Minority Report

Lenoir, NC — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Caldwell 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 62°   Low 41°   Rain 17%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 2°, rain spread 25 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 4% against a group average of 17%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—37°4%
US model (GFS)62°42°29%
European model (ECMWF)60°44°24%
German model (ICON)63°42°18%
Canadian model (GEM)62°42°10%
The average62°41°17%

Friday, November 13

High 52°   Low 37°   Rain 5%

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

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service53°32°8%
US model (GFS)50°37°10%
European model (ECMWF)50°41°2%
German model (ICON)52°36°0%
Canadian model (GEM)53°36°5%
The average52°37°5%

Saturday, November 14

High 48°   Low 31°   Rain 1%

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

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service50°27°0%
US model (GFS)48°32°5%
European model (ECMWF)46°35°1%
German model (ICON)47°33°0%
Canadian model (GEM)47°29°0%
The average48°31°1%

Sunday, November 15

High 53°   Low 29°   Rain 0%

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

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service55°28°0%
US model (GFS)53°30°0%
European model (ECMWF)51°31°0%
German model (ICON)55°31°0%
Canadian model (GEM)51°23°0%
The average53°29°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.