922  
FOUS53 KBIS 180716  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
216 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
NDZ015-190900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
216 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU  
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 53 85 59  
TEMP 62 57 65 73 77 76 66 60 57 55 67 79 82 79 70 65 63 60  
DEWPT 56 54 58 57 54 53 52 52 52 52 56 56 54 57 59 59 58 56  
RH 81 90 78 57 45 45 61 75 83 90 68 45 38 47 68 81 84 87  
WIND DIR NW N N NW NW N E E SE E S S SW S S S SW W  
WIND SPD 4 0 1 5 9 8 4 3 2 2 4 6 8 6 8 6 5 4  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 5 30 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
DATE 08/20 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 89 58 85 55 83 59 85 60 89  
TEMP 83 84 66 59 79 81 63 56 78 79 66 61 79 82 68 61 83 85  
DEWPT 54 54 56 55 53 51 52 51 51 52 54 54 59 60 59 57 59 58  
PWIND DIR NW N N NE E SE S S W  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT LT GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 20 30 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
NDZ033-190900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
116 AM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU  
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 52 79 53 85 56  
TEMP 58 53 64 73 77 75 65 60 57 55 68 79 82 80 69 64 61 58  
DEWPT 52 51 55 54 50 48 50 50 50 51 55 52 50 51 53 52 51 50  
RH 80 93 73 51 39 38 58 69 77 86 63 39 33 36 57 65 70 75  
WIND DIR W W SE W NW N E SE S SW SW SW W NW SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 3 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 6  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS S  
HEAT INDEX 80  
MAX HEAT 81  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 88 56 84 54 83 58 86 58 87  
TEMP 83 84 64 57 77 80 62 55 78 78 65 61 80 82 65 59 83 83  
DEWPT 48 49 53 52 50 49 50 49 50 53 53 54 59 56 55 52 52 52  
PWIND DIR NW NE NE E SE SE S SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN BZ BZ GN LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
 
 
NDZ044-190900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
116 AM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU  
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 81 53 85 55  
TEMP 58 54 65 74 80 77 65 60 56 55 68 79 83 80 67 62 58 56  
DEWPT 55 54 55 52 49 48 52 53 52 53 56 54 51 51 53 53 52 51  
RH 90100 70 46 34 36 63 78 86 93 65 42 33 36 61 72 80 83  
WIND DIR N N N SW W N E SE S SW SW S SW W S SW W W  
WIND SPD 8 2 2 5 6 6 4 4 3 3 5 8 9 9 5 4 4 4  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 5 10 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.09 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S  
HEAT INDEX 80  
MAX HEAT 82  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 90 56 86 54 84 57 87 57 88  
TEMP 84 86 64 57 80 82 63 55 78 79 64 59 80 83 65 58 83 82  
DEWPT 48 47 52 52 52 49 51 50 52 54 55 56 61 58 57 55 55 54  
PWIND DIR NW NE NE E SE SE SE S NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN BZ BZ GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 30 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
NDZ056-190900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
216 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU  
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 51 74 52 83 58  
TEMP 53 51 62 70 74 72 62 56 54 53 67 78 82 79 68 63 61 59  
DEWPT 53 51 52 49 47 49 50 49 47 48 52 53 53 56 58 57 55 53  
RH 100100 70 47 38 44 65 77 77 83 59 42 37 45 70 81 81 80  
WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW E S S S S S SW NW S SW W W  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 6 6 8 3 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 9 9 8  
CLOUDS SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 10 0 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
DATE 08/20 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 84 55 80 52 80 57 83 59 85  
TEMP 80 79 62 56 76 76 58 53 77 78 62 58 77 79 64 59 81 82  
DEWPT 54 55 57 54 52 51 53 50 50 52 53 51 58 59 58 55 56 56  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NE SE SE S SW W  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT LT GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 20 30 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S  
TSTMS S  
 
 
NDZ037-190900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
216 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU  
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 75 51 81 59  
TEMP 58 55 64 71 73 72 62 57 54 52 66 76 79 76 66 63 62 61  
DEWPT 56 55 56 55 55 52 51 50 49 47 52 54 55 57 59 59 59 59  
RH 93100 75 57 53 49 67 77 83 83 61 46 44 52 78 87 90 93  
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW N N N N S S SW S SE S S SW  
WIND SPD 3 3 4 8 11 10 4 0 0 0 4 5 6 5 8 8 8 8  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 10 20 5 30 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
DATE 08/20 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 84 57 81 53 80 56 81 60 85  
TEMP 80 79 64 59 77 77 61 54 76 77 62 58 76 78 65 60 80 81  
DEWPT 59 59 59 58 57 54 54 52 53 52 53 53 58 60 59 59 62 62  
PWIND DIR W NW NW N NE E SE S W  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT LT GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 10 30 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S  
 
