Minority Report

Sarasota, FL — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Sarasota 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 77°   Low 68°   Rain 17%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 2°, rain spread 26 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 31% against a group average of 17%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—66°24%
US model (GFS)76°66°9%
European model (ECMWF)78°70°31%
German model (ICON)78°69°5%
Canadian model (GEM)77°69°14%
The average77°68°17%

Friday, November 13

High 74°   Low 62°   Rain 22%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 5°, rain spread 65 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 67% against a group average of 22%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service75°54°2%
US model (GFS)71°61°26%
European model (ECMWF)76°66°67%
German model (ICON)72°63°3%
Canadian model (GEM)74°64°11%
The average74°62°22%

Saturday, November 14

High 66°   Low 50°   Rain 0%

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

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service66°50°0%
US model (GFS)65°48°0%
European model (ECMWF)69°53°0%
German model (ICON)63°49°0%
Canadian model (GEM)64°50°0%
The average66°50°0%

Sunday, November 15

High 73°   Low 52°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 1 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service74°59°1%
US model (GFS)73°53°0%
European model (ECMWF)73°51°0%
German model (ICON)72°48°0%
Canadian model (GEM)73°48°0%
The average73°52°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.