Minority Report

Fairbanks, AK — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Fairbanks North Star Borough.

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 19°   Low 11°   Rain 5%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 5°, rain spread 6 points, 5 sources)

Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service19°11°8%
US model (GFS)19°11°3%
European model (ECMWF)16°10°2%
German model (ICON)21°15°5%
Canadian model (GEM)19°6°5%
The average19°11°5%

Friday, November 13

High 19°   Low 13°   Rain 6%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 6°, rain spread 18 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 18% against a group average of 6%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service20°12°18%
US model (GFS)16°9°6%
European model (ECMWF)18°12°0%
German model (ICON)20°17°5%
Canadian model (GEM)23°13°0%
The average19°13°6%

Saturday, November 14

High 20°   Low 14°   Rain 17%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 6°, rain spread 16 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service20°10°16%
US model (GFS)18°11°10%
European model (ECMWF)22°18°16%
German model (ICON)23°17°26%
Canadian model (GEM)19°11°19%
The average20°14°17%

Sunday, November 15

High 21°   Low 13°   Rain 9%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 20°, rain spread 21 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 24% against a group average of 9%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service21°15°6%
US model (GFS)17°11°3%
European model (ECMWF)20°17°24%
German model (ICON)32°16°8%
Canadian model (GEM)12°7°5%
The average21°13°9%

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.