321  
FOUS53 KBIS 230631  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
130 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026  
 
NDZ015-240900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
130 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026  
 
DATE 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE  
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 84 61 89 59  
TEMP 59 58 69 79 81 78 72 68 65 63 71 82 87 84 72 66 63 60  
DEWPT 49 50 53 57 61 64 65 64 64 62 65 66 62 60 58 55 53 52  
RH 69 75 57 47 51 62 79 87 97 97 81 58 43 44 61 68 70 75  
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW W W W W W W  
WIND SPD 5 8 11 14 13 12 11 10 8 5 8 8 9 9 6 6 8 9  
WIND GUST 24  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 FW SC FW FW FW CL FW  
POP 12HR 0 30 60 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.48 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L S S S  
TSTMS C C S S S S  
HEAT INDEX 82 84 87 84  
MAX HEAT 82 84 87 81  
 
DATE 08/25 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 56 82 53 83 57 85 58 85  
TEMP 78 78 64 57 76 79 61 53 78 80 65 58 79 81 66 59 80 81  
DEWPT 54 55 57 56 54 52 54 51 52 53 55 53 57 59 59 57 60 60  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NE E SE SE E SE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT LT GN GN GN LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 50 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
NDZ033-240900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
1230 AM MDT SUN AUG 23 2026  
 
DATE 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE  
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 60 85 59 87 56  
TEMP 64 62 69 78 81 78 70 66 64 62 73 82 85 82 70 64 61 57  
DEWPT 46 49 57 63 66 64 64 62 61 60 61 54 46 44 47 47 47 48  
RH 52 62 66 60 60 62 81 87 90 93 66 38 26 26 44 54 60 72  
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE SE S S W NW NW NW NW W W W W  
WIND SPD 13 13 16 16 16 16 13 11 9 8 10 14 16 14 10 10 10 11  
WIND GUST 26  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 40 40 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.30 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C  
TSTMS S C C C  
HEAT INDEX 83  
MAX HEAT 83 81 82  
 
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 52 81 51 85 56 86 55 86  
TEMP 76 77 61 52 75 78 59 52 79 81 64 57 80 81 63 57 81 80  
DEWPT 51 48 51 51 49 45 50 49 50 51 53 53 57 56 56 55 56 54  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW E SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 40 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
NDZ044-240900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
1230 AM MDT SUN AUG 23 2026  
 
DATE 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE  
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 60 87 58 89 55  
TEMP 63 61 70 80 84 79 68 64 61 61 73 84 87 83 68 62 58 56  
DEWPT 50 53 60 64 64 65 64 63 61 60 62 57 51 47 49 47 46 47  
RH 62 75 71 58 51 62 87 97100 97 68 40 29 28 51 58 64 72  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 12 14 16 18 14 14 12 10 5 3 6 13 13 12 8 5 6 8  
WIND GUST 25 26 28 25 25 23 24  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 30 30 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.07 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C  
TSTMS S C C  
HEAT INDEX 82 85  
MAX HEAT 82 85 83 85  
 
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 51 83 51 86 55 86 55 87  
TEMP 79 78 59 52 77 79 58 53 80 81 62 55 81 81 62 56 82 81  
DEWPT 48 47 51 50 48 45 51 49 52 53 55 54 59 57 58 56 57 55  
PWIND DIR NW NW N E SE SE SE E SE  
WIND CHAR BZ LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S C  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
NDZ056-240900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
130 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026  
 
DATE 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE  
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 84 60 88 59  
TEMP 54 55 69 79 81 78 68 65 63 61 72 82 85 82 69 64 62 59  
DEWPT 46 47 51 52 57 61 62 63 63 61 64 64 55 52 53 54 53 54  
RH 74 74 53 39 44 56 81 93100100 76 55 36 35 57 70 72 83  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S SW W W W W W W W  
WIND SPD 5 8 11 13 13 13 12 10 9 6 9 10 14 16 10 10 12 14  
WIND GUST 24 24 24 25 26 26  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW  
POP 12HR 0 50 50 20 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.10 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S  
HEAT INDEX 81 83  
MAX HEAT 81 83 84  
 
DATE 08/25 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 55 80 50 82 53 83 56 84  
TEMP 74 76 61 55 75 78 57 51 77 79 60 54 78 79 61 56 79 80  
DEWPT 56 57 57 54 52 50 52 50 50 50 53 51 55 57 56 54 57 56  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT LT GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 10 20 30 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
NDZ037-240900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
130 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026  
 
DATE 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE  
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 81 61 85 60  
TEMP 53 52 66 77 81 77 69 66 63 61 70 79 83 79 70 66 63 61  
DEWPT 49 49 53 53 53 56 56 57 59 60 64 66 67 67 66 62 59 57  
RH 86 89 63 43 38 48 63 73 87 97 81 64 59 67 87 87 87 87  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 5 5 10 13 12 11 11 10 10 9 11 12 10 9 9 8 9 10  
CLOUDS B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 40 30 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C  
TSTMS S S C C  
HEAT INDEX 86  
MAX HEAT 80 86  
 
