Minority Report

Palmer, AK — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

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 37°   Low 28°   Rain 22%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 43 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 53% against a group average of 22%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service35°22°10%
US model (GFS)38°32°13%
European model (ECMWF)37°27°53%
German model (ICON)39°33°25%
Canadian model (GEM)37°25°10%
The average37°28°22%

Friday, November 13

High 33°   Low 25°   Rain 1%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 6°, rain spread 7 points, 5 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service31°18°7%
US model (GFS)32°29°0%
European model (ECMWF)33°26°0%
German model (ICON)36°32°0%
Canadian model (GEM)30°21°0%
The average33°25°1%

Saturday, November 14

High 30°   Low 24°   Rain 50%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 11°, rain spread 67 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 11% against a group average of 50%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service31°22°27%
US model (GFS)31°28°69%
European model (ECMWF)28°22°78%
German model (ICON)34°30°64%
Canadian model (GEM)24°19°11%
The average30°24°50%

Sunday, November 15

High 34°   Low 26°   Rain 54%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 15°, rain spread 73 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 11% against a group average of 54%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service34°26°27%
US model (GFS)34°28°84%
European model (ECMWF)27°24°82%
German model (ICON)42°32°65%
Canadian model (GEM)34°19°11%
The average34°26°54%

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.