Minority Report

Sonora, CA — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Tuolumne 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 75°   Low 52°   Rain 5%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 16 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 16% against a group average of 5%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—52°16%
US model (GFS)77°56°2%
European model (ECMWF)73°48°0%
German model (ICON)75°51°3%
Canadian model (GEM)76°53°2%
The average75°52°5%

Friday, November 13

High 59°   Low 46°   Rain 100%

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

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service58°42°99%
US model (GFS)58°48°100%
European model (ECMWF)59°47°100%
German model (ICON)60°45°100%
Canadian model (GEM)58°47°100%
The average59°46°100%

Saturday, November 14

High 59°   Low 42°   Rain 22%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 1°, rain spread 44 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 46% against a group average of 22%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service59°43°2%
US model (GFS)59°45°5%
European model (ECMWF)59°40°39%
German model (ICON)59°41°20%
Canadian model (GEM)58°43°46%
The average59°42°22%

Sunday, November 15

High 61°   Low 44°   Rain 69%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 3°, rain spread 41 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 38% against a group average of 69%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service60°46°79%
US model (GFS)62°46°70%
European model (ECMWF)59°42°79%
German model (ICON)62°43°79%
Canadian model (GEM)62°45°38%
The average61°44°69%

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.