Minority Report

Murphy, NC — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Cherokee 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 56°   Low 41°   Rain 77%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 84 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 16% against a group average of 77%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—32°16%
US model (GFS)54°42°81%
European model (ECMWF)56°46°100%
German model (ICON)56°45°90%
Canadian model (GEM)55°42°100%
The average56°41°77%

Friday, November 13

High 44°   Low 36°   Rain 16%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 23 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the German model (ICON) stands apart, rain 3% against a group average of 16%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service44°30°20%
US model (GFS)44°36°6%
European model (ECMWF)46°38°26%
German model (ICON)46°38°3%
Canadian model (GEM)42°38°26%
The average44°36°16%

Saturday, November 14

High 47°   Low 28°   Rain 3%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 3°, rain spread 6 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service46°24°0%
US model (GFS)47°31°4%
European model (ECMWF)46°33°5%
German model (ICON)48°32°0%
Canadian model (GEM)46°21°6%
The average47°28°3%

Sunday, November 15

High 53°   Low 26°   Rain 0%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 1 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service53°28°1%
US model (GFS)53°30°0%
European model (ECMWF)53°28°0%
German model (ICON)55°28°0%
Canadian model (GEM)52°16°0%
The average53°26°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.