Minority Report

Bryson City, NC — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Swain 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 55°   Low 40°   Rain 72%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 1°, rain spread 70 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 30% against a group average of 72%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—31°30%
US model (GFS)54°42°59%
European model (ECMWF)54°43°100%
German model (ICON)56°44°73%
Canadian model (GEM)56°42°100%
The average55°40°72%

Friday, November 13

High 45°   Low 34°   Rain 57%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 85 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 100% against a group average of 57%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service46°29°42%
US model (GFS)44°35°29%
European model (ECMWF)43°37°99%
German model (ICON)45°36°15%
Canadian model (GEM)45°32°100%
The average45°34°57%

Saturday, November 14

High 44°   Low 26°   Rain 43%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 6°, rain spread 99 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 99% against a group average of 43%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service46°24°3%
US model (GFS)43°29°19%
European model (ECMWF)40°28°99%
German model (ICON)46°30°0%
Canadian model (GEM)46°20°96%
The average44°26°43%

Sunday, November 15

High 53°   Low 24°   Rain 0%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 1 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service55°26°1%
US model (GFS)51°29°0%
European model (ECMWF)51°27°0%
German model (ICON)55°24°0%
Canadian model (GEM)54°14°0%
The average53°24°0%

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.