Minority Report

Albany, OR — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Linn County.

Updated Friday, November 13, 2026. Recorded fresh this morning from five free sources, and graded later against what the weather actually did.

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Thursday, November 12

High 56°   Low 46°   Rain 15%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 1°, rain spread 72 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 72% against a group average of 15%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—44°72%
US model (GFS)57°47°3%
European model (ECMWF)56°46°0%
German model (ICON)55°48°0%
Canadian model (GEM)56°45°0%
The average56°46°15%

Friday, November 13

High 56°   Low 46°   Rain 95%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 16 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the US model (GFS) stands apart, rain 84% against a group average of 95%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service55°45°100%
US model (GFS)54°46°84%
European model (ECMWF)57°46°100%
German model (ICON)58°47°100%
Canadian model (GEM)56°44°91%
The average56°46°95%

Saturday, November 14

High 58°   Low 48°   Rain 89%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 5°, rain spread 26 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the German model (ICON) stands apart, rain 73% against a group average of 89%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service57°46°98%
US model (GFS)56°47°87%
European model (ECMWF)61°48°90%
German model (ICON)60°52°73%
Canadian model (GEM)58°49°99%
The average58°48°89%

Sunday, November 15

High 54°   Low 44°   Rain 96%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 10 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service52°40°98%
US model (GFS)53°43°90%
European model (ECMWF)55°45°99%
German model (ICON)54°46°100%
Canadian model (GEM)56°47°92%
The average54°44°96%

Scoreboard — who has been most right (all recorded cities)

Scoring has started — every forecast is being recorded. The first grades land once the historical record publishes what actually happened (it runs a few days behind), and this board fills in from there.