Minority Report

Downieville, CA — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Sierra 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 71°   Low 46°   Rain 21%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 64 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 64% against a group average of 21%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—37°64%
US model (GFS)73°47°8%
European model (ECMWF)70°49°0%
German model (ICON)71°45°13%
Canadian model (GEM)70°50°20%
The average71°46°21%

Friday, November 13

High 52°   Low 40°   Rain 100%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service54°30°100%
US model (GFS)52°42°100%
European model (ECMWF)50°41°100%
German model (ICON)53°44°100%
Canadian model (GEM)52°40°100%
The average52°40°100%

Saturday, November 14

High 54°   Low 37°   Rain 59%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 52 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 95% against a group average of 59%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service55°30°43%
US model (GFS)52°41°48%
European model (ECMWF)54°35°49%
German model (ICON)54°40°60%
Canadian model (GEM)53°40°95%
The average54°37°59%

Sunday, November 15

High 54°   Low 38°   Rain 95%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 6°, rain spread 8 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service55°32°94%
US model (GFS)56°40°93%
European model (ECMWF)55°39°92%
German model (ICON)51°39°100%
Canadian model (GEM)55°40°95%
The average54°38°95%

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.