Minority Report

Tuscola, IL — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Douglas 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 47°   Low 35°   Rain 36%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 1°, rain spread 67 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 75% against a group average of 36%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—32°18%
US model (GFS)46°36°8%
European model (ECMWF)47°36°75%
German model (ICON)47°34°25%
Canadian model (GEM)47°36°52%
The average47°35°36%

Friday, November 13

High 42°   Low 30°   Rain 15%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 6°, rain spread 16 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the US model (GFS) stands apart, rain 4% against a group average of 15%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service44°26°20%
US model (GFS)41°30°4%
European model (ECMWF)43°33°18%
German model (ICON)42°30°15%
Canadian model (GEM)38°31°19%
The average42°30°15%

Saturday, November 14

High 48°   Low 26°   Rain 0%

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

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service48°24°0%
US model (GFS)47°25°1%
European model (ECMWF)48°30°0%
German model (ICON)48°27°0%
Canadian model (GEM)46°23°0%
The average48°26°0%

Sunday, November 15

High 50°   Low 27°   Rain 0%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 0 points, 5 sources)

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service51°27°0%
US model (GFS)51°33°0%
European model (ECMWF)49°28°0%
German model (ICON)50°27°0%
Canadian model (GEM)49°19°0%
The average50°27°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.