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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
130 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
NDZ015-180900-
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT
130 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 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 57 85 55 80 52
TEMP 63 59 69 80 82 80 69 63 59 57 65 74 76 76 66 59 56 54
DEWPT 59 58 61 58 54 53 56 56 57 56 57 56 53 51 54 53 53 52
RH 87 96 76 47 38 39 63 78 93 96 75 53 45 42 65 80 90 93
WIND DIR S SW W NW NW NW NE E SE E NE N N N NE E E SE
WIND SPD 4 4 5 9 12 10 5 3 2 3 3 4 8 8 5 3 2 2
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 30 10 40 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C
TSTMS S S
HEAT INDEX 81 80
MAX HEAT 81 82
DATE 08/19 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26
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 83 57 89 58 86 54 84 58 85
TEMP 77 78 64 59 82 84 66 59 81 82 63 55 78 81 65 59 79 81
DEWPT 56 56 59 57 59 56 59 56 53 51 53 51 51 52 54 54 58 60
PWIND DIR S S SW N N NE E SE SE
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC CL FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 10 5 5 0 0 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
TSTMS S S S
NDZ033-180900-
DICKINSON-STARK ND
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT
1230 AM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 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 53 82 52 80 51
TEMP 58 56 69 78 79 77 65 60 57 54 64 72 76 74 64 58 55 54
DEWPT 58 56 59 54 50 49 53 54 54 54 56 54 52 49 52 52 52 52
RH 100100 70 43 36 37 65 81 90100 75 53 43 41 65 80 90 93
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW N E S N NE N NW N NE E SE SE
WIND SPD 9 8 10 11 12 9 6 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 30 10 30 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C
TSTMS S
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26
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 83 55 88 56 84 53 84 58 86
TEMP 77 76 62 58 82 84 64 56 79 81 62 54 78 80 65 59 79 82
DEWPT 54 52 55 54 50 48 53 52 51 48 51 49 50 51 53 54 59 56
PWIND DIR S S W N N E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT LT GN GN BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0 0 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S
NDZ044-180900-
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT
1230 AM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 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 53 84 52 80 51
TEMP 58 56 69 79 82 77 65 60 57 55 65 74 78 74 64 59 55 54
DEWPT 58 56 61 54 52 52 55 56 55 55 57 55 53 50 53 54 54 54
RH 100100 76 42 35 42 70 87 93100 75 51 42 43 67 83 96100
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW N NE S NW N N N N E E SE SE
WIND SPD 2 5 8 11 11 8 4 3 3 2 3 5 5 6 5 4 4 3
WIND GUST 21
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 20 5 60 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S
TSTMS S S S
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26
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 81 53 88 54 85 53 84 56 85
TEMP 75 75 60 56 82 84 63 55 81 82 62 54 78 79 64 58 79 81
DEWPT 57 54 57 55 52 48 53 53 52 49 51 50 53 53 56 56 61 58
PWIND DIR S S W N N E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 20 0 0 0 5 5 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C S
TSTMS S S S S S S
NDZ056-180900-
MINOT-WARD ND
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT
130 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 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 56 79 52 75 50
TEMP 63 59 68 75 77 74 63 57 53 52 61 69 72 72 60 54 51 51
DEWPT 56 56 57 57 54 54 56 56 53 52 53 50 48 49 50 49 47 47
RH 78 90 68 54 45 50 78 96100100 75 51 42 44 69 83 86 86
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW N N NW NE N N N N E S S S
WIND SPD 9 10 11 11 12 12 5 4 3 3 4 6 6 8 3 4 5 5
CLOUDS B1 B2 FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 10 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS
DATE 08/19 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26
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 82 57 85 55 80 51 80 56 83
TEMP 77 78 61 59 81 80 62 56 76 76 57 52 76 77 61 57 77 79
DEWPT 53 54 55 55 57 57 57 53 53 53 53 50 52 52 53 52 57 59
PWIND DIR S S W NW NW NW NE E SE
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 10 30
RAIN SHWRS S C
TSTMS S
NDZ037-180900-
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT
130 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 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 55 82 54 75 49
TEMP 58 58 68 78 80 76 65 60 57 55 64 71 73 71 61 55 52 50
DEWPT 52 55 61 63 61 59 59 57 56 55 57 56 55 53 54 52 50 49
RH 80 90 78 60 52 56 81 90 96100 78 59 53 53 78 90 93 96
WIND DIR S S W W NW NW N N NE N N N NW N NE N N N
WIND SPD 9 9 11 11 14 11 6 4 3 3 5 8 10 9 4 0 0 0
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR 20 30 10 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S
TSTMS S S
HEAT INDEX 81
MAX HEAT 81
