Minority Report

Watertown, NY — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Jefferson 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 43°   Low 33°   Rain 50%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 1°, rain spread 77 points, 4 sources)

Minority report — Thursday, November 12: the German model (ICON) stands apart, rain 95% against a group average of 50%.
Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—27°18%
US model (GFS)42°33°23%
European model (ECMWF)43°36°75%
German model (ICON)42°34°95%
Canadian model (GEM)43°35°38%
The average43°33°50%

Friday, November 13

High 39°   Low 31°   Rain 14%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 2°, rain spread 36 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 38% against a group average of 14%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service40°28°12%
US model (GFS)38°30°6%
European model (ECMWF)40°34°2%
German model (ICON)39°30°13%
Canadian model (GEM)39°32°38%
The average39°31°14%

Saturday, November 14

High 39°   Low 33°   Rain 59%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 4°, rain spread 46 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the European model (ECMWF) stands apart, rain 82% against a group average of 59%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service41°29°40%
US model (GFS)38°34°36%
European model (ECMWF)41°36°82%
German model (ICON)39°33°70%
Canadian model (GEM)37°34°66%
The average39°33°59%

Sunday, November 15

High 42°   Low 33°   Rain 19%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 19 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the German model (ICON) stands apart, rain 30% against a group average of 19%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service43°28°16%
US model (GFS)39°34°18%
European model (ECMWF)43°35°18%
German model (ICON)43°35°30%
Canadian model (GEM)40°34°11%
The average42°33°19%

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.