Minority Report

Rutherfordton, NC — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Rutherford 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 64°   Low 44°   Rain 11%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 31 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the US model (GFS) stands apart, rain 31% against a group average of 11%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—38°1%
US model (GFS)63°46°31%
European model (ECMWF)63°48°12%
German model (ICON)65°44°13%
Canadian model (GEM)66°45°0%
The average64°44°11%

Friday, November 13

High 53°   Low 36°   Rain 2%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 4 points, 5 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service55°33°1%
US model (GFS)51°38°3%
European model (ECMWF)51°41°4%
German model (ICON)54°35°0%
Canadian model (GEM)53°33°0%
The average53°36°2%

Saturday, November 14

High 52°   Low 30°   Rain 1%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 4 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service53°28°0%
US model (GFS)53°32°4%
European model (ECMWF)51°36°1%
German model (ICON)51°29°0%
Canadian model (GEM)51°25°0%
The average52°30°1%

Sunday, November 15

High 55°   Low 27°   Rain 0%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service56°31°0%
US model (GFS)54°30°0%
European model (ECMWF)53°27°0%
German model (ICON)56°27°0%
Canadian model (GEM)55°19°0%
The average55°27°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.