Minority Report

Jefferson, NC — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Ashe 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 50°   Low 37°   Rain 76%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 67 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 33% against a group average of 76%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—33°33%
US model (GFS)51°37°61%
European model (ECMWF)49°37°100%
German model (ICON)52°38°85%
Canadian model (GEM)50°38°100%
The average50°37°76%

Friday, November 13

High 39°   Low 32°   Rain 57%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 77 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 100% against a group average of 57%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service41°29°39%
US model (GFS)38°32°29%
European model (ECMWF)38°33°96%
German model (ICON)38°33°23%
Canadian model (GEM)41°34°100%
The average39°32°57%

Saturday, November 14

High 36°   Low 28°   Rain 25%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 64 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 72% against a group average of 25%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service38°26°12%
US model (GFS)35°27°11%
European model (ECMWF)35°28°20%
German model (ICON)34°30°8%
Canadian model (GEM)37°28°72%
The average36°28°25%

Sunday, November 15

High 43°   Low 27°   Rain 0%

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

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service45°26°0%
US model (GFS)42°26°0%
European model (ECMWF)40°28°0%
German model (ICON)44°30°0%
Canadian model (GEM)43°27°0%
The average43°27°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.