Minority Report

James City County, VA — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of James City 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 71°   Low 48°   Rain 17%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 2°, rain spread 23 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the German model (ICON) stands apart, rain 33% against a group average of 17%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—42°10%
US model (GFS)72°49°14%
European model (ECMWF)69°50°20%
German model (ICON)71°47°33%
Canadian model (GEM)71°50°10%
The average71°48°17%

Friday, November 13

High 55°   Low 38°   Rain 3%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 8 points, 5 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service56°34°4%
US model (GFS)55°38°1%
European model (ECMWF)54°42°0%
German model (ICON)53°37°8%
Canadian model (GEM)56°41°2%
The average55°38°3%

Saturday, November 14

High 51°   Low 34°   Rain 2%

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

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service53°34°0%
US model (GFS)52°33°1%
European model (ECMWF)49°39°0%
German model (ICON)51°32°3%
Canadian model (GEM)51°35°5%
The average51°34°2%

Sunday, November 15

High 54°   Low 35°   Rain 0%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service55°31°0%
US model (GFS)54°35°0%
European model (ECMWF)54°40°0%
German model (ICON)56°32°0%
Canadian model (GEM)53°35°0%
The average54°35°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.