Minority Report

Buffalo, NY — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Erie County.

Updated Friday, November 13, 2026. Recorded fresh this morning from five free sources, and graded later against what the weather actually did.

← All cities and the scoreboard

Thursday, November 12

High 46°   Low 37°   Rain 60%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 1°, rain spread 86 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 7% against a group average of 60%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—33°7%
US model (GFS)46°36°38%
European model (ECMWF)46°40°73%
German model (ICON)47°40°93%
Canadian model (GEM)46°35°90%
The average46°37°60%

Friday, November 13

High 40°   Low 35°   Rain 19%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 3°, rain spread 12 points, 5 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service41°32°26%
US model (GFS)38°34°14%
European model (ECMWF)40°37°18%
German model (ICON)40°38°25%
Canadian model (GEM)39°35°14%
The average40°35°19%

Saturday, November 14

High 43°   Low 36°   Rain 59%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 1°, rain spread 41 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 86% against a group average of 59%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service43°34°45%
US model (GFS)43°34°47%
European model (ECMWF)43°38°86%
German model (ICON)44°38°65%
Canadian model (GEM)43°35°52%
The average43°36°59%

Sunday, November 15

High 43°   Low 38°   Rain 36%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 41 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 59% against a group average of 36%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service45°34°33%
US model (GFS)42°39°47%
European model (ECMWF)43°39°59%
German model (ICON)43°40°25%
Canadian model (GEM)40°37°18%
The average43°38°36%

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.