Minority Report

Butler, PA — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Butler 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 48°   Low 36°   Rain 79%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 77 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 23% against a group average of 79%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—29°23%
US model (GFS)47°36°85%
European model (ECMWF)49°40°100%
German model (ICON)48°38°100%
Canadian model (GEM)48°39°89%
The average48°36°79%

Friday, November 13

High 41°   Low 32°   Rain 26%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 6°, rain spread 44 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 4% against a group average of 26%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service45°25°22%
US model (GFS)39°32°25%
European model (ECMWF)41°33°4%
German model (ICON)41°33°48%
Canadian model (GEM)40°35°33%
The average41°32°26%

Saturday, November 14

High 42°   Low 32°   Rain 72%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 5°, rain spread 29 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 89% against a group average of 72%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service45°28°62%
US model (GFS)41°33°62%
European model (ECMWF)40°33°85%
German model (ICON)41°33°60%
Canadian model (GEM)42°34°89%
The average42°32°72%

Sunday, November 15

High 45°   Low 36°   Rain 49%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 42 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 76% against a group average of 49%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service47°30°34%
US model (GFS)44°38°53%
European model (ECMWF)43°39°37%
German model (ICON)45°39°43%
Canadian model (GEM)44°35°76%
The average45°36°49%

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.