Tracking since July 19, 2026 | 1 of 9 days

Right Ray / Wrong Ray | Wilkesboro

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

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

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This board is provisional. Wilkesboro has 1 of 9 scored days. The numbers below are real, just early. They graduate to an established record once the count crosses 9, the same gate every source on the site clears.

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.

			Record	Trend
Open-Meteo	81.3	1	1R - 0M - 0W	—
Dave's Sweater Indexours	80.1	1	1R - 0M - 0W	—
National Weather Service	72.5	1	0R - 1M - 0W	—
MET Norway	64.6	1	0R - 1M - 0W	—

Open-Meteo81.3
1R - 0M - 0W | 1 days—
Dave's Sweater Indexours80.1
1R - 0M - 0W | 1 days—
National Weather Service72.5
0R - 1M - 0W | 1 days—
MET Norway64.6
0R - 1M - 0W | 1 days—

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

Latest scored day | July 19, 2026

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

What actually happened

Hi: 89.9° / Lo: 74.1° | Wind: 9.1 mph | Rain: 0.102"

Moderate drizzle

Open-Meteoday's bestFree

81.3/100

Predicted hi / lo

92.3° / 71.6°

Wind

11.8 mph

Rain

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Field

Predicted → actual

Pts

High temp · ±2.4°

92.3° → 89.9°

25.8/30

Low temp · ±2.5°

71.6° → 74.1°

25.5/30

Wind · ±2.7 mph

11.8 mph → 9.1 mph

20/20

Precip · ±0.1"

0" → 0.1"

10/20

National Weather ServiceFree

72.5/100

Predicted hi / lo

90° / 68°

Wind

5 mph

Rain

—

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Field

Predicted → actual

Pts

High temp · ±0.1°

90° → 89.9°

30/30

Low temp · ±6.1°

68° → 74.1°

14.7/30

Wind · ±4.1 mph

5 mph → 9.1 mph

17.8/20

Precip · ±0.1"

0" → 0.1"

10/20

MET Norwayday's worstFree

64.6/100

Predicted hi / lo

87.1° / —°

Wind

8.7 mph

Rain

—

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Field

Predicted → actual

Pts

High temp · ±2.8°

87.1° → 89.9°

24.6/30

Low temp · not published

— → 74.1°

—

Wind · ±0.4 mph

8.7 mph → 9.1 mph

20/20

Precip · ±0.09"

0.19" → 0.1"

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.

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What they're predicting for Wilkesboro

Here's what each forecast says for Tuesday, July 28: Logged before the actuals exist. Come back once the day's in to see who was right.

Source	High	Low	Wind	Precip
Open-Meteo	96°	70°	15 mph	No precip
NWSnew	92°	67°	1 mph	No precip
Met.nonew	89°	68°	13 mph	Rain

Open-Meteo

Hi / Lo: 96° / 70°
Wind: 15 mph
Precip: No precip

NWSnew

Hi / Lo: 92° / 67°
Wind: 1 mph
Precip: No precip

Met.nonew

Hi / Lo: 89° / 68°
Wind: 13 mph
Precip: Rain