Minority Report

Lake City, MI — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Missaukee 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 42°   Low 31°   Rain 72%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 1°, rain spread 92 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 8% against a group average of 72%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—30°8%
US model (GFS)42°32°66%
European model (ECMWF)42°32°98%
German model (ICON)41°31°88%
Canadian model (GEM)41°31°100%
The average42°31°72%

Friday, November 13

High 38°   Low 29°   Rain 13%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 1°, rain spread 36 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 36% against a group average of 13%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service38°27°36%
US model (GFS)38°31°13%
European model (ECMWF)38°27°0%
German model (ICON)38°28°15%
Canadian model (GEM)38°31°0%
The average38°29°13%

Saturday, November 14

High 40°   Low 31°   Rain 12%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 22 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 0% against a group average of 12%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service41°28°19%
US model (GFS)39°32°22%
European model (ECMWF)39°31°12%
German model (ICON)42°33°8%
Canadian model (GEM)40°33°0%
The average40°31°12%

Sunday, November 15

High 43°   Low 31°   Rain 8%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 22 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the US model (GFS) stands apart, rain 22% against a group average of 8%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service43°25°10%
US model (GFS)44°34°22%
European model (ECMWF)43°31°4%
German model (ICON)44°32°0%
Canadian model (GEM)40°33°5%
The average43°31°8%

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.