857  
FOUS53 KBIS 170536  
PFMBIS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
1236 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
 
NDZ015-180900-  
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND  
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT  
1236 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
 
DATE 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON  
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 34 74 44 64 33  
TEMP 41 38 36 43 63 73 63 55 50 47 46 51 62 64 54 46 41 37 34  
DEWPT 30 29 26 28 33 35 34 35 33 32 32 35 32 29 28 30 31 30 29  
RH 65 70 67 55 32 25 34 47 52 56 58 54 32 27 36 53 67 75 82  
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW S S SW W W NW N N N N N E E  
WIND SPD 6 5 8 6 10 12 11 9 5 4 6 9 11 11 5 3 0 3 3  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 30  
MIN CHILL 36 30 30 31  
 
DATE 10/19 TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26  
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 64 38 67 42 65 40 70 50 69  
TEMP 58 55 45 40 59 60 49 43 60 57 46 43 62 64 56 53 64 62  
DEWPT 33 33 39 40 45 44 45 43 45 43 43 43 49 50 51 51 54 51  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S N NE SE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 60  
RAIN SHWRS C L L  
 

 
NDZ033-180900-  
DICKINSON-STARK ND  
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT  
1136 PM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
DATE 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON  
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 39 75 43 61 33  
TEMP 41 41 41 50 68 75 63 53 49 48 45 48 59 61 51 41 37 36 35  
DEWPT 23 24 25 29 31 31 30 29 29 31 31 34 30 29 28 27 27 27 27  
RH 48 50 52 44 25 20 29 39 46 51 58 58 33 29 41 57 67 69 72  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W NW NW N N N NE E SE SE  
WIND SPD 16 13 12 13 14 14 9 10 9 10 9 9 10 9 4 4 5 6 9  
WIND GUST 25 25 25  
CLOUDS CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC 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  
WIND CHILL 33 33 34 30 28  
MIN CHILL 33 33 34 38 32 28  
 
DATE 10/19/26 TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26  
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 63 37 68 40 63 39 70 47 65  
TEMP 58 54 42 39 61 59 46 41 57 54 44 43 63 62 54 51 62 56  
DEWPT 32 34 38 39 43 42 42 39 42 41 41 42 47 48 49 50 50 46  
PWIND DIR SE SE S SW N SE SE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 60  
RAIN SHWRS C L L  
 

 
NDZ044-180900-  
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND  
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT  
1136 PM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
DATE 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON  
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 32 75 43 64 31  
TEMP 40 37 33 45 66 74 61 50 45 44 44 50 61 64 53 42 37 33 32  
DEWPT 24 24 24 30 34 33 35 31 30 28 30 34 32 30 30 28 27 26 27  
RH 52 59 69 55 30 22 38 48 55 53 57 54 33 28 41 57 67 75 81  
WIND DIR S SW SW W SW SW S SW W NW N NW N N NE NE E E SE  
WIND SPD 11 10 9 10 11 10 6 5 5 8 10 11 13 11 5 5 4 4 5  
WIND GUST 20 21  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC 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  
WIND CHILL 33 29 25 38 26  
MIN CHILL 33 25 27 38 37 33 26  
 
DATE 10/19/26 TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26  
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 63 37 69 40 65 40 70 47 67  
TEMP 57 54 40 37 61 59 44 40 59 56 43 42 63 62 52 50 62 57  
DEWPT 35 37 39 37 44 43 42 39 44 43 41 42 48 49 49 50 50 47  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S N E SE SE SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 60  
RAIN SHWRS C L C  
 

 
NDZ056-180900-  
MINOT-WARD ND  
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT  
1236 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
 
DATE 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON  
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 39 69 47 59 34  
TEMP 47 44 40 48 62 69 61 56 55 52 48 50 56 59 50 42 38 36 34  
DEWPT 28 28 28 33 37 39 37 35 34 34 32 33 32 31 30 30 29 28 28  
RH 47 53 62 56 39 33 41 45 45 50 54 52 40 34 46 62 70 72 78  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW W N N SE  
WIND SPD 17 14 11 13 16 14 12 14 13 12 10 11 13 10 4 2 0 0 3  
WIND GUST 26 27 26 23 26 24 23 21  
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC 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  
WIND CHILL 37 33  
MIN CHILL 33 34 38 31  
 
DATE 10/19 TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26  
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 60 39 63 42 59 39 65 48 64  
TEMP 55 52 43 39 57 56 46 42 54 52 43 41 59 59 52 50 60 57  
DEWPT 32 34 35 38 45 46 44 41 43 43 41 41 48 50 50 50 53 52  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SW N E SE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 60  
RAIN SHWRS C C L  
 

 
NDZ037-180900-  
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND  
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT  
1236 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
 
DATE 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON  
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 34 67 44 64 34  
TEMP 39 39 37 45 58 66 57 52 49 47 45 53 61 62 53 45 40 37 35  
DEWPT 30 29 27 31 35 36 36 36 36 34 34 37 34 31 32 32 32 31 30  
RH 70 67 67 58 42 33 45 54 61 60 65 54 36 31 44 60 73 79 82  
WIND DIR S S S S SW S S S SW SW NW NW N N N N N N NE  
WIND SPD 14 13 12 12 14 14 12 12 9 9 6 10 13 12 6 5 4 4 3  
WIND GUST 24 23 25 23 23 20  
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 31 30 29 39  
MIN CHILL 31 29 29 37 32  
 
