Minority Report

Shell Lake, WI — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Washburn 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 36°   Low 28°   Rain 27%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 78 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 82% against a group average of 27%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—23°4%
US model (GFS)36°26°8%
European model (ECMWF)35°32°82%
German model (ICON)35°28°15%
Canadian model (GEM)39°32°24%
The average36°28°27%

Friday, November 13

High 36°   Low 25°   Rain 1%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 2 points, 5 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service38°21°2%
US model (GFS)34°26°1%
European model (ECMWF)34°27°0%
German model (ICON)36°26°0%
Canadian model (GEM)36°22°0%
The average36°25°1%

Saturday, November 14

High 40°   Low 25°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 3°, rain spread 1 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service41°24°0%
US model (GFS)41°26°1%
European model (ECMWF)40°26°0%
German model (ICON)41°26°0%
Canadian model (GEM)38°25°0%
The average40°25°0%

Sunday, November 15

High 45°   Low 26°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 1°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service44°26°0%
US model (GFS)45°28°0%
European model (ECMWF)45°28°0%
German model (ICON)45°27°0%
Canadian model (GEM)44°22°0%
The average45°26°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.