Minority Report

Russellville, AL — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Franklin 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 63°   Low 42°   Rain 11%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 1°, rain spread 27 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 27% against a group average of 11%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—32°5%
US model (GFS)64°44°0%
European model (ECMWF)63°45°27%
German model (ICON)62°43°0%
Canadian model (GEM)62°44°24%
The average63°42°11%

Friday, November 13

High 50°   Low 34°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service50°29°0%
US model (GFS)48°35°0%
European model (ECMWF)50°40°0%
German model (ICON)50°33°0%
Canadian model (GEM)49°33°0%
The average50°34°0%

Saturday, November 14

High 51°   Low 30°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service51°28°0%
US model (GFS)51°32°0%
European model (ECMWF)50°35°0%
German model (ICON)52°29°0%
Canadian model (GEM)51°29°0%
The average51°30°0%

Sunday, November 15

High 54°   Low 31°   Rain 1%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 3 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service54°32°3%
US model (GFS)54°34°1%
European model (ECMWF)53°33°0%
German model (ICON)55°32°0%
Canadian model (GEM)53°26°0%
The average54°31°1%

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.