Minority Report

Independence, VA — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Grayson 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 38°   Rain 42%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 47 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 68% against a group average of 42%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—36°34%
US model (GFS)54°37°44%
European model (ECMWF)52°39°68%
German model (ICON)52°39°43%
Canadian model (GEM)54°40°21%
The average53°38°42%

Friday, November 13

High 42°   Low 32°   Rain 24%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 59 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 59% against a group average of 24%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service43°31°27%
US model (GFS)40°31°26%
European model (ECMWF)40°34°59%
German model (ICON)42°34°8%
Canadian model (GEM)43°32°0%
The average42°32°24%

Saturday, November 14

High 38°   Low 30°   Rain 7%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 26 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 26% against a group average of 7%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service39°30°26%
US model (GFS)36°27°10%
European model (ECMWF)37°31°0%
German model (ICON)37°31°0%
Canadian model (GEM)39°30°0%
The average38°30°7%

Sunday, November 15

High 43°   Low 28°   Rain 0%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 6°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service44°29°0%
US model (GFS)40°25°0%
European model (ECMWF)41°29°0%
German model (ICON)46°32°0%
Canadian model (GEM)44°27°0%
The average43°28°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.