Minority Report

Smithville, TN — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of DeKalb 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 59°   Low 40°   Rain 54%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 84 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 2% against a group average of 54%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—29°2%
US model (GFS)61°43°38%
European model (ECMWF)57°42°76%
German model (ICON)59°42°70%
Canadian model (GEM)58°42°86%
The average59°40°54%

Friday, November 13

High 45°   Low 33°   Rain 12%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 44 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 45% against a group average of 12%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service46°27°7%
US model (GFS)43°33°1%
European model (ECMWF)43°38°45%
German model (ICON)45°33°3%
Canadian model (GEM)44°34°6%
The average45°33°12%

Saturday, November 14

High 48°   Low 31°   Rain 6%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 2°, rain spread 24 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 24% against a group average of 6%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service49°25°0%
US model (GFS)48°32°1%
European model (ECMWF)47°34°24%
German model (ICON)50°33°0%
Canadian model (GEM)47°28°6%
The average48°31°6%

Sunday, November 15

High 52°   Low 30°   Rain 0%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 1 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service53°26°1%
US model (GFS)54°31°0%
European model (ECMWF)51°35°0%
German model (ICON)54°34°0%
Canadian model (GEM)50°22°0%
The average52°30°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.