Minority Report

Rochester, NY — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Monroe 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 38°   Rain 77%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 82 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 18% against a group average of 77%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—34°18%
US model (GFS)46°36°68%
European model (ECMWF)47°41°100%
German model (ICON)45°39°98%
Canadian model (GEM)45°39°100%
The average46°38°77%

Friday, November 13

High 40°   Low 36°   Rain 44%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 44 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the US model (GFS) stands apart, rain 21% against a group average of 44%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service41°33°39%
US model (GFS)38°35°21%
European model (ECMWF)41°39°31%
German model (ICON)40°36°65%
Canadian model (GEM)39°35°62%
The average40°36°44%

Saturday, November 14

High 42°   Low 36°   Rain 82%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 31 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 64% against a group average of 82%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service43°35°64%
US model (GFS)41°35°71%
European model (ECMWF)44°39°95%
German model (ICON)42°36°90%
Canadian model (GEM)40°35°92%
The average42°36°82%

Sunday, November 15

High 42°   Low 37°   Rain 62%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 5°, rain spread 58 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 93% against a group average of 62%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service44°35°35%
US model (GFS)42°38°71%
European model (ECMWF)43°38°93%
German model (ICON)43°38°68%
Canadian model (GEM)39°37°45%
The average42°37°62%

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.