99 days on the record

Right Ray / Wrong Ray | West Jefferson

Name: West Jefferson, NC forecast accuracy scores
Creator: Dave's Sweater
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Every forecast for West Jefferson is a claim about tomorrow. This board grades each one we track against what the sky actually did, on the same rubric as Boone. West Jefferson stands alone here: no blended average, no borrowed scores.

How Ray did ↓West Jefferson's forecast

West Jefferson Scoreboard

Every forecaster we track for West Jefferson, ranked by average. Our own Dave's Sweater Index (marked ours) is graded right in the mix.

			Record
Dave's Sweater Indexours	95.6	92	92R - 0M - 0W
MET Norway	94.2	92	88R - 3M - 1W
Visual Crossing	93.9	90	90R - 0M - 0W
Google	92.9	90	86R - 4M - 0W
Open-Meteo	91.9	92	90R - 2M - 0W
Tomorrow.io	90.1	90	85R - 5M - 0W
WeatherAPI	86.3	90	81R - 6M - 3W
National Weather Service	83.0	92	71R - 20M - 1W
OpenWeather	80.7	89	65R - 19M - 5W
Ray's Weather	65.5	99	14R - 63M - 22W

Dave's Sweater Indexours95.6
92R - 0M - 0W | 92 days
MET Norway94.2
88R - 3M - 1W | 92 days
Visual Crossing93.9
90R - 0M - 0W | 90 days
Google92.9
86R - 4M - 0W | 90 days
Open-Meteo91.9
90R - 2M - 0W | 92 days
Tomorrow.io90.1
85R - 5M - 0W | 90 days
WeatherAPI86.3
81R - 6M - 3W | 90 days
National Weather Service83.0
71R - 20M - 1W | 92 days
OpenWeather80.7
65R - 19M - 5W | 89 days
Ray's Weather65.5
14R - 63M - 22W | 99 days

R: Right, 75+
M: Meh, 60 to 74
W: Wrong, under 60
Trend: 7-day rolling average

Latest scored day | October 25, 2026

West Jefferson's forecasts, graded against what the sky actually did. The math is under each score.

What actually happened

Hi: 57.4° / Lo: 38.2° | Wind: 4.7 mph | Rain: 0"

Overcast

Visual Crossingday's bestFree

100.0/100

Predicted hi / lo

57.3° / 38.8°

Wind

5.9 mph

Rain

—

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Field

Predicted → actual

Pts

High temp | ±0.1°

57.3° → 57.4°

30/30

Low temp | ±0.6°

38.8° → 38.2°

30/30

Wind | ±1.2 mph

5.9 mph → 4.7 mph

20/20

Precip | ±0"

0" → 0"

20/20

GoogleFree

99.7/100

Predicted hi / lo

58.5° / 38.7°

Wind

6 mph

Rain

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Field

Predicted → actual

Pts

High temp | ±1.1°

58.5° → 57.4°

29.7/30

Low temp | ±0.5°

38.7° → 38.2°

30/30

Wind | ±1.3 mph

6 mph → 4.7 mph

20/20

Precip | ±0"

0" → 0"

20/20

Tomorrow.ioFree

96.4/100

Predicted hi / lo

55.2° / 37.7°

Wind

7.5 mph

Rain

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Field

Predicted → actual

Pts

High temp | ±2.2°

55.2° → 57.4°

26.4/30

Low temp | ±0.5°

37.7° → 38.2°

30/30

Wind | ±2.8 mph

7.5 mph → 4.7 mph

20/20

Precip | ±0"

0" → 0"

20/20

Open-MeteoFree

95.8/100

Predicted hi / lo

56.2° / 36.2°

Wind

8 mph

Rain

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Field

Predicted → actual

Pts

High temp | ±1.2°

56.2° → 57.4°

29.4/30

Low temp | ±2°

36.2° → 38.2°

27/30

Wind | ±3.3 mph

8 mph → 4.7 mph

19.4/20

Precip | ±0"

0" → 0"

