717  
FOUS53 KBIS 260511  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
1211 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
NDZ015-270900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
1211 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI  
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 82 51 84 58  
TEMP 65 60 56 66 76 81 79 67 60 55 52 66 79 83 81 70 64 63 61  
DEWPT 51 53 54 56 52 48 47 50 51 51 50 53 50 48 49 52 53 52 51  
RH 60 78 93 70 43 32 32 54 72 86 93 63 36 30 33 53 67 67 70  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE N N N N SE SE SE E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 6 5 6 9 9 8 3 0 0 0 0 6 8 9 10 10 10 10  
WIND GUST 20  
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS S  
 
DATE 08/28 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26  
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 87 60 87 58 83 54 83 55 85  
TEMP 79 83 68 62 81 81 66 60 78 78 62 55 77 79 63 57 79 80  
DEWPT 59 63 64 61 63 60 62 57 56 51 51 48 47 48 51 51 56 57  
PWIND DIR SE SE E N NW NW W E SE  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 20 20 40 20 20 10 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S  
 
 
NDZ033-270900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
1111 PM MDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI  
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 50 81 50 87 59  
TEMP 59 54 50 64 74 78 77 64 58 54 51 68 80 84 83 72 67 65 62  
DEWPT 46 45 46 51 46 44 42 46 45 45 46 50 48 49 48 50 50 51 53  
RH 62 71 86 63 37 30 29 52 62 71 83 52 33 30 30 46 54 60 72  
WIND DIR NW NW W N NW N N E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 4 4 4 0 5 5 8 6 5 5 5 9 13 12 13 16 16 16 13  
WIND GUST 27 27 27  
CLOUDS CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
DATE 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26  
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 61 86 55 80 50 82 53 85  
TEMP 82 86 67 63 80 77 63 57 75 74 58 52 75 77 61 54 78 78  
DEWPT 61 55 57 55 57 55 56 53 51 44 45 43 44 45 48 48 53 52  
PWIND DIR SE S NW NW W W SW SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 20 30 30 30 30 10 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C S C S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S  
 
 
NDZ044-270900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
1111 PM MDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI  
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 49 82 49 86 58  
TEMP 51 53 50 65 75 80 77 64 57 53 51 67 80 85 82 70 65 62 60  
DEWPT 49 46 45 50 46 44 43 47 47 46 47 52 50 51 50 52 52 52 55  
RH 93 77 83 58 36 28 30 54 69 77 86 59 35 31 33 53 63 70 84  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW N N E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 0 3 3 2 5 5 6 6 4 4 4 10 14 16 16 18 17 14 13  
WIND GUST 25 26 29 28 26  
CLOUDS CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
HEAT INDEX 80  
MAX HEAT 80 83  
 
DATE 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26  
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 91 60 87 55 82 49 83 53 86  
TEMP 83 86 66 63 82 78 62 57 76 75 57 52 77 77 60 54 79 78  
DEWPT 63 57 57 56 58 57 57 54 52 46 46 43 44 46 49 49 55 54  
PWIND DIR SE SE NW N NW NW SW SE S  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 20 20 40 20 20 10 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
NDZ056-270900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
1211 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI  
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 79 49 82 57  
TEMP 60 56 53 65 74 78 77 63 56 52 49 65 77 81 79 66 61 59 59  
DEWPT 58 55 52 54 50 49 49 51 51 50 49 53 51 50 51 51 52 51 50  
RH 93 96 96 68 43 36 37 65 83 93100 65 40 34 38 58 72 75 72  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW W N N N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 8 8 8 9 9 8 4 1 0 0 0 5 6 10 11 11 12 11  
CLOUDS CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL SC FW CL SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
 
DATE 08/28 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26  
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 58 83 56 79 52 78 51 81  
TEMP 76 80 63 59 77 77 61 56 74 73 56 52 73 75 57 52 75 76  
DEWPT 58 64 61 57 61 60 59 55 56 52 50 47 50 50 50 49 54 56  
PWIND DIR SE SE NE NW W W W SW SE  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 20 30 30 40 30 20 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C C C C C S S S  
TSTMS S S S S  
 
