Minority Report

Ridgway, PA — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Elk 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 46°   Low 35°   Rain 84%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 1°, rain spread 65 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 35% against a group average of 84%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—29°35%
US model (GFS)47°36°92%
European model (ECMWF)46°37°100%
German model (ICON)47°37°93%
Canadian model (GEM)46°37°100%
The average46°35°84%

Friday, November 13

High 38°   Low 32°   Rain 42%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 52 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the US model (GFS) stands apart, rain 12% against a group average of 42%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service39°29°28%
US model (GFS)36°32°12%
European model (ECMWF)39°34°64%
German model (ICON)38°32°43%
Canadian model (GEM)37°33°62%
The average38°32°42%

Saturday, November 14

High 40°   Low 32°   Rain 40%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 40 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the US model (GFS) stands apart, rain 18% against a group average of 40%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service41°30°36%
US model (GFS)40°32°18%
European model (ECMWF)42°34°41%
German model (ICON)39°31°58%
Canadian model (GEM)40°33°48%
The average40°32°40%

Sunday, November 15

High 41°   Low 34°   Rain 26%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 20 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the US model (GFS) stands apart, rain 15% against a group average of 26%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service43°27°22%
US model (GFS)40°35°15%
European model (ECMWF)41°36°31%
German model (ICON)41°36°28%
Canadian model (GEM)40°35°35%
The average41°34°26%

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.