Minority Report

Elizabeth, NJ — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Union 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 60°   Low 47°   Rain 94%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 19 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 81% against a group average of 94%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—43°81%
US model (GFS)61°48°91%
European model (ECMWF)58°48°100%
German model (ICON)60°49°100%
Canadian model (GEM)61°48°100%
The average60°47°94%

Friday, November 13

High 48°   Low 36°   Rain 97%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 8 points, 5 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service46°36°94%
US model (GFS)48°38°92%
European model (ECMWF)48°35°98%
German model (ICON)49°38°100%
Canadian model (GEM)50°33°100%
The average48°36°97%

Saturday, November 14

High 46°   Low 35°   Rain 23%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 49 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the German model (ICON) stands apart, rain 50% against a group average of 23%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service48°37°1%
US model (GFS)44°34°16%
European model (ECMWF)46°34°5%
German model (ICON)46°36°50%
Canadian model (GEM)44°33°41%
The average46°35°23%

Sunday, November 15

High 48°   Low 36°   Rain 0%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 5°, rain spread 2 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service51°36°0%
US model (GFS)46°40°0%
European model (ECMWF)48°38°2%
German model (ICON)49°38°0%
Canadian model (GEM)46°31°0%
The average48°36°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.