Minority Report

Newark, NJ — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Essex 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 59°   Low 47°   Rain 95%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 16 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 84% against a group average of 95%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—43°84%
US model (GFS)60°47°92%
European model (ECMWF)58°48°100%
German model (ICON)59°49°100%
Canadian model (GEM)61°47°100%
The average59°47°95%

Friday, November 13

High 47°   Low 36°   Rain 96%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 11 points, 5 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service45°37°94%
US model (GFS)47°37°89%
European model (ECMWF)48°35°98%
German model (ICON)49°38°100%
Canadian model (GEM)47°33°100%
The average47°36°96%

Saturday, November 14

High 45°   Low 35°   Rain 23%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 49 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the German model (ICON) stands apart, rain 50% against a group average of 23%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service47°37°1%
US model (GFS)44°34°20%
European model (ECMWF)45°34°5%
German model (ICON)47°38°50%
Canadian model (GEM)43°33°41%
The average45°35°23%

Sunday, November 15

High 48°   Low 37°   Rain 0%

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

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service50°37°0%
US model (GFS)46°39°0%
European model (ECMWF)48°38°2%
German model (ICON)49°40°0%
Canadian model (GEM)46°32°0%
The average48°37°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.