Minority Report

Zapata, TX — every free forecast we can get, averaged to be a little more right. County seat of Zapata 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 78°   Low 61°   Rain 1%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 3°, rain spread 4 points, 4 sources)

Thursday, November 12 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service—57°0%
US model (GFS)80°62°1%
European model (ECMWF)78°61°4%
German model (ICON)77°62°0%
Canadian model (GEM)78°61°0%
The average78°61°1%

Friday, November 13

High 78°   Low 60°   Rain 5%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 2°, rain spread 22 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Friday, November 13: the National Weather Service stands apart, rain 22% against a group average of 5%.
Friday, November 13 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service77°62°22%
US model (GFS)78°60°2%
European model (ECMWF)78°59°2%
German model (ICON)76°61°0%
Canadian model (GEM)78°59°0%
The average78°60°5%

Saturday, November 14

High 78°   Low 64°   Rain 31%

They disagree — a coin flip (highs spread 7°, rain spread 38 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Saturday, November 14: the US model (GFS) stands apart, rain 56% against a group average of 31%.
Saturday, November 14 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service76°66°38%
US model (GFS)75°64°56%
European model (ECMWF)79°63°23%
German model (ICON)79°66°18%
Canadian model (GEM)81°60°19%
The average78°64°31%

Sunday, November 15

High 81°   Low 66°   Rain 13%

Pretty close — fairly safe (highs spread 4°, rain spread 22 points, 5 sources)

Minority report — Sunday, November 15: the Canadian model (GEM) stands apart, rain 26% against a group average of 13%.
Sunday, November 15 — every source
SourceHighLowRain
National Weather Service81°63°10%
US model (GFS)81°67°4%
European model (ECMWF)80°66°22%
German model (ICON)80°68°5%
Canadian model (GEM)84°69°26%
The average81°66°13%

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.