Minority Report

Machias, ME — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Washington 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 45°   Low 29°   Rain 8%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 34 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 34% against a group average of 8%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—27°34%
US model (GFS)44°30°2%
European model (ECMWF)47°30°2%
German model (ICON)44°31°0%
Canadian model (GEM)44°27°0%
The average45°29°8%

Friday, November 13

High 42°   Low 31°   Rain 26%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 2°, rain spread 25 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the German model (ICON) stands apart, rain 40% against a group average of 26%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service43°25°34%
US model (GFS)41°32°17%
European model (ECMWF)43°33°26%
German model (ICON)42°33°40%
Canadian model (GEM)42°30°15%
The average42°31°26%

Saturday, November 14

High 43°   Low 29°   Rain 10%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 14 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service44°26°10%
US model (GFS)43°30°8%
European model (ECMWF)43°30°5%
German model (ICON)42°32°8%
Canadian model (GEM)43°25°19%
The average43°29°10%

Sunday, November 15

High 43°   Low 30°   Rain 12%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 29 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 31% against a group average of 12%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service45°27°2%
US model (GFS)42°30°7%
European model (ECMWF)42°30°12%
German model (ICON)42°31°8%
Canadian model (GEM)43°33°31%
The average43°30°12%

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.