Minority Report

Ladysmith, WI — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Rusk 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 37°   Low 29°   Rain 27%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 53 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 57% against a group average of 27%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—24°5%
US model (GFS)36°31°4%
European model (ECMWF)36°31°57%
German model (ICON)37°29°13%
Canadian model (GEM)37°31°57%
The average37°29°27%

Friday, November 13

High 37°   Low 26°   Rain 2%

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

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service38°22°3%
US model (GFS)35°31°3%
European model (ECMWF)37°28°2%
German model (ICON)38°26°0%
Canadian model (GEM)37°24°0%
The average37°26°2%

Saturday, November 14

High 42°   Low 24°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 1 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service43°23°0%
US model (GFS)42°28°1%
European model (ECMWF)41°28°0%
German model (ICON)41°25°0%
Canadian model (GEM)41°18°0%
The average42°24°0%

Sunday, November 15

High 44°   Low 23°   Rain 0%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 1 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service43°23°0%
US model (GFS)45°27°1%
European model (ECMWF)43°27°0%
German model (ICON)46°26°0%
Canadian model (GEM)42°13°0%
The average44°23°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.