 72
TEMP 72 70 64 60 58 56 63 70 71 68 64 61 60 58 61 65 67 66
DEWPT 61 60 61 60 58 56 58 58 59 59 60 59 58 58 60 61 62 62
RH 68 71 90100100100 84 66 66 73 87 93 93100 97 87 84 87
WIND DIR E SE NE E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE E N
WIND SPD 8 9 8 8 6 8 11 12 14 14 14 13 12 13 14 16 14 12
WIND GUST 25 26 25
CLOUDS OV OV B1 SC B1 B2 B1 OV OV B1 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2
POP 12HR 70 60 50 80 90
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.64 0.20 0.20 0.62
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L S C C C S C C C L L L D D L L C
TSTMS C C S S S S C C C C C C S
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 50 74 47 77 51 82 53 81
TEMP 59 55 68 69 56 49 72 73 58 54 78 77 60 55 76 75
DEWPT 59 55 56 54 55 49 53 54 56 54 57 56 58 55 56 55
PWIND DIR NW N E SE S SW E SE
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC
POP 12HR 30 5 5 10 30 10 40 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S S
TSTMS S C C S S
NDZ044-122100-
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT
1231 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026
DATE WED 08/12/26 THU 08/13/26 FRI 08/14/26
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 81 52 75 54 73
TEMP 77 67 61 59 58 57 64 70 74 68 62 60 59 58 62 66 72 67
DEWPT 60 63 61 59 58 57 60 60 58 60 59 60 59 58 61 62 61 62
RH 56 87100100100100 87 71 57 76 90100100100 97 87 68 84
WIND DIR E SE E E E E E E E E E E E E SE S W NW
WIND SPD 10 9 8 4 4 5 10 13 14 16 14 13 13 14 16 16 13 12
WIND GUST 26 26 25 24 26 27 24
CLOUDS OV OV B2 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 60 50 50 80 90
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.04 0.20 0.27 0.27
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C C C L D D D L L C
TSTMS C S C C C C S S S S C S
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 50 74 47 76 50 81 52 81
TEMP 59 56 68 70 56 49 71 72 57 54 78 76 59 53 77 75
DEWPT 59 56 57 56 55 49 56 56 57 54 59 57 59 53 58 56
PWIND DIR NW N NE SE SE SW E SE
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 10 10 20 30 10 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C S S
TSTMS S C S S
NDZ056-122100-
MINOT-WARD ND
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT
131 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
DATE WED 08/12/26 THU 08/13/26 FRI 08/14/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 80 55 76 55 70
TEMP 79 75 65 59 56 55 64 70 73 71 64 60 57 56 61 63 65 65
DEWPT 54 56 56 56 55 54 56 56 55 57 58 56 55 55 57 60 63 65
RH 42 52 73 90 96 96 75 61 53 61 81 87 93 96 87 90 93100
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 9 11 9 5 5 5 8 11 12 13 13 12 11 12 12 13 12 12
WIND GUST 24 24 21 24 25 24
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV
POP 12HR 20 30 20 60 90
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0.03 0.08 0.49
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S C L L D D L
TSTMS S S S S
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 54 74 51 75 54 80 55 77
TEMP 60 57 67 69 55 51 70 72 56 55 76 76 59 55 73 73
DEWPT 60 57 60 60 55 51 56 57 56 55 61 61 59 55 60 60
PWIND DIR NE NW NW W SW W NW N
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 SC
POP 12HR 70 5 0 5 30 20 40 30
RAIN SHWRS L C C S S C C S C
TSTMS S S S S
NDZ037-122100-
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT
131 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
DATE WED 08/12/26 THU 08/13/26 FRI 08/14/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 81 58 77 58 75
TEMP 80 75 66 63 61 59 66 73 76 73 66 63 61 59 66 71 73 71
DEWPT 65 65 66 63 61 59 61 60 60 59 59 57 57 56 59 62 64 65
RH 60 71100100100100 84 64 58 62 78 81 87 90 78 73 73 81
WIND DIR NE NE NE E NE NE E E E NE NE E E E E SE E SE
WIND SPD 6 5 5 6 8 8 11 12 12 11 11 10 11 10 12 13 14 12
WIND GUST 24 25
CLOUDS SC OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 70 10 10 40
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.47 0 0 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L C C C C
TSTMS C S C
HEAT INDEX 82
MAX HEAT 83
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 59 76 55 75 54 80 58 79
TEMP 65 63 73 71 59 56 72 72 58 55 77 77 62 59 75 74
DEWPT 65 63 67 64 59 56 58 57 57 55 61 63 62 59 63 62
PWIND DIR S NW N NW S SW NW N
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW SC B1 FW SC B1 OV SC
POP 12HR 50 10 5 0 10 20 40 30
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C C
TSTMS C S S
NDZ001-122100-
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT
131 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
DATE WED 08/12/26 THU 08/13/26 FRI 08/14/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 81 56 73 56 70
