Bartow, FL — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Polk 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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High 76° Low 64° Rain 11%
Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 1°, rain spread 18 points, 4 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | — | 61° | 16% |
| US model (GFS) | 76° | 65° | 10% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 77° | 66° | 18% |
| German model (ICON) | 77° | 66° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 77° | 64° | 11% |
| The average | 76° | 64° | 11% |
High 71° Low 55° Rain 3%
Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 11 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 74° | 48° | 0% |
| US model (GFS) | 70° | 55° | 11% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 71° | 61° | 2% |
| German model (ICON) | 71° | 56° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 70° | 53° | 0% |
| The average | 71° | 55° | 3% |
High 63° Low 47° Rain 0%
Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 65° | 46° | 0% |
| US model (GFS) | 63° | 46° | 0% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 62° | 50° | 0% |
| German model (ICON) | 62° | 46° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 62° | 46° | 0% |
| The average | 63° | 47° | 0% |
High 72° Low 51° Rain 0%
Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 1 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 74° | 56° | 1% |
| US model (GFS) | 72° | 51° | 1% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 71° | 52° | 0% |
| German model (ICON) | 70° | 49° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 73° | 46° | 0% |
| The average | 72° | 51° | 0% |
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.