Minority Report

Belmont, NY — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Allegany 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 43°   Low 34°   Rain 87%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 1°, rain spread 48 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 52% against a group average of 87%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—28°52%
US model (GFS)43°34°84%
European model (ECMWF)43°36°100%
German model (ICON)44°35°100%
Canadian model (GEM)42°35°100%
The average43°34°87%

Friday, November 13

High 36°   Low 31°   Rain 64%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 71 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 28% against a group average of 64%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service38°27°28%
US model (GFS)34°32°41%
European model (ECMWF)36°32°99%
German model (ICON)35°32°70%
Canadian model (GEM)35°32°81%
The average36°31°64%

Saturday, November 14

High 38°   Low 31°   Rain 59%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 14 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service40°29°59%
US model (GFS)37°32°56%
European model (ECMWF)39°32°60%
German model (ICON)38°32°53%
Canadian model (GEM)38°32°67%
The average38°31°59%

Sunday, November 15

High 38°   Low 32°   Rain 52%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 5°, rain spread 33 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the German model (ICON) stands apart, rain 31% against a group average of 52%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service42°28°47%
US model (GFS)37°29°56%
European model (ECMWF)38°34°60%
German model (ICON)38°34°31%
Canadian model (GEM)37°34°64%
The average38°32°52%

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.