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Dave's Sweater
46 days on the record

Right Ray / Wrong Ray | Wilkesboro

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

Wilkesboro's forecast

Wilkesboro Scoreboard

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

  • Dave's Sweater Indexours94.6
    46R - 0M - 0W | 46 days
  • Google92.2
    42R - 2M - 0W | 44 days
  • MET Norway91.5
    42R - 4M - 0W | 46 days
  • Visual Crossing88.9
    41R - 3M - 0W | 44 days
  • Tomorrow.io85.5
    38R - 6M - 0W | 44 days
  • Open-Meteo85.4
    40R - 6M - 0W | 46 days
  • WeatherAPI83.0
    34R - 8M - 2W | 44 days
  • OpenWeather81.5
    31R - 11M - 1W | 43 days
  • National Weather Service79.6
    30R - 14M - 2W | 46 days
R
Right, 75+
M
Meh, 60 to 74
W
Wrong, under 60
Trend
7-day rolling average

Latest scored day | September 9, 2026

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

What actually happened
Hi: 84.5° / Lo: 61.5° | Wind: 5.9 mph | Rain: 0.024"
Light drizzle
MET Norwayday's bestFree100.0/100
Predicted hi / lo
84.6° / 61.9°
Wind
6.7 mph
Rain
—
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Field
Predicted → actual
Pts
High temp | ±0.1°
84.6° → 84.5°
30/30
Low temp | ±0.4°
61.9° → 61.5°
30/30
Wind | ±0.8 mph
6.7 mph → 5.9 mph
20/20
Precip | ±0.01"
0.01" → 0.02"
20/20
GoogleFree94.0/100
Predicted hi / lo
85.9° / 58.9°
Wind
6 mph
Rain
—
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Field
Predicted → actual
Pts
High temp | ±1.4°
85.9° → 84.5°
28.8/30
Low temp | ±2.6°
58.9° → 61.5°
25.2/30
Wind | ±0.1 mph
6 mph → 5.9 mph
20/20
Precip | ±0.02"
0" → 0.02"
20/20
Visual CrossingFree90.3/100
Predicted hi / lo
84.2° / 58.6°
Wind
5.3 mph
Rain
—
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Field
Predicted → actual
Pts
High temp | ±0.3°
84.2° → 84.5°
30/30
Low temp | ±2.9°
58.6° → 61.5°
24.3/30
Wind | ±0.6 mph
5.3 mph → 5.9 mph
20/20
Precip | ±0.02"
0" → 0.02"
16/20
National Weather ServiceFree89.2/100
Predicted hi / lo
86° / 63°
Wind
1 mph
Rain
—
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Field
Predicted → actual
Pts
High temp | ±1.5°
86° → 84.5°
28.5/30
Low temp | ±1.5°
63° → 61.5°
28.5/30
Wind | ±4.9 mph
1 mph → 5.9 mph
16.2/20
Precip | ±0.02"
0" → 0.02"
16/20
OpenWeatherFree87.3/100
Predicted hi / lo
83.6° / 65.4°
Wind
5 mph
Rain
—
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Field
Predicted → actual
Pts
High temp | ±0.9°
83.6° → 84.5°
30/30
Low temp | ±3.9°
65.4° → 61.5°
21.3/30
Wind | ±0.9 mph
5 mph → 5.9 mph
20/20
Precip | ±0.02"
0" → 0.02"
16/20
Tomorrow.ioFree84.6/100
Predicted hi / lo
88° / 59.2°
Wind
6.9 mph
Rain
—
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Field
Predicted → actual
Pts
High temp | ±3.5°
88° → 84.5°
22.5/30
Low temp | ±2.3°
59.2° → 61.5°
26.1/30
Wind | ±1 mph
6.9 mph → 5.9 mph
20/20
Precip | ±0.02"
0" → 0.02"
16/20
Open-MeteoFree84.0/100
Predicted hi / lo
88.4° / 59.4°
Wind
6.8 mph
Rain
0"
Show the math ↓
Field
Predicted → actual
Pts
High temp | ±3.9°
88.4° → 84.5°
21.3/30
Low temp | ±2.1°
59.4° → 61.5°
26.7/30
Wind | ±0.9 mph
6.8 mph → 5.9 mph
20/20
Precip | ±0.02"
0" → 0.02"
16/20
WeatherAPIday's worstFree81.0/100
Predicted hi / lo
90.5° / 61.2°
Wind
4.9 mph
Rain
—
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Field
Predicted → actual
Pts
High temp | ±6°
90.5° → 84.5°
15/30
Low temp | ±0.3°
61.2° → 61.5°
30/30
Wind | ±1 mph
4.9 mph → 5.9 mph
20/20
Precip | ±0.02"
0" → 0.02"
16/20

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.

Full methodology | Boone's board

What they're predicting for Wilkesboro

Here's what each forecast says for Thursday, September 10: Logged before the actuals exist. Come back once the day's in to see who was right.

Open-Meteo
Hi / Lo
93° / 64°
Wind
9 mph
Precip
No precip
NWS
Hi / Lo
90° / 66°
Wind
5 mph
Precip
No precip
Met.no
Hi / Lo
91° / 79°
Wind
7 mph
Precip
No precip
OpenWeatherMap
Hi / Lo
92° / 79°
Wind
8 mph
Precip
No precip
WeatherAPI
Hi / Lo
91° / 67°
Wind
8 mph
Precip
No precip
Visual Crossing
Hi / Lo
90° / 63°
Wind
7 mph
Precip
Rain
Tomorrow.io
Hi / Lo
92° / 64°
Wind
9 mph
Precip
No precip
Google Weather
Hi / Lo
90° / 63°
Wind
8 mph
Precip
Rain