Minority Report

Hillsborough, NC — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Orange 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 69°   Low 45°   Rain 22%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 1°, rain spread 48 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 49% against a group average of 22%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—39°1%
US model (GFS)69°46°17%
European model (ECMWF)69°49°49%
German model (ICON)68°44°40%
Canadian model (GEM)70°48°5%
The average69°45°22%

Friday, November 13

High 56°   Low 39°   Rain 10%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 20 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 22% against a group average of 10%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service58°32°16%
US model (GFS)55°38°4%
European model (ECMWF)55°43°22%
German model (ICON)55°37°5%
Canadian model (GEM)58°43°2%
The average56°39°10%

Saturday, November 14

High 52°   Low 33°   Rain 5%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 1°, rain spread 14 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service53°30°0%
US model (GFS)52°33°1%
European model (ECMWF)52°38°14%
German model (ICON)52°31°3%
Canadian model (GEM)52°35°5%
The average52°33°5%

Sunday, November 15

High 54°   Low 33°   Rain 0%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service54°30°0%
US model (GFS)55°34°0%
European model (ECMWF)54°36°0%
German model (ICON)57°30°0%
Canadian model (GEM)53°32°0%
The average54°33°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.