Minority Report

Madera, CA — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Madera 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 81°   Low 49°   Rain 6%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 16 points, 4 sources)

Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—54°16%
US model (GFS)82°48°1%
European model (ECMWF)78°50°0%
German model (ICON)82°49°13%
Canadian model (GEM)81°44°2%
The average81°49°6%

Friday, November 13

High 67°   Low 51°   Rain 97%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 7 points, 5 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service68°48°94%
US model (GFS)70°52°93%
European model (ECMWF)66°52°100%
German model (ICON)67°52°100%
Canadian model (GEM)66°49°100%
The average67°51°97%

Saturday, November 14

High 64°   Low 46°   Rain 8%

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

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 29% against a group average of 8%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service66°45°0%
US model (GFS)64°48°1%
European model (ECMWF)63°47°29%
German model (ICON)65°46°5%
Canadian model (GEM)63°43°5%
The average64°46°8%

Sunday, November 15

High 67°   Low 46°   Rain 37%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 69 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 75% against a group average of 37%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service68°50°75%
US model (GFS)68°51°31%
European model (ECMWF)66°45°22%
German model (ICON)68°46°51%
Canadian model (GEM)67°40°6%
The average67°46°37%

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.