Minority Report

Alpena, MI — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Alpena 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 45°   Low 36°   Rain 80%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 43 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 57% against a group average of 80%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—35°57%
US model (GFS)43°36°58%
European model (ECMWF)44°37°100%
German model (ICON)45°38°98%
Canadian model (GEM)47°37°86%
The average45°36°80%

Friday, November 13

High 39°   Low 35°   Rain 56%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 85 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 100% against a group average of 56%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service39°34°64%
US model (GFS)38°34°26%
European model (ECMWF)41°34°100%
German model (ICON)39°37°73%
Canadian model (GEM)40°36°15%
The average39°35°56%

Saturday, November 14

High 42°   Low 37°   Rain 30%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 53 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 63% against a group average of 30%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service41°33°10%
US model (GFS)43°36°22%
European model (ECMWF)42°37°63%
German model (ICON)43°38°40%
Canadian model (GEM)41°38°15%
The average42°37°30%

Sunday, November 15

High 42°   Low 34°   Rain 1%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 4 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service43°31°0%
US model (GFS)41°37°2%
European model (ECMWF)42°34°4%
German model (ICON)43°38°0%
Canadian model (GEM)42°30°0%
The average42°34°1%

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.