Minority Report

Richmond, KY — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Madison 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 54°   Low 41°   Rain 78%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 80 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 20% against a group average of 78%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—38°20%
US model (GFS)54°42°82%
European model (ECMWF)54°42°100%
German model (ICON)55°44°95%
Canadian model (GEM)54°41°95%
The average54°41°78%

Friday, November 13

High 44°   Low 35°   Rain 68%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 51 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 95% against a group average of 68%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service42°30°65%
US model (GFS)43°33°44%
European model (ECMWF)45°36°95%
German model (ICON)44°38°65%
Canadian model (GEM)43°36°71%
The average44°35°68%

Saturday, November 14

High 45°   Low 30°   Rain 7%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 2°, rain spread 17 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the German model (ICON) stands apart, rain 18% against a group average of 7%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service45°28°1%
US model (GFS)46°31°2%
European model (ECMWF)46°30°1%
German model (ICON)45°32°18%
Canadian model (GEM)45°27°13%
The average45°30°7%

Sunday, November 15

High 49°   Low 32°   Rain 0%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 6°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service48°28°0%
US model (GFS)48°36°0%
European model (ECMWF)48°37°0%
German model (ICON)52°36°0%
Canadian model (GEM)47°21°0%
The average49°32°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.