Minority Report

Batavia, NY — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Genesee 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 35°   Rain 76%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 1°, rain spread 90 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 10% against a group average of 76%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—31°10%
US model (GFS)44°35°73%
European model (ECMWF)45°38°100%
German model (ICON)44°37°95%
Canadian model (GEM)44°36°100%
The average44°35°76%

Friday, November 13

High 38°   Low 33°   Rain 30%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 39 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the US model (GFS) stands apart, rain 9% against a group average of 30%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service39°30°40%
US model (GFS)36°33°9%
European model (ECMWF)38°36°14%
German model (ICON)37°34°48%
Canadian model (GEM)37°34°39%
The average38°33°30%

Saturday, November 14

High 40°   Low 34°   Rain 72%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 35 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 90% against a group average of 72%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service40°33°56%
US model (GFS)39°33°55%
European model (ECMWF)41°35°76%
German model (ICON)40°33°81%
Canadian model (GEM)38°34°90%
The average40°34°72%

Sunday, November 15

High 40°   Low 34°   Rain 44%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 52 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 18% against a group average of 44%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service42°32°25%
US model (GFS)39°34°55%
European model (ECMWF)40°35°70%
German model (ICON)41°36°53%
Canadian model (GEM)39°34°18%
The average40°34°44%

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.