Minority Report

Lapeer, MI — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Lapeer County.

Updated Friday, November 13, 2026. Recorded fresh this morning from five free sources, and graded later against what the weather actually did.

← All cities and the scoreboard

Thursday, November 12

High 45°   Low 37°   Rain 66%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 60 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 100% against a group average of 66%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—30°40%
US model (GFS)45°38°51%
European model (ECMWF)46°39°100%
German model (ICON)45°39°75%
Canadian model (GEM)44°37°64%
The average45°37°66%

Friday, November 13

High 40°   Low 31°   Rain 68%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 59 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the US model (GFS) stands apart, rain 31% against a group average of 68%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service41°27°64%
US model (GFS)38°32°31%
European model (ECMWF)40°34°87%
German model (ICON)39°31°70%
Canadian model (GEM)39°31°90%
The average40°31°68%

Saturday, November 14

High 42°   Low 31°   Rain 5%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 10 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service44°30°10%
US model (GFS)40°33°7%
European model (ECMWF)42°31°2%
German model (ICON)44°30°0%
Canadian model (GEM)42°31°5%
The average42°31°5%

Sunday, November 15

High 44°   Low 31°   Rain 1%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 6 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service45°28°0%
US model (GFS)44°35°1%
European model (ECMWF)42°33°0%
German model (ICON)45°34°0%
Canadian model (GEM)44°25°6%
The average44°31°1%

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.