Minority Report

Bakersville, NC — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Mitchell 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 51°   Low 38°   Rain 75%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 47 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 100% against a group average of 75%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—29°64%
US model (GFS)50°39°56%
European model (ECMWF)50°41°100%
German model (ICON)53°40°53%
Canadian model (GEM)51°39°100%
The average51°38°75%

Friday, November 13

High 41°   Low 33°   Rain 60%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 72 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 100% against a group average of 60%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service43°26°57%
US model (GFS)39°34°43%
European model (ECMWF)41°34°100%
German model (ICON)40°35°28%
Canadian model (GEM)40°34°72%
The average41°33°60%

Saturday, November 14

High 37°   Low 27°   Rain 32%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 7°, rain spread 88 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 91% against a group average of 32%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service41°23°13%
US model (GFS)34°24°34%
European model (ECMWF)36°28°91%
German model (ICON)35°32°3%
Canadian model (GEM)37°29°19%
The average37°27°32%

Sunday, November 15

High 44°   Low 26°   Rain 0%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 7°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service48°25°0%
US model (GFS)41°23°0%
European model (ECMWF)42°26°0%
German model (ICON)44°32°0%
Canadian model (GEM)42°24°0%
The average44°26°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.