Sparta, NC — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Alleghany 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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High 52° Low 37° Rain 32%
They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 0°, rain spread 44 points, 4 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | — | 35° | 11% |
| US model (GFS) | 52° | 36° | 35% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 52° | 39° | 55% |
| German model (ICON) | 52° | 39° | 40% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 52° | 38° | 21% |
| The average | 52° | 37° | 32% |
High 41° Low 32° Rain 10%
Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 22 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 41° | 31° | 22% |
| US model (GFS) | 39° | 30° | 17% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 41° | 33° | 6% |
| German model (ICON) | 42° | 33° | 5% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 42° | 31° | 0% |
| The average | 41° | 32° | 10% |
High 37° Low 29° Rain 4%
They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 13 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 37° | 28° | 13% |
| US model (GFS) | 37° | 26° | 7% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 38° | 30° | 2% |
| German model (ICON) | 37° | 31° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 39° | 28° | 0% |
| The average | 37° | 29° | 4% |
High 43° Low 28° Rain 0%
Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 5°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)
| Source | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Weather Service | 43° | 28° | 0% |
| US model (GFS) | 41° | 25° | 0% |
| European model (ECMWF) | 41° | 30° | 0% |
| German model (ICON) | 45° | 31° | 0% |
| Canadian model (GEM) | 44° | 28° | 0% |
| The average | 43° | 28° | 0% |
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.