Columbus, NC — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Polk 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 64° Low 45° Rain 8%
They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 5°, rain spread 33 points, 4 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | — | 42° | 1% |
| US model (GFS) | 65° | 44° | 33% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 62° | 47° | 4% |
| German model (ICON) | 63° | 47° | 3% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 67° | 48° | 0% |
| The average | 64° | 45° | 8% |
High 50° Low 40° Rain 1%
Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 3 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 53° | 38° | 1% |
| US model (GFS) | 49° | 39° | 3% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 49° | 41° | 0% |
| German model (ICON) | 51° | 40° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 50° | 41° | 0% |
| The average | 50° | 40° | 1% |
High 49° Low 35° Rain 1%
Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 4 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 51° | 32° | 0% |
| US model (GFS) | 49° | 33° | 4% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 48° | 36° | 0% |
| German model (ICON) | 48° | 39° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 49° | 37° | 0% |
| The average | 49° | 35° | 1% |
High 55° Low 34° Rain 0%
They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 56° | 33° | 0% |
| US model (GFS) | 54° | 31° | 0% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 54° | 34° | 0% |
| German model (ICON) | 56° | 35° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 54° | 35° | 0% |
| The average | 55° | 34° | 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.