Minority Report

Bangor, ME — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Penobscot 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 44°   Low 30°   Rain 4%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 18 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 18% against a group average of 4%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—27°18%
US model (GFS)43°30°2%
European model (ECMWF)44°32°0%
German model (ICON)42°31°0%
Canadian model (GEM)46°29°0%
The average44°30°4%

Friday, November 13

High 43°   Low 30°   Rain 5%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 2°, rain spread 18 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 18% against a group average of 5%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service43°27°18%
US model (GFS)42°31°4%
European model (ECMWF)44°32°0%
German model (ICON)42°32°3%
Canadian model (GEM)43°29°0%
The average43°30°5%

Saturday, November 14

High 42°   Low 31°   Rain 15%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 23 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 31% against a group average of 15%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service44°28°11%
US model (GFS)41°29°12%
European model (ECMWF)43°31°12%
German model (ICON)42°34°8%
Canadian model (GEM)43°31°31%
The average42°31°15%

Sunday, November 15

High 44°   Low 31°   Rain 7%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 17 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 19% against a group average of 7%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service46°29°2%
US model (GFS)42°29°2%
European model (ECMWF)44°30°6%
German model (ICON)43°33°8%
Canadian model (GEM)43°32°19%
The average44°31°7%

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.