Sanford, NC — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Lee 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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High 71° Low 46° Rain 16%
They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 33 points, 4 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | — | 40° | 1% |
| US model (GFS) | 71° | 48° | 18% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 70° | 50° | 29% |
| German model (ICON) | 71° | 47° | 33% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 72° | 46° | 0% |
| The average | 71° | 46° | 16% |
High 58° Low 39° Rain 7%
Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 12 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 59° | 33° | 12% |
| US model (GFS) | 57° | 40° | 7% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 56° | 44° | 12% |
| German model (ICON) | 58° | 40° | 5% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 59° | 39° | 0% |
| The average | 58° | 39° | 7% |
High 54° Low 34° Rain 2%
They agree — trust it (highs spread 3°, rain spread 9 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 55° | 30° | 0% |
| US model (GFS) | 54° | 32° | 1% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 52° | 39° | 9% |
| German model (ICON) | 53° | 33° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 54° | 34° | 0% |
| The average | 54° | 34° | 2% |
High 56° Low 32° Rain 0%
Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 56° | 31° | 0% |
| US model (GFS) | 56° | 33° | 0% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 55° | 35° | 0% |
| German model (ICON) | 57° | 29° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 54° | 30° | 0% |
| The average | 56° | 32° | 0% |
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.