Minority Report

Elizabeth, WV — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Wirt 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 51°   Low 41°   Rain 91%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 1°, rain spread 28 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 72% against a group average of 91%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—33°72%
US model (GFS)51°43°83%
European model (ECMWF)52°44°100%
German model (ICON)52°43°98%
Canadian model (GEM)52°43°100%
The average51°41°91%

Friday, November 13

High 47°   Low 36°   Rain 67%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 5°, rain spread 78 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 20% against a group average of 67%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service49°28°20%
US model (GFS)44°37°59%
European model (ECMWF)48°39°98%
German model (ICON)47°37°73%
Canadian model (GEM)48°39°84%
The average47°36°67%

Saturday, November 14

High 46°   Low 33°   Rain 11%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 22 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 24% against a group average of 11%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service47°29°2%
US model (GFS)45°33°9%
European model (ECMWF)48°34°10%
German model (ICON)45°34°10%
Canadian model (GEM)45°35°24%
The average46°33°11%

Sunday, November 15

High 47°   Low 34°   Rain 1%

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

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service49°28°0%
US model (GFS)47°40°0%
European model (ECMWF)47°40°4%
German model (ICON)49°34°3%
Canadian model (GEM)44°31°0%
The average47°34°1%

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.