Minority Report

Modesto, CA — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Stanislaus 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 79°   Low 47°   Rain 8%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 2°, rain spread 18 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the German model (ICON) stands apart, rain 18% against a group average of 8%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—54°14%
US model (GFS)79°44°2%
European model (ECMWF)78°52°0%
German model (ICON)80°46°18%
Canadian model (GEM)79°41°5%
The average79°47°8%

Friday, November 13

High 65°   Low 50°   Rain 95%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 7°, rain spread 16 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the US model (GFS) stands apart, rain 84% against a group average of 95%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service65°48°91%
US model (GFS)68°52°84%
European model (ECMWF)61°52°100%
German model (ICON)65°50°100%
Canadian model (GEM)65°48°100%
The average65°50°95%

Saturday, November 14

High 64°   Low 47°   Rain 6%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 14 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service66°45°0%
US model (GFS)64°50°4%
European model (ECMWF)63°47°6%
German model (ICON)65°46°5%
Canadian model (GEM)62°46°14%
The average64°47°6%

Sunday, November 15

High 66°   Low 48°   Rain 79%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 44 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 54% against a group average of 79%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service67°50°80%
US model (GFS)68°52°80%
European model (ECMWF)66°47°84%
German model (ICON)64°46°98%
Canadian model (GEM)66°43°54%
The average66°48°79%

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.