Minority Report

Santa Barbara, CA — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Santa Barbara 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 72°   Low 59°   Rain 38%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 31 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the US model (GFS) stands apart, rain 21% against a group average of 38%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—56°52%
US model (GFS)71°57°21%
European model (ECMWF)72°59°27%
German model (ICON)72°64°40%
Canadian model (GEM)72°60°48%
The average72°59°38%

Friday, November 13

High 68°   Low 57°   Rain 88%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 8°, rain spread 25 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the US model (GFS) stands apart, rain 75% against a group average of 88%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service73°52°90%
US model (GFS)67°58°75%
European model (ECMWF)67°57°100%
German model (ICON)67°62°75%
Canadian model (GEM)65°57°100%
The average68°57°88%

Saturday, November 14

High 69°   Low 54°   Rain 16%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 8°, rain spread 49 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 49% against a group average of 16%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service74°50°3%
US model (GFS)67°56°1%
European model (ECMWF)70°51°28%
German model (ICON)70°58°0%
Canadian model (GEM)66°53°49%
The average69°54°16%

Sunday, November 15

High 69°   Low 55°   Rain 17%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 8°, rain spread 45 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 50% against a group average of 17%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service74°50°50%
US model (GFS)69°60°15%
European model (ECMWF)69°50°10%
German model (ICON)69°61°7%
Canadian model (GEM)66°55°5%
The average69°55°17%

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.