880  
FOUS53 KBIS 200526  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
1225 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
NDZ015-210900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
1225 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 87 57 87 55  
TEMP 68 64 60 72 83 86 83 72 64 61 58 71 82 86 82 72 64 60 55  
DEWPT 56 55 54 55 51 49 49 53 54 55 54 56 53 52 52 54 54 54 53  
RH 65 73 81 55 33 28 31 51 70 81 86 59 37 31 35 53 70 81 93  
WIND DIR S W NW NW NW NW NW N NE N N N NE N N NE NE NE N  
WIND SPD 3 3 4 6 13 16 12 5 2 0 0 0 5 10 11 9 5 3 0  
WIND GUST 24 26  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
 
DATE 08/22 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 58 84 60 89 59 87 58 87  
TEMP 78 79 65 60 79 81 67 61 83 85 67 60 82 83 65 59 82 84  
DEWPT 50 48 51 50 56 60 60 59 60 57 57 54 54 54 56 55 56 55  
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE W NW NW NE SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 30 20 10 5 5 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS C S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
NDZ033-210900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
1125 PM MDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 87 55 86 53  
TEMP 64 61 58 72 82 85 83 70 63 60 57 71 82 85 81 69 62 58 54  
DEWPT 53 51 48 51 48 47 47 50 50 49 50 52 50 50 48 51 51 50 50  
RH 67 70 69 48 31 27 28 49 62 67 77 51 33 30 32 53 67 75 86  
WIND DIR NW W W W NW NW N NE E SE SE NE E NE N NE NE E E  
WIND SPD 3 4 5 6 13 12 10 6 5 5 3 4 9 10 12 11 6 5 5  
WIND GUST 23  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
 
DATE 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 84 59 87 59 88 56 86 56 87  
TEMP 79 79 66 61 81 83 67 61 83 84 65 58 81 82 64 57 82 83  
DEWPT 48 47 49 52 59 58 58 55 51 46 49 48 48 48 52 51 52 51  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S NW NW NW E SE  
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 30 20 0 0 10 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S  
TSTMS S S S S  
 
 
NDZ044-210900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
1125 PM MDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 56 89 54  
TEMP 62 60 57 73 84 87 84 70 63 59 57 72 84 88 83 70 63 57 55  
DEWPT 56 51 48 51 48 46 46 49 50 49 50 53 51 49 49 51 52 51 51  
RH 81 72 72 46 29 24 27 47 62 69 77 51 32 26 31 51 67 80 86  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW N NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E  
WIND SPD 2 3 4 4 11 12 10 6 4 3 3 5 9 9 12 11 8 5 3  
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 84 59 87 58 89 56 87 56 88  
TEMP 79 80 65 60 82 82 65 59 85 84 64 57 83 82 63 57 83 83  
DEWPT 50 49 52 54 61 60 60 57 53 47 50 49 49 48 52 52 54 52  
PWIND DIR E SE SE S NW NW NW E SE  
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 30 20 20 20 5 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S  
 
 
NDZ056-210900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
1225 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 58 82 55 82 51  
TEMP 63 61 58 69 78 81 78 66 61 57 57 70 77 80 77 65 59 54 52  
DEWPT 51 51 51 54 54 53 54 56 55 54 52 55 54 53 53 54 54 52 50  
RH 65 70 77 59 43 38 43 70 81 90 83 59 45 39 43 68 83 93 93  
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW N W SW W NW NW N N N N W N  
WIND SPD 5 8 10 12 16 14 12 3 2 4 5 8 10 12 13 5 4 3 1  
WIND GUST 23 27 25 20  
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL FW FW CL FW  
POP 12HR 10 0 5 30 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
SPRINKLES S  
TSTMS  
HEAT INDEX 80  
MAX HEAT 80 80  
 
DATE 08/22 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 56 83 59 85 57 83 56 84  
TEMP 76 77 61 58 77 79 64 60 81 82 64 58 79 79 61 56 79 80  
DEWPT 49 48 49 48 54 59 58 56 58 56 55 52 54 55 55 53 55 56  
PWIND DIR E SE SE S W W NW E SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN BZ GN BZ GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 30 40 5 0 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C  
TSTMS S  
 
 
NDZ037-210900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
1225 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 55 81 54  
TEMP 68 65 62 71 79 81 77 66 61 58 56 70 79 81 76 66 61 57 54  
DEWPT 60 60 58 59 57 56 57 58 58 57 56 59 57 57 58 58 57 56 54  
RH 76 84 87 66 47 42 50 75 90 96100 68 47 44 54 75 87 96100  
WIND DIR S SW W NW NW NW NW N N N W W NW NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 10 9 8 12 17 18 14 8 3 0 3 5 9 12 12 9 6 5 4  
WIND GUST 28 29  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 20 0 0 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
SPRINKLES S S  
TSTMS  
HEAT INDEX 81 81  
MAX HEAT 81 81  
 
