Minority Report

Ellsworth, ME — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Hancock 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 44°   Low 31°   Rain 7%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 1°, rain spread 31 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 31% against a group average of 7%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—27°31%
US model (GFS)44°31°4%
European model (ECMWF)44°33°0%
German model (ICON)43°34°0%
Canadian model (GEM)44°31°0%
The average44°31°7%

Friday, November 13

High 43°   Low 32°   Rain 14%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 2°, rain spread 23 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 29% against a group average of 14%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service43°25°29%
US model (GFS)42°32°10%
European model (ECMWF)43°34°16%
German model (ICON)42°36°10%
Canadian model (GEM)42°33°6%
The average43°32°14%

Saturday, November 14

High 43°   Low 30°   Rain 9%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 8 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service44°26°7%
US model (GFS)42°30°7%
European model (ECMWF)44°31°12%
German model (ICON)42°35°6%
Canadian model (GEM)42°30°14%
The average43°30°9%

Sunday, November 15

High 44°   Low 31°   Rain 8%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 2°, rain spread 16 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 19% against a group average of 8%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service45°28°3%
US model (GFS)43°29°4%
European model (ECMWF)44°31°4%
German model (ICON)44°34°8%
Canadian model (GEM)43°35°19%
The average44°31°8%

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.