Minority Report

Durham, NC — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Durham 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 70°   Low 46°   Rain 25%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 48 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 49% against a group average of 25%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—40°1%
US model (GFS)70°48°20%
European model (ECMWF)69°49°49%
German model (ICON)70°46°48%
Canadian model (GEM)72°46°5%
The average70°46°25%

Friday, November 13

High 57°   Low 40°   Rain 11%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 20 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 22% against a group average of 11%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service58°33°16%
US model (GFS)56°41°9%
European model (ECMWF)56°44°22%
German model (ICON)57°38°5%
Canadian model (GEM)60°44°2%
The average57°40°11%

Saturday, November 14

High 53°   Low 35°   Rain 4%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 14 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service54°32°0%
US model (GFS)54°34°2%
European model (ECMWF)52°39°14%
German model (ICON)53°33°0%
Canadian model (GEM)53°36°5%
The average53°35°4%

Sunday, November 15

High 55°   Low 34°   Rain 0%

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

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service55°32°0%
US model (GFS)55°39°0%
European model (ECMWF)54°37°0%
German model (ICON)58°31°0%
Canadian model (GEM)53°30°0%
The average55°34°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.