Minority Report

Rockford, IL — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Winnebago 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 45°   Low 33°   Rain 26%

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

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 53% against a group average of 26%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—30°2%
US model (GFS)44°32°5%
European model (ECMWF)43°36°53%
Canadian model (GEM)47°36°43%
The average45°33°26%

Friday, November 13

High 42°   Low 29°   Rain 1%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 3 points, 4 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service42°26°3%
US model (GFS)41°31°1%
European model (ECMWF)41°32°0%
Canadian model (GEM)43°28°0%
The average42°29°1%

Saturday, November 14

High 44°   Low 27°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 1 points, 4 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service45°25°0%
US model (GFS)44°31°1%
European model (ECMWF)43°28°0%
Canadian model (GEM)44°22°0%
The average44°27°0%

Sunday, November 15

High 47°   Low 25°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 3°, rain spread 0 points, 4 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service48°25°0%
US model (GFS)47°30°0%
European model (ECMWF)45°28°0%
Canadian model (GEM)47°17°0%
The average47°25°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.