Minority Report

Lincoln, IL — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Logan 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 46°   Low 33°   Rain 20%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 45 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 47% against a group average of 20%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—31°8%
US model (GFS)46°34°2%
European model (ECMWF)47°35°47%
German model (ICON)46°34°13%
Canadian model (GEM)45°33°29%
The average46°33°20%

Friday, November 13

High 43°   Low 29°   Rain 4%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 10 points, 5 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service44°25°10%
US model (GFS)43°29°1%
European model (ECMWF)42°32°0%
German model (ICON)44°31°3%
Canadian model (GEM)42°28°5%
The average43°29°4%

Saturday, November 14

High 46°   Low 25°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service47°25°0%
US model (GFS)46°23°0%
European model (ECMWF)47°28°0%
German model (ICON)46°30°0%
Canadian model (GEM)45°21°0%
The average46°25°0%

Sunday, November 15

High 49°   Low 27°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 3°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service50°27°0%
US model (GFS)51°33°0%
European model (ECMWF)49°28°0%
German model (ICON)49°30°0%
Canadian model (GEM)48°16°0%
The average49°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.