Cairo, IL — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Alexander 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 60° Low 39° Rain 9%
They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 35 points, 4 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | — | 33° | 0% |
| US model (GFS) | 61° | 40° | 0% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 60° | 43° | 35% |
| German model (ICON) | 59° | 39° | 3% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 61° | 39° | 5% |
| The average | 60° | 39° | 9% |
High 48° Low 33° Rain 0%
They agree — trust it (highs spread 3°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 49° | 29° | 0% |
| US model (GFS) | 47° | 34° | 0% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 47° | 39° | 0% |
| German model (ICON) | 49° | 33° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 48° | 33° | 0% |
| The average | 48° | 33° | 0% |
High 51° Low 30° Rain 0%
They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 51° | 29° | 0% |
| US model (GFS) | 50° | 27° | 0% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 50° | 35° | 0% |
| German model (ICON) | 51° | 30° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 51° | 29° | 0% |
| The average | 51° | 30° | 0% |
High 54° Low 32° Rain 0%
They agree — trust it (highs spread 3°, rain spread 1 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 54° | 31° | 1% |
| US model (GFS) | 55° | 35° | 1% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 53° | 36° | 0% |
| German model (ICON) | 56° | 32° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 54° | 25° | 0% |
| The average | 54° | 32° | 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.