Minority Report

Frederick, MD — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Frederick 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 62°   Low 45°   Rain 49%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 74 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 10% against a group average of 49%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—41°10%
US model (GFS)61°44°24%
European model (ECMWF)64°46°84%
German model (ICON)61°48°78%
Canadian model (GEM)64°45°48%
The average62°45°49%

Friday, November 13

High 47°   Low 37°   Rain 33%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 58 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 65% against a group average of 33%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service48°33°22%
US model (GFS)44°36°7%
European model (ECMWF)48°41°65%
German model (ICON)48°36°38%
Canadian model (GEM)48°38°33%
The average47°37°33%

Saturday, November 14

High 49°   Low 34°   Rain 6%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 3°, rain spread 11 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service50°35°8%
US model (GFS)48°31°2%
European model (ECMWF)49°37°2%
German model (ICON)49°34°5%
Canadian model (GEM)47°34°13%
The average49°34°6%

Sunday, November 15

High 50°   Low 37°   Rain 1%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 6 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service52°33°0%
US model (GFS)48°35°0%
European model (ECMWF)51°41°6%
German model (ICON)50°39°0%
Canadian model (GEM)49°39°0%
The average50°37°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.