DATE 08/22 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 79 59 84 60 82 57 82  
TEMP 75 74 59 55 76 76 63 59 80 81 65 61 79 79 63 58 79 79  
DEWPT 52 51 50 49 54 57 57 58 64 63 60 58 59 60 59 58 60 59  
PWIND DIR N E SE SE SW W NW N SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 30 20 20 5 5 5  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
NDZ001-210900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
1225 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 57 83 54  
TEMP 68 63 58 70 81 84 84 72 65 61 58 69 79 82 81 69 62 58 55  
DEWPT 53 51 50 54 52 50 51 52 52 52 52 55 52 51 52 52 51 50 50  
RH 59 65 75 57 37 31 32 49 63 72 80 61 39 34 37 55 67 75 83  
WIND DIR NW NW W NW NW NW N NE NE NE N N NE N N NE NE E E  
WIND SPD 4 4 5 6 12 12 10 5 3 2 3 5 11 12 14 8 5 5 4  
WIND GUST 23  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 10 0 10 20 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
 
DATE 08/22 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 61 86 60 86 57 84 57 86  
TEMP 79 81 68 63 81 84 68 60 82 84 65 57 80 82 64 57 81 84  
DEWPT 51 51 50 51 58 59 57 55 54 51 51 49 52 51 53 52 54 54  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SW NW NW N E SE  
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 SC FW SC FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC B1 FW  
POP 12HR 0 20 40 30 5 0 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C  
TSTMS S C S  
 
 
NDZ021-210900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
1225 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 83 54 83 51  
TEMP 67 61 58 72 80 82 79 67 61 58 56 71 80 82 78 66 60 56 53  
DEWPT 48 50 50 54 51 49 50 54 54 53 52 56 52 50 50 53 53 51 50  
RH 50 67 75 53 36 32 36 63 78 83 86 59 38 33 37 63 78 83 89  
WIND DIR NW NW W NW NW NW N N N N W NW N N N N NE NE N  
WIND SPD 8 5 6 10 14 14 11 5 0 0 1 4 9 11 13 8 4 2 0  
WIND GUST 25 25  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 10 0 5 20 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
SPRINKLES S  
TSTMS  
HEAT INDEX 80 80  
MAX HEAT 80 81 80 81  
 
DATE 08/22 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 82 57 85 55 83 54 84  
TEMP 77 78 62 58 78 79 64 59 82 82 63 57 80 80 62 56 80 81  
DEWPT 49 46 50 48 55 59 58 55 58 54 54 51 53 53 54 53 54 54  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S W NW NW E SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN BZ GN BZ LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 30 30 5 0 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S C S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
NDZ043-210900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
1125 PM MDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 57 89 55  
TEMP 64 59 56 73 84 87 85 70 64 59 57 73 85 88 84 70 63 58 55  
DEWPT 49 48 46 49 46 45 45 48 48 48 48 51 48 47 46 50 50 49 49  
RH 58 67 69 43 27 23 25 45 56 67 72 46 28 24 27 49 62 72 80  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW N NE E SE E E E NE NE NE E E E  
WIND SPD 2 3 5 5 11 11 11 9 6 6 5 8 11 11 17 13 11 9 6  
WIND GUST 21  
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 85 59 89 58 88 56 87 56 89  
TEMP 80 80 65 60 83 85 65 59 85 84 63 57 83 83 63 57 83 84  
DEWPT 49 49 52 54 61 57 58 54 49 44 48 47 46 45 51 51 52 50  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S NW NW NW E SE  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 30 20 20 5 5 10 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
NDZ045-210900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
1225 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 86 59 85 57  
TEMP 74 67 61 73 82 86 83 71 65 61 59 71 81 85 81 71 65 60 57  
DEWPT 54 53 51 55 51 49 50 52 53 53 52 56 54 53 53 55 55 54 53  
RH 50 61 70 53 34 28 32 51 65 75 78 59 39 33 38 57 70 81 86  
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW N N NE SE E E E NE N NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 10 10 9 8 13 16 12 6 4 3 3 4 8 8 11 10 9 6 5  
WIND GUST 24 27 18  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
HEAT INDEX 81  
MAX HEAT 81 84 81 83  
 
DATE 08/22 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 61 82 62 87 60 85 59 85  
TEMP 77 78 66 61 78 80 67 63 82 85 67 61 81 82 66 60 81 82  
DEWPT 50 48 53 52 59 61 62 59 60 55 57 53 53 52 56 54 56 54  
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE W W NW E SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 20 30 30 20 20 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S S  
TSTMS C S S S S  
 
 
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