20/20

National Weather ServiceFree

94.6/100

Predicted hi / lo

60° / 37°

Wind

5 mph

Rain

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Field

Predicted → actual

Pts

High temp | ±2.6°

60° → 57.4°

25.2/30

Low temp | ±1.2°

37° → 38.2°

29.4/30

Wind | ±0.3 mph

5 mph → 4.7 mph

20/20

Precip | ±0"

0" → 0"

20/20

MET NorwayFree

92.8/100

Predicted hi / lo

55.6° / 35.6°

Wind

6.3 mph

Rain

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Field

Predicted → actual

Pts

High temp | ±1.8°

55.6° → 57.4°

27.6/30

Low temp | ±2.6°

35.6° → 38.2°

25.2/30

Wind | ±1.6 mph

6.3 mph → 4.7 mph

20/20

Precip | ±0"

0" → 0"

20/20

WeatherAPIFree

89.2/100

Predicted hi / lo

59° / 34.2°

Wind

5.4 mph

Rain

—

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Field

Predicted → actual

Pts

High temp | ±1.6°

59° → 57.4°

28.2/30

Low temp | ±4°

34.2° → 38.2°

21/30

Wind | ±0.7 mph

5.4 mph → 4.7 mph

20/20

Precip | ±0"

0" → 0"

20/20

OpenWeatherFree

76.0/100

Predicted hi / lo

54.5° / 31.1°

Wind

5.2 mph

Rain

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Field

Predicted → actual

Pts

High temp | ±2.9°

54.5° → 57.4°

24.3/30

Low temp | ±7.1°

31.1° → 38.2°

11.7/30

Wind | ±0.5 mph

5.2 mph → 4.7 mph

20/20

Precip | ±0"

0" → 0"

20/20

Ray's Weatherday's worstPaid

62.6/100

Predicted hi / lo

61° / 34°

Wind

—

Rain

—

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Field

Predicted → actual

Pts

High temp | ±3.6°

61° → 57.4°

22.2/30

Low temp | ±4.2°

34° → 38.2°

20.4/30

Wind | not published

— → 4.7 mph

—

Precip | ±0"

0" → 0"

20/20

Each forecast is scored out of 100 across four fields, by closeness to the actual recorded conditions. Those fields are high temp (30), low temp (30), wind (20, scored as a range when the source gives one) and precipitation (20, form and amount graded together, snow-aware). Same rubric for every town.

Ray's Weather publishes a per-town high, low and sky icon, so his town boards are graded on those. The icon is read as his precipitation call (a dry icon scores as a no-rain forecast, a rain or storm icon as rain). His wind text is one identical regional string across every town, so wind stays an honest forfeit here rather than a stamped guess. See the methodology for the icon mapping.

Full methodology | Boone's board

What they're predicting for West Jefferson

Here's what each forecast says for Monday, October 26: Logged before the actuals exist. Come back once the day's in to see who was right.

Source	High	Low	Wind	Precip
Open-Meteo	66°	39°	8 mph	No precip
Ray's Weather	66°	37°	—	No precip
NWS	67°	42°	2 mph	No precip
Met.no	65°	51°	4 mph	No precip
OpenWeatherMap	63°	58°	3 mph	No precip
WeatherAPI	66°	37°	5 mph	No precip
Visual Crossing	65°	32°	5 mph	No precip
Tomorrow.io	65°	37°	5 mph	No precip
Google Weather	66°	36°	5 mph	Rain

Open-Meteo

Hi / Lo: 66° / 39°
Wind: 8 mph
Precip: No precip

Ray's Weather

Hi / Lo: 66° / 37°
Wind: —
Precip: No precip

NWS

Hi / Lo: 67° / 42°
Wind: 2 mph
Precip: No precip

Met.no

Hi / Lo: 65° / 51°
Wind: 4 mph
Precip: No precip

OpenWeatherMap

Hi / Lo: 63° / 58°
Wind: 3 mph
Precip: No precip

WeatherAPI

Hi / Lo: 66° / 37°
Wind: 5 mph
Precip: No precip

Visual Crossing

Hi / Lo: 65° / 32°
Wind: 5 mph
Precip: No precip

Tomorrow.io

Hi / Lo: 65° / 37°
Wind: 5 mph
Precip: No precip

Google Weather

Hi / Lo: 66° / 36°
Wind: 5 mph
Precip: Rain