TEMP 79 76 68 63 60 57 62 69 69 68 64 62 61 59 60 64 66 68
DEWPT 53 56 56 55 55 54 57 58 59 61 60 60 59 58 60 62 63 63
RH 41 50 65 75 84 90 84 68 70 78 87 93 93 96100 93 90 84
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E NE
WIND SPD 9 14 12 9 8 9 12 16 18 18 19 18 18 17 16 16 14 13
WIND GUST 28 28 29 26 25
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2
POP 12HR 5 40 70 90 90
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.16 0.70 0.63
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C L L L C C L D D D L L S
TSTMS S C C C C C C S
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 53 73 51 77 54 81 55 79
TEMP 59 55 68 72 58 51 73 75 61 56 77 78 62 56 75 76
DEWPT 59 55 57 57 55 51 57 58 58 56 61 59 58 56 59 59
PWIND DIR N NW E S SE W NE SE
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC
POP 12HR 20 5 5 10 40 10 40 30
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S C
TSTMS S S S S
NDZ021-122100-
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT
131 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
DATE WED 08/12/26 THU 08/13/26 FRI 08/14/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 82 53 76 53 71
TEMP 80 74 65 60 57 56 65 71 72 71 63 60 57 56 63 65 65 66
DEWPT 54 58 59 57 56 55 57 57 56 58 58 57 55 55 58 61 63 65
RH 41 57 81 90 96 96 75 61 57 63 84 90 93 96 84 87 93 97
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E SE E
WIND SPD 6 6 9 8 6 8 10 12 13 13 14 13 12 12 14 14 14 12
WIND GUST 24 25 24 24 25 26 26
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2
POP 12HR 30 50 30 60 80
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.08 0.01 0.08 0.45
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S C C S S L L D D L
TSTMS S C S S S S S
HEAT INDEX 80
MAX HEAT 81 81
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 51 74 48 76 51 80 53 78
TEMP 60 56 68 70 55 50 71 74 58 54 76 77 59 54 74 74
DEWPT 60 56 59 57 55 50 55 54 57 54 60 59 59 54 59 58
PWIND DIR N NW N SW S W NE E
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 SC
POP 12HR 60 5 0 5 30 10 40 20
RAIN SHWRS L S S C C C S
TSTMS S S S
NDZ043-122100-
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT
1231 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026
DATE WED 08/12/26 THU 08/13/26 FRI 08/14/26
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 80 53 75 55 73
TEMP 74 67 62 59 58 57 63 69 72 68 63 60 59 58 62 66 70 66
DEWPT 63 61 60 59 58 57 59 59 58 59 59 60 59 58 61 61 61 61
RH 69 81 93100100100 87 70 61 73 87100100100 97 84 73 84
WIND DIR E SE E E E E E SE E E E SE SE SE SE SW NW N
WIND SPD 12 12 10 8 8 8 12 17 19 20 19 17 16 17 18 18 16 14
WIND GUST 29 26
CLOUDS OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 70 40 50 80 80
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.16 0.17 0.27 0.18
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C S C C C C L D D D L L S
TSTMS C S S S C C C C C S S C C S
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 51 74 49 77 51 82 53 81
TEMP 58 55 67 69 56 50 71 72 58 54 78 77 60 54 77 75
DEWPT 58 55 55 54 55 50 55 55 57 54 57 55 58 54 56 54
PWIND DIR N N E SE SE SW E SE
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT GN LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 10 10 30 30 10 40 20
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S C S S
TSTMS S S C C S S
NDZ045-122100-
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT
131 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
DATE WED 08/12/26 THU 08/13/26 FRI 08/14/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 81 60 76 61 74
TEMP 79 72 66 63 62 60 66 73 76 72 67 64 63 61 65 69 73 70
DEWPT 64 64 65 63 62 60 62 61 60 61 61 60 59 59 61 63 63 65
RH 60 76 97100100100 87 66 58 68 81 87 87 93 87 81 71 84
WIND DIR NE SW E E E E NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 8 6 9 8 8 9 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 17 16 12
WIND GUST 27 26
CLOUDS B2 OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 40 50 30 50 70
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.05 0.23
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S C S S S C C L L L L C
TSTMS S C S S S S C S C S
DATE SAT 08/15/26 SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 59 74 54 76 57 80 59 80
TEMP 64 60 71 72 60 55 72 74 61 57 78 78 64 59 77 76
DEWPT 64 60 61 58 58 55 56 55 58 56 61 59 61 58 61 59
PWIND DIR SW NW N E SE SW SE NE
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B2 SC
POP 12HR 40 10 5 5 30 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C S C S C C S
TSTMS S S S S S
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