DATE 10/19 TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26  
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 61 37 64 43 65 40 67 50 69  
TEMP 55 52 43 40 57 57 48 44 59 56 45 42 59 60 54 52 63 62  
DEWPT 34 36 39 40 46 47 46 44 48 47 44 42 49 51 52 51 55 53  
PWIND DIR E SE SE S SW NE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT LT LT GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 60  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L  
 

 
NDZ001-180900-  
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND  
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT  
1236 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
 
DATE 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON  
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 35 71 42 59 34  
TEMP 41 37 35 43 62 71 62 55 53 49 43 46 56 59 50 41 37 35 34  
DEWPT 27 28 28 33 39 41 39 35 33 32 28 31 34 32 30 28 28 28 28  
RH 57 70 75 67 43 34 43 47 46 52 55 55 43 36 46 59 70 75 78  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW SE SE E SE  
WIND SPD 9 8 9 11 14 16 12 11 11 10 9 6 9 8 3 2 3 5 9  
WIND GUST 25 26  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 FW FW SC FW CL CL CL 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  
WIND CHILL 35 31 28 37 27  
MIN CHILL 35 28 28 38 37 34 27  
 
DATE 10/19 TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26  
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 63 40 65 38 59 40 67 46 61  
TEMP 57 56 46 40 58 57 45 38 54 52 44 42 60 60 52 49 58 54  
DEWPT 36 36 36 38 46 45 40 36 43 41 40 40 49 49 48 48 52 48  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE N N SE SE SE N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT LT LT GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 60  
RAIN SHWRS C L L  
 

 
NDZ021-180900-  
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND  
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT  
1236 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
 
DATE 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON  
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 36 72 45 60 31  
TEMP 41 38 36 46 62 71 61 54 51 49 46 50 58 60 50 43 37 35 35  
DEWPT 29 27 27 34 35 36 35 34 32 32 32 33 31 29 28 30 29 28 29  
RH 62 64 69 63 36 28 38 46 48 52 58 52 36 31 42 60 72 75 78  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N E  
WIND SPD 10 8 8 10 13 13 10 10 8 10 9 10 11 10 4 0 0 0 4  
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL FW CL SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC 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  
WIND CHILL 35 32 30  
MIN CHILL 35 30 32 37 31  
 
DATE 10/19 TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26  
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 61 36 64 40 61 37 66 47 65  
TEMP 55 53 42 39 57 57 46 42 56 53 43 41 59 60 52 51 61 57  
DEWPT 31 32 36 38 44 44 43 41 42 41 40 41 47 48 49 49 52 49  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S N E SE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 60  
RAIN SHWRS C L L  
 

 
NDZ043-180900-  
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND  
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT  
1136 PM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
DATE 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON  
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 34 77 42 63 35  
TEMP 35 35 37 47 68 76 63 51 48 46 43 49 60 63 54 43 39 36 35  
DEWPT 21 23 25 27 29 28 30 30 29 29 30 32 28 27 27 27 27 27 27  
RH 56 61 61 45 23 17 29 44 47 51 60 52 29 25 35 53 62 69 72  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N NE E E SE SE  
WIND SPD 13 11 11 12 14 13 8 9 9 11 10 11 13 11 8 9 8 9 11  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC 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  
WIND CHILL 26 27 29 37 33 29 27  
MIN CHILL 25 25 31 37 36 33 27  
 
DATE 10/19/26 TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26  
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 63 38 70 40 64 42 72 48 66  
TEMP 58 55 43 38 63 60 46 40 59 56 45 43 65 64 53 50 62 55  
DEWPT 32 35 38 38 40 40 40 38 40 40 41 42 46 47 48 49 47 44  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE W N E SE SE SW  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C C  
 

 
NDZ045-180900-  
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND  
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT  
1236 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
 
DATE 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON  
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 34 70 45 63 34  
TEMP 43 40 34 42 61 70 58 52 48 45 45 51 60 63 53 44 39 36 34  
DEWPT 32 29 23 27 32 34 33 32 31 30 29 34 33 30 28 29 29 29 28  
RH 65 64 64 55 33 26 39 46 51 55 53 52 36 29 38 55 67 75 78  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW W NW NW N N N NE NE E E  
WIND SPD 10 10 13 11 11 12 11 13 9 8 9 12 14 12 6 5 4 5 5  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC 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  
WIND CHILL 37 33 25 36  
MIN CHILL 37 25 25 36 29  
 
DATE 10/19 TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26  
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 61 38 65 43 64 42 68 53 67  
TEMP 55 53 42 39 58 58 48 43 58 56 45 43 61 62 56 54 62 60  
DEWPT 34 35 39 39 45 45 45 42 46 44 43 42 50 51 52 51 54 51  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S NW E SE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT GN BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 40 50  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C  
 

 
 
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