Minority Report

Tappahannock, VA — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Essex 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 69°   Low 47°   Rain 28%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 1°, rain spread 51 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 58% against a group average of 28%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—42°7%
US model (GFS)69°49°15%
European model (ECMWF)69°48°58%
German model (ICON)69°49°48%
Canadian model (GEM)70°46°14%
The average69°47°28%

Friday, November 13

High 52°   Low 39°   Rain 8%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 9 points, 5 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service53°36°10%
US model (GFS)50°38°2%
European model (ECMWF)51°42°6%
German model (ICON)51°35°10%
Canadian model (GEM)53°41°11%
The average52°39°8%

Saturday, November 14

High 51°   Low 34°   Rain 3%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 10 points, 5 sources)

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service52°35°0%
US model (GFS)52°34°2%
European model (ECMWF)49°37°2%
German model (ICON)52°30°3%
Canadian model (GEM)51°34°10%
The average51°34°3%

Sunday, November 15

High 54°   Low 35°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 3°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service54°33°0%
US model (GFS)54°35°0%
European model (ECMWF)53°37°0%
German model (ICON)56°31°0%
Canadian model (GEM)53°37°0%
The average54°35°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.