Minority Report

Marion, VA — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Smyth 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 52°   Low 38°   Rain 75%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 0°, rain spread 42 points, 3 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 100% against a group average of 75%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—31°58%
US model (GFS)52°41°79%
German model (ICON)52°41°63%
Canadian model (GEM)52°39°100%
The average52°38°75%

Friday, November 13

High 42°   Low 32°   Rain 63%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 56 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 100% against a group average of 63%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service43°25°50%
US model (GFS)41°34°44%
German model (ICON)41°36°58%
Canadian model (GEM)42°34°100%
The average42°32°63%

Saturday, November 14

High 38°   Low 28°   Rain 42%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 63 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 81% against a group average of 42%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service40°23°38%
US model (GFS)36°25°18%
German model (ICON)37°32°33%
Canadian model (GEM)38°32°81%
The average38°28°42%

Sunday, November 15

High 43°   Low 27°   Rain 0%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 5°, rain spread 0 points, 4 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service45°23°0%
US model (GFS)40°25°0%
German model (ICON)45°32°0%
Canadian model (GEM)43°26°0%
The average43°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.