Benton, IL — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Franklin 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 55° Low 37° Rain 3%
They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 8 points, 4 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | — | 33° | 2% |
| US model (GFS) | 54° | 37° | 2% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 55° | 40° | 8% |
| German model (ICON) | 55° | 35° | 5% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 56° | 39° | 0% |
| The average | 55° | 37° | 3% |
High 46° Low 33° Rain 1%
Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 3 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 48° | 28° | 3% |
| US model (GFS) | 44° | 34° | 0% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 46° | 37° | 0% |
| German model (ICON) | 48° | 30° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 46° | 36° | 0% |
| The average | 46° | 33° | 1% |
High 49° Low 28° Rain 0%
They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 50° | 28° | 0% |
| US model (GFS) | 49° | 30° | 0% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 49° | 33° | 0% |
| German model (ICON) | 50° | 25° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 48° | 25° | 0% |
| The average | 49° | 28° | 0% |
High 53° Low 28° Rain 0%
Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 52° | 29° | 0% |
| US model (GFS) | 54° | 33° | 0% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 52° | 33° | 0% |
| German model (ICON) | 54° | 25° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 51° | 20° | 0% |
| The average | 53° | 28° | 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.