Minority Report

Vandalia, IL — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Fayette 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 50°   Low 34°   Rain 22%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 51 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 61% against a group average of 22%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—31°10%
US model (GFS)50°34°10%
European model (ECMWF)49°37°61%
German model (ICON)51°34°18%
Canadian model (GEM)50°35°10%
The average50°34°22%

Friday, November 13

High 45°   Low 31°   Rain 2%

They agree — trust it (highs spread 2°, rain spread 10 points, 5 sources)

Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service45°26°10%
US model (GFS)44°30°1%
European model (ECMWF)44°36°0%
German model (ICON)46°31°0%
Canadian model (GEM)44°30°0%
The average45°31°2%

Saturday, November 14

High 48°   Low 26°   Rain 0%

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

Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service48°25°0%
US model (GFS)48°23°0%
European model (ECMWF)48°30°0%
German model (ICON)49°27°0%
Canadian model (GEM)48°24°0%
The average48°26°0%

Sunday, November 15

High 51°   Low 27°   Rain 0%

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

Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service50°27°0%
US model (GFS)53°33°0%
European model (ECMWF)51°29°0%
German model (ICON)53°28°0%
Canadian model (GEM)51°18°0%
The average51°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.