Minority Report

Monticello, IL — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Piatt 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 46°   Low 34°   Rain 33%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 70 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 75% against a group average of 33%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—32°17%
US model (GFS)45°34°5%
European model (ECMWF)46°36°75%
German model (ICON)46°34°15%
Canadian model (GEM)45°34°52%
The average46°34°33%

Friday, November 13

High 42°   Low 29°   Rain 14%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 16 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the US model (GFS) stands apart, rain 3% against a group average of 14%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service43°26°19%
US model (GFS)41°29°3%
European model (ECMWF)43°32°12%
German model (ICON)43°31°18%
Canadian model (GEM)38°28°19%
The average42°29°14%

Saturday, November 14

High 46°   Low 27°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 1 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service46°25°0%
US model (GFS)47°28°1%
European model (ECMWF)48°29°0%
German model (ICON)47°28°0%
Canadian model (GEM)45°22°0%
The average46°27°0%

Sunday, November 15

High 50°   Low 27°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service49°26°0%
US model (GFS)51°33°0%
European model (ECMWF)49°28°0%
German model (ICON)50°29°0%
Canadian model (GEM)49°19°0%
The average50°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.