Minority Report

Decatur, IL — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Macon 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 46°   Low 34°   Rain 31%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 74 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 78% against a group average of 31%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—32°11%
US model (GFS)45°34°4%
European model (ECMWF)46°36°78%
German model (ICON)47°33°15%
Canadian model (GEM)45°34°46%
The average46°34°31%

Friday, November 13

High 43°   Low 30°   Rain 4%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 13 points, 5 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service43°26°13%
US model (GFS)43°31°1%
European model (ECMWF)43°32°2%
German model (ICON)43°31°3%
Canadian model (GEM)41°30°0%
The average43°30°4%

Saturday, November 14

High 46°   Low 26°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 1°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service46°27°0%
US model (GFS)47°24°0%
European model (ECMWF)47°29°0%
German model (ICON)46°28°0%
Canadian model (GEM)46°22°0%
The average46°26°0%

Sunday, November 15

High 49°   Low 27°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 3°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service48°28°0%
US model (GFS)51°33°0%
European model (ECMWF)49°30°0%
German model (ICON)50°28°0%
Canadian model (GEM)48°17°0%
The average49°27°0%

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.