Columbus, OH — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Franklin 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 52° Low 41° Rain 91%
Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 1°, rain spread 27 points, 4 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | — | 38° | 91% |
| US model (GFS) | 52° | 42° | 73% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 52° | 42° | 100% |
| German model (ICON) | 52° | 43° | 93% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 51° | 41° | 100% |
| The average | 52° | 41° | 91% |
High 43° Low 35° Rain 75%
They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 69 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 43° | 32° | 31% |
| US model (GFS) | 43° | 34° | 75% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 42° | 36° | 100% |
| German model (ICON) | 44° | 37° | 83% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 44° | 35° | 87% |
| The average | 43° | 35° | 75% |
High 44° Low 32° Rain 4%
Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 11 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 45° | 36° | 2% |
| US model (GFS) | 45° | 32° | 3% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 46° | 30° | 3% |
| German model (ICON) | 44° | 32° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 41° | 29° | 11% |
| The average | 44° | 32° | 4% |
High 45° Low 36° Rain 1%
They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 7°, rain spread 3 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 48° | 33° | 0% |
| US model (GFS) | 47° | 42° | 1% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 43° | 37° | 0% |
| German model (ICON) | 48° | 38° | 3% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 41° | 30° | 0% |
| The average | 45° | 36° | 1% |
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.