Minority Report

Madison, VA — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Madison 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 66°   Low 42°   Rain 39%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 82 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 88% against a group average of 39%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—41°6%
US model (GFS)66°41°12%
European model (ECMWF)66°49°88%
German model (ICON)66°44°70%
Canadian model (GEM)68°38°19%
The average66°42°39%

Friday, November 13

High 52°   Low 35°   Rain 6%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 3°, rain spread 8 points, 5 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service51°31°7%
US model (GFS)50°33°5%
European model (ECMWF)52°42°2%
German model (ICON)52°34°10%
Canadian model (GEM)53°35°6%
The average52°35°6%

Saturday, November 14

High 50°   Low 32°   Rain 2%

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

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service51°30°2%
US model (GFS)50°30°2%
European model (ECMWF)48°36°0%
German model (ICON)50°31°0%
Canadian model (GEM)50°31°5%
The average50°32°2%

Sunday, November 15

High 53°   Low 33°   Rain 0%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 2 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service54°30°0%
US model (GFS)52°33°0%
European model (ECMWF)50°42°2%
German model (ICON)54°35°0%
Canadian model (GEM)54°27°0%
The average53°33°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.