DATE 08/25 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 80 58 78 52 79 54 80 58 80  
TEMP 77 76 64 59 74 75 59 53 76 76 60 54 77 77 63 58 77 78  
DEWPT 59 59 59 59 59 56 56 53 54 54 53 53 57 58 58 58 62 63  
PWIND DIR W NW NW N N E SE SE E  
WIND CHAR BZ GN BZ LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B2 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
NDZ001-240900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
130 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026  
 
DATE 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE  
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 84 60 85 58  
TEMP 66 64 69 77 82 81 72 68 65 62 71 81 84 83 72 67 63 59  
DEWPT 47 49 55 62 65 65 64 64 63 61 60 51 48 51 52 53 53 53  
RH 50 58 61 60 56 58 76 87 93 97 68 35 29 33 49 61 70 80  
WIND DIR SE E SE SE SE E SE SE S SW W W W W W W W W  
WIND SPD 10 13 17 18 19 18 14 9 5 4 11 18 24 21 12 11 13 16  
WIND GUST 28 31 28 35 33  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 60 30 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.33 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C S  
TSTMS S C S S S  
HEAT INDEX 84 83  
MAX HEAT 85 80 82 80  
 
DATE 08/25 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 80 54 80 54 84 58 85 57 85  
TEMP 75 78 63 54 75 79 62 55 79 82 66 58 80 82 65 57 80 82  
DEWPT 55 53 54 52 52 50 51 51 52 53 54 53 57 56 56 54 57 55  
PWIND DIR NW NW N E SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT LT GN BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C  
TSTMS S  
 

 
NDZ021-240900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
130 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026  
 
DATE 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE  
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 58 87 56  
TEMP 57 57 69 78 78 76 67 64 62 61 71 81 85 82 68 64 61 58  
DEWPT 48 48 50 55 61 63 63 63 62 61 64 63 55 51 52 52 52 52  
RH 72 72 51 45 56 64 87 97100100 79 54 36 34 57 65 72 80  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SW W W W W W W W  
WIND SPD 4 9 12 14 14 13 11 10 9 6 8 10 14 13 9 8 9 12  
WIND GUST 23 25 25 24 21 24 24  
CLOUDS FW B1 FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 60 60 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.10 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L S  
TSTMS C C S  
HEAT INDEX 82  
MAX HEAT 82 84  
 
DATE 08/25 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 52 80 50 82 54 83 54 83  
TEMP 75 76 60 54 75 78 58 52 78 79 61 54 78 79 62 55 78 80  
DEWPT 55 54 55 53 51 48 51 50 50 50 52 52 55 56 56 54 58 57  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT LT GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
NDZ043-240900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
1230 AM MDT SUN AUG 23 2026  
 
DATE 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE  
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 61 89 59 88 54  
TEMP 63 61 70 82 86 82 70 64 62 61 74 84 86 83 68 61 58 55  
DEWPT 53 54 60 64 63 62 62 62 60 57 59 51 44 41 45 44 44 45  
RH 70 78 71 55 46 51 76 93 93 87 59 32 23 23 43 53 59 69  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S E SE SE SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W  
WIND SPD 13 14 18 18 14 16 13 9 8 8 16 18 18 18 11 8 9 9  
WIND GUST 28 28  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 20 30 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.16 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C  
TSTMS S C  
HEAT INDEX 83 87 83  
MAX HEAT 83 87 82 83  
 
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 50 84 52 87 55 87 55 88  
TEMP 78 79 59 51 77 80 59 54 81 82 63 56 82 82 62 56 83 82  
DEWPT 46 44 48 48 46 41 48 48 51 52 54 53 57 54 56 54 54 52  
PWIND DIR NW NW N E SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 40 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S  
TSTMS S S S S  
 

 
NDZ045-240900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
130 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026  
 
DATE 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE  
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 60 82 62 87 61  
TEMP 61 61 70 77 80 76 70 68 65 63 71 81 86 83 72 68 64 61  
DEWPT 50 50 55 61 64 65 66 65 63 62 65 66 62 59 59 57 52 50  
RH 67 67 59 58 58 69 87 90 93 97 81 60 45 44 64 68 65 67  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW NW NW W W W W  
WIND SPD 10 13 17 18 17 16 16 14 11 9 8 6 8 8 8 9 11 12  
WIND GUST 27  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 30 60 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0.11 0.13 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C L S S S  
TSTMS S C S S S S  
HEAT INDEX 82 83 86 83  
MAX HEAT 82 83 86  
 
DATE 08/25 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 80 54 82 59 83 60 84  
TEMP 79 78 65 57 75 78 62 55 78 80 65 60 79 80 66 60 79 80  
DEWPT 53 53 56 54 54 51 54 51 52 52 56 54 58 59 61 58 61 59  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NE E SE SE SE E  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT GN GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
 
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