Minority Report

Franklin, VA — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Franklin city.

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 71°   Low 46°   Rain 10%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 1°, rain spread 17 points, 3 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the German model (ICON) stands apart, rain 20% against a group average of 10%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—41°3%
US model (GFS)71°47°12%
German model (ICON)70°48°20%
Canadian model (GEM)71°45°5%
The average71°46°10%

Friday, November 13

High 57°   Low 37°   Rain 2%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 5 points, 4 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service57°31°2%
US model (GFS)55°39°2%
German model (ICON)56°35°0%
Canadian model (GEM)59°44°5%
The average57°37°2%

Saturday, November 14

High 53°   Low 32°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 1 points, 4 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service54°31°0%
US model (GFS)52°33°1%
German model (ICON)52°30°0%
Canadian model (GEM)52°35°0%
The average53°32°0%

Sunday, November 15

High 56°   Low 31°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 3°, rain spread 0 points, 4 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service56°30°0%
US model (GFS)55°35°0%
German model (ICON)58°31°0%
Canadian model (GEM)55°30°0%
The average56°31°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.