 
NDZ037-270900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
1211 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI  
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 77 48 77 51  
TEMP 63 59 57 66 73 76 74 62 56 53 51 64 73 77 75 62 57 55 54  
DEWPT 58 58 57 60 57 55 56 55 54 53 51 56 56 55 57 55 52 50 49  
RH 84 96100 81 57 48 53 78 93100100 75 55 47 54 78 83 83 83  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE E E E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 6 10 10 12 12 12 9 5 3 0 0 0 2 3 4 6 8 9 10  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE 08/28 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26  
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 59 82 59 80 54 79 54 80  
TEMP 75 76 64 62 77 78 64 61 77 76 61 55 75 75 60 56 76 75  
DEWPT 58 64 64 62 68 67 64 61 63 61 56 51 54 55 53 51 58 61  
PWIND DIR SE SE E N NW NW W S SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 50 10 50 20 20 10 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C S S S S S  
TSTMS C C C S  
 
 
NDZ001-270900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
1211 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI  
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 80 52 86 61  
TEMP 60 56 52 63 73 78 80 67 61 58 55 66 79 85 85 74 71 68 64  
DEWPT 44 48 49 52 50 48 46 49 49 49 49 52 51 50 51 51 51 52 54  
RH 55 74 89 67 44 35 30 52 65 72 80 61 38 30 31 44 49 57 70  
WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE E SE E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 4 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 8 14 16 18 19 19 13 13  
WIND GUST 29 29  
CLOUDS CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
TSTMS S  
 
DATE 08/28 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26  
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 90 61 84 56 78 52 80 54 82  
TEMP 81 88 69 64 78 80 64 58 72 75 59 54 72 78 62 56 75 79  
DEWPT 61 56 55 54 58 54 55 53 53 46 47 46 49 48 49 49 55 55  
PWIND DIR SE E NE W W W SW SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 10 40 30 30 30 10 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
NDZ021-270900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
1211 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI  
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 80 49 83 56  
TEMP 60 55 52 66 75 79 77 63 57 54 51 67 78 82 80 67 63 61 59  
DEWPT 48 53 52 53 49 46 44 48 50 49 49 52 49 46 46 51 52 51 50  
RH 64 93100 63 40 31 31 58 77 83 93 59 36 28 30 56 67 70 72  
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N N N NE N N N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 3 0 0 0 2 8 8 9 11 12 12 12  
WIND GUST 23 24 23  
CLOUDS CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS S  
 
DATE 08/28 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26  
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 58 83 55 79 50 79 52 82  
TEMP 77 81 64 61 78 78 61 57 75 75 57 52 74 76 59 54 77 77  
DEWPT 59 63 61 58 60 58 59 55 55 48 50 47 48 46 50 49 54 54  
PWIND DIR SE SE NE NE W W W S SE  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 20 20 30 30 30 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S S C C C C C S S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S  
 
 
NDZ043-270900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
1111 PM MDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI  
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 49 83 50 88 59  
TEMP 55 52 49 65 76 81 79 64 57 53 52 67 81 86 84 72 66 63 60  
DEWPT 44 43 43 46 42 40 38 44 45 45 45 50 49 50 49 52 52 52 55  
RH 66 71 80 50 30 23 23 48 64 74 77 54 33 29 30 49 61 67 84  
WIND DIR NW NW NW SE NW N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 3 4 2 1 5 8 9 9 9 8 8 13 19 18 19 20 20 17 13  
WIND GUST 32 31  
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26  
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 92 60 87 54 82 50 84 53 86  
TEMP 85 88 67 62 82 78 61 56 76 75 57 51 77 78 60 54 80 79  
DEWPT 59 50 54 54 54 53 55 52 48 42 44 41 42 43 48 48 52 50  
PWIND DIR S NW NW N NW NW SW SE S  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 20 40 20 30 10 20 30  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S S C S S C  
TSTMS S S S S S  
 
 
NDZ045-270900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
1211 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI  
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 80 53 83 62  
TEMP 66 59 55 66 74 79 77 66 60 56 53 68 78 82 79 69 66 63 62  
DEWPT 51 50 50 56 53 48 47 49 51 52 50 54 50 48 48 52 53 52 52  
RH 58 72 83 70 48 34 35 54 72 86 89 61 37 31 34 55 63 67 70  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 3 9 9 9 10 9 8 5 4 3 4 5 10 10 11 13 16 18 19  
CLOUDS CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS S  
 
DATE 08/28 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26  
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 87 63 86 61 82 55 82 58 84  
TEMP 79 83 69 64 81 81 67 61 77 78 62 55 77 79 64 58 78 79  
DEWPT 61 62 64 61 63 59 62 57 57 50 50 46 47 47 52 51 57 56  
PWIND DIR SE SE NE N NW NW SW SE SE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 20 20 40 20 20 10 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S C C S S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S  
 
 
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