Minority Report

Ellicott City, MD — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Howard 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 63°   Low 47°   Rain 60%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 92 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 8% against a group average of 60%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—40°8%
US model (GFS)62°46°39%
European model (ECMWF)63°49°100%
German model (ICON)62°50°98%
Canadian model (GEM)64°47°57%
The average63°47°60%

Friday, November 13

High 48°   Low 38°   Rain 41%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 47 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 71% against a group average of 41%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service47°33°24%
US model (GFS)46°37°25%
European model (ECMWF)49°40°71%
German model (ICON)50°38°43%
Canadian model (GEM)47°40°43%
The average48°38°41%

Saturday, November 14

High 49°   Low 34°   Rain 12%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 1°, rain spread 27 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 29% against a group average of 12%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service49°34°7%
US model (GFS)48°31°2%
European model (ECMWF)48°36°6%
German model (ICON)49°34°15%
Canadian model (GEM)48°35°29%
The average49°34°12%

Sunday, November 15

High 51°   Low 39°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 3°, rain spread 2 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service52°32°0%
US model (GFS)49°43°0%
European model (ECMWF)51°41°2%
German model (ICON)52°39°0%
Canadian model (GEM)50°39°0%
The average51°39°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.