Ottawa, OH — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Putnam 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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High 49° Low 40° Rain 86%
They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 45 points, 4 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | — | 34° | 55% |
| US model (GFS) | 48° | 41° | 76% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 51° | 42° | 100% |
| German model (ICON) | 49° | 40° | 100% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 47° | 40° | 100% |
| The average | 49° | 40° | 86% |
High 42° Low 32° Rain 29%
They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 32 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 43° | 27° | 17% |
| US model (GFS) | 42° | 32° | 13% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 42° | 36° | 45% |
| German model (ICON) | 41° | 31° | 33% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 41° | 32° | 37% |
| The average | 42° | 32° | 29% |
High 44° Low 29° Rain 3%
Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 8 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 45° | 33° | 8% |
| US model (GFS) | 42° | 31° | 2% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 44° | 29° | 0% |
| German model (ICON) | 45° | 28° | 3% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 42° | 26° | 4% |
| The average | 44° | 29° | 3% |
High 46° Low 33° Rain 3%
Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 6°, rain spread 11 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 47° | 30° | 11% |
| US model (GFS) | 46° | 39° | 0% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 46° | 35° | 0% |
| German model (ICON) | 47° | 38° | 3% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 42° | 24° | 0% |
| The average | 46° | 33° | 3% |
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.