DATE 08/19 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26
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 78 54 83 58 80 53 79 55 80
TEMP 75 74 60 57 79 79 64 58 77 77 60 54 75 76 61 56 77 77
DEWPT 53 55 55 55 62 63 61 58 57 56 54 52 53 54 53 53 58 59
PWIND DIR S S SW W NW N N E SE
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT GN LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC CL CL FW SC FW FW B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 10 20 20 5 0 0 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S
NDZ001-180900-
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT
130 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 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 54 79 52 77 53
TEMP 60 57 66 76 78 76 66 60 56 53 62 72 75 76 65 60 57 55
DEWPT 55 55 57 54 52 52 55 55 54 52 55 52 51 51 52 52 51 51
RH 84 93 73 46 40 43 68 84 93 96 78 49 43 42 63 75 80 86
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NE NE NE NE NE N NW N E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 8 5 8 9 11 11 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 6 6 5 4
WIND GUST 19
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 30 5 30 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.03 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S
TSTMS S
DATE 08/19 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26
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 83 57 86 56 82 55 82 59 85
TEMP 78 82 65 59 82 84 64 56 78 80 63 56 78 80 67 61 79 83
DEWPT 56 55 55 53 55 54 53 51 52 52 52 50 53 55 54 54 59 58
PWIND DIR S S W N N E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT LT GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 10 0 5 0 0 5 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S C S
NDZ021-180900-
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT
130 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 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 53 80 50 76 49
TEMP 60 57 69 77 78 75 64 58 55 52 64 70 73 73 62 56 53 52
DEWPT 58 57 60 56 52 52 55 55 53 52 54 51 49 48 51 50 49 49
RH 93100 73 48 40 45 73 90 93100 70 51 43 41 67 80 86 89
WIND DIR SW W W NW NW N NE NE N N N N N N NE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 8 6 9 11 11 10 5 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 3
CLOUDS B1 B2 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 30 10 30 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS S
DATE 08/19 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26
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 81 55 85 55 81 51 80 55 82
TEMP 76 77 61 57 80 81 62 55 77 77 59 52 76 77 62 56 77 78
DEWPT 54 54 57 55 56 55 56 53 52 50 52 50 51 52 53 52 57 59
PWIND DIR S S W N N NE E SE SE
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT GN LT LT GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S C
TSTMS S S
NDZ043-180900-
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT
1230 AM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 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 54 84 52 81 52
TEMP 55 55 70 79 82 77 65 60 57 55 66 75 78 75 64 59 55 53
DEWPT 55 55 58 52 50 49 53 54 54 54 56 53 50 49 52 53 53 53
RH 100100 66 39 33 37 65 81 90 96 70 46 37 40 65 80 93100
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW N N S W N N N N NE E SE S
WIND SPD 5 6 9 12 13 11 6 4 4 4 4 8 9 9 8 6 6 4
WIND GUST 24
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 10 50 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S S S S
TSTMS C S S S
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26
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 82 53 88 55 86 54 85 57 87
TEMP 77 77 61 56 83 85 63 56 82 82 62 55 79 80 64 59 81 82
DEWPT 55 51 55 52 49 45 51 51 50 47 50 49 53 53 55 56 61 57
PWIND DIR SW S W NE NE E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0 5 5 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S
TSTMS S S S
NDZ045-180900-
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT
130 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 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 59 83 58 78 55
TEMP 61 59 69 79 82 78 68 64 60 58 64 72 76 75 65 61 58 56
DEWPT 61 58 62 59 55 54 57 58 57 56 58 57 55 54 56 57 56 55
RH 100 96 78 50 40 43 68 81 90 93 81 59 48 48 73 87 93 96
WIND DIR S SW W NW NW NW N E SE SE NE N N NE E E SE SE
WIND SPD 5 9 9 9 12 9 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
WIND GUST 23
CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 10 40 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C
TSTMS S S S S
DATE 08/19 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26
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 79 58 86 59 83 57 81 60 82
TEMP 74 75 63 59 81 83 66 60 80 81 64 57 77 79 65 61 77 79
DEWPT 59 57 60 58 59 55 58 55 54 50 53 51 51 52 56 55 60 60
PWIND DIR S S SW SW N NE E SE SE
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT GN LT GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 20 5 5 0 0 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S
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