Minority Report

Amherst, VA — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Amherst 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 65°   Low 43°   Rain 24%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 40 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 46% against a group average of 24%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—41°12%
US model (GFS)65°44°24%
European model (ECMWF)64°44°46%
German model (ICON)65°40°33%
Canadian model (GEM)66°43°6%
The average65°43°24%

Friday, November 13

High 55°   Low 36°   Rain 3%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 8 points, 5 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service56°30°8%
US model (GFS)54°35°3%
European model (ECMWF)55°39°2%
German model (ICON)55°36°3%
Canadian model (GEM)54°38°0%
The average55°36°3%

Saturday, November 14

High 51°   Low 30°   Rain 0%

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

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service52°28°0%
US model (GFS)50°31°2%
European model (ECMWF)50°35°0%
German model (ICON)51°26°0%
Canadian model (GEM)50°31°0%
The average51°30°0%

Sunday, November 15

High 54°   Low 32°   Rain 0%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service56°28°0%
US model (GFS)55°32°0%
European model (ECMWF)52°38°0%
German model (ICON)56°31°0%
Canadian model (GEM)53°31°0%
The average54°32°0%

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.