Minority Report

Hillsville, VA — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Carroll 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 53°   Low 39°   Rain 37%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 48 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 7% against a group average of 37%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—35°7%
US model (GFS)53°38°36%
European model (ECMWF)53°40°51%
German model (ICON)52°40°55%
Canadian model (GEM)56°40°38%
The average53°39°37%

Friday, November 13

High 43°   Low 32°   Rain 6%

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

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service45°31°5%
US model (GFS)40°31°9%
European model (ECMWF)44°34°6%
German model (ICON)43°33°3%
Canadian model (GEM)43°33°5%
The average43°32°6%

Saturday, November 14

High 39°   Low 31°   Rain 6%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 3°, rain spread 15 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service41°29°5%
US model (GFS)38°30°15%
European model (ECMWF)38°32°3%
German model (ICON)38°32°0%
Canadian model (GEM)40°30°5%
The average39°31°6%

Sunday, November 15

High 44°   Low 30°   Rain 0%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 2 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service46°28°0%
US model (GFS)42°29°0%
European model (ECMWF)42°30°2%
German model (ICON)45°31°0%
Canadian model (GEM)43°30°0%
The average44°30°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.