Minority Report

Cortland, NY — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Cortland 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 44°   Low 32°   Rain 100%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 1°, rain spread 2 points, 4 sources)

Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—24°98%
US model (GFS)44°34°100%
European model (ECMWF)44°34°100%
German model (ICON)45°32°100%
Canadian model (GEM)44°33°100%
The average44°32°100%

Friday, November 13

High 36°   Low 29°   Rain 95%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 19 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 81% against a group average of 95%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service38°23°81%
US model (GFS)35°28°95%
European model (ECMWF)35°31°100%
German model (ICON)35°31°98%
Canadian model (GEM)35°31°100%
The average36°29°95%

Saturday, November 14

High 37°   Low 31°   Rain 90%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 19 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service39°26°82%
US model (GFS)35°31°81%
European model (ECMWF)37°32°100%
German model (ICON)38°33°88%
Canadian model (GEM)37°32°100%
The average37°31°90%

Sunday, November 15

High 38°   Low 32°   Rain 81%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 6°, rain spread 31 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 97% against a group average of 81%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service41°28°72%
US model (GFS)35°33°81%
European model (ECMWF)38°34°90%
German model (ICON)39°35°66%
Canadian model (GEM)39°32°97%
The average38°32°81%

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.