 
NDZ001-190900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
216 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU  
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 78 55 86 58  
TEMP 56 53 62 72 77 77 67 62 59 57 67 80 85 84 72 66 62 59  
DEWPT 53 52 54 53 50 51 53 53 51 51 55 55 53 54 54 53 52 52  
RH 90 96 75 51 39 40 61 72 75 80 65 42 33 36 53 63 70 78  
WIND DIR N N NE NW NW NW SE SE SE S S SW W NW NW N N NW  
WIND SPD 4 3 3 4 6 6 4 5 5 4 6 10 11 11 6 4 4 4  
WIND GUST 21  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 10 10 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS  
HEAT INDEX 80  
MAX HEAT 80 84 80  
 
DATE 08/20 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 85 56 81 55 82 60 86 59 86  
TEMP 82 83 64 57 77 79 63 56 78 80 68 62 81 84 66 59 82 84  
DEWPT 53 54 54 52 51 52 52 50 52 55 54 53 57 56 54 52 54 54  
PWIND DIR NW N N E SE SE S W NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC SC B2 B1 FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S  
TSTMS S  
 
 
NDZ021-190900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
216 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU  
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 52 75 50 82 56  
TEMP 54 52 63 71 74 73 63 57 55 53 67 77 81 78 67 63 60 58  
DEWPT 54 52 54 51 48 47 50 51 50 49 54 54 53 55 58 57 55 53  
RH 100100 72 49 40 40 62 80 83 86 63 45 38 45 73 81 84 83  
WIND DIR N N N NW NW N NE SE SE SE S S SW SW S S W NW  
WIND SPD 3 2 0 5 6 5 4 4 4 3 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 5  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 20 5 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S  
TSTMS S S  
OBVIS PF PF  
 
DATE 08/20 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 85 55 80 51 80 56 82 57 85  
TEMP 81 80 63 56 76 77 59 52 76 77 63 58 77 79 64 58 81 81  
DEWPT 53 54 56 53 51 50 52 50 50 51 53 51 57 59 57 54 57 56  
PWIND DIR NW N N NE SE SE S SW W  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 SC FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 20 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
NDZ043-190900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
116 AM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU  
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 54 86 55  
TEMP 56 54 65 76 80 77 65 60 56 54 68 80 83 81 68 62 58 56  
DEWPT 54 53 53 50 47 46 50 51 51 52 55 52 47 46 50 50 49 47  
RH 93 96 65 40 31 33 58 72 83 93 63 38 28 29 52 65 72 72  
WIND DIR N NW W W NW N NE SE S SW W SW W NW N W W W  
WIND SPD 3 3 4 8 9 9 6 6 5 4 6 10 13 14 6 5 5 5  
WIND GUST 24  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 5 20 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S  
HEAT INDEX 80  
MAX HEAT 80 81  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 90 56 87 56 85 58 88 57 89  
TEMP 84 86 64 56 80 83 63 57 79 80 64 59 82 83 64 58 84 83  
DEWPT 45 44 51 51 49 47 50 49 52 55 55 56 59 54 55 53 53 52  
PWIND DIR NW NE NE E SE SE SW E NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 30 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
NDZ045-190900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
216 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
DATE 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU  
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 78 57 83 61  
TEMP 60 57 64 72 77 76 67 62 59 57 68 77 81 77 68 65 63 61  
DEWPT 57 55 57 56 53 52 54 55 54 53 57 57 55 56 60 59 58 56  
RH 90 93 78 57 43 43 63 78 83 86 68 50 41 48 76 81 84 84  
WIND DIR NE N N NW NW NW E SE S S S S SW SW S S SW SW  
WIND SPD 3 4 4 5 8 8 6 6 6 6 9 10 9 8 9 10 10 9  
WIND GUST 18  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 10 5 40 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S  
TSTMS S C S  
HEAT INDEX 81  
MAX HEAT 81  
 
DATE 08/20 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26  
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 88 60 84 56 82 61 84 62 87  
TEMP 83 84 67 60 79 81 64 57 77 80 66 62 77 81 68 62 82 84  
DEWPT 54 51 56 54 53 51 53 50 50 51 56 54 60 59 60 57 59 56  
PWIND DIR NW N NE NE E SE SE S W  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 30 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S  
TSTMS S  
 
 
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