Week of October 19, 2026: number 1
Number 1 TV weather team
FOX4 weather team
1.25° average miss · 6 days compared · October 19 to October 25, 2026
Final. The average miss of the high and low temperatures, from the forecast each team had out at 9 a.m. the day before, checked against the official numbers at KCI, on the 6 days every ranked team had a forecast out (of 7 scored). Decided October 26, 2026 under the rankings' rules, version 1 (the rules). This page is kept as decided.
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FOX4 weather team: number 1 Kansas City TV weather team for the week of October 19, 2026. The station is welcome to show this badge, linked to this page, which has the result and how it was decided.
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TV weather teams
| Place | Forecaster | Average miss | High | Low | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOX4 weather team | 1.25° | 0.7° | 1.8° | 6 |
| 2 (tie) | KCTV5 First Warn team | 1.50° | 0.7° | 2.3° | 6 |
| 2 (tie) | KSHB 41 weather team | 1.50° | 0.8° | 2.2° | 6 |
| 4 | KMBC 9 First Alert team | 2.00° | 0.8° | 3.2° | 6 |
Everyone, for comparison
1 was closer than the best TV team.
| Place | Forecaster | Average miss | High | Low | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KMBC 9 website | 1.08° | 0.5° | 1.7° | 6 |
| 2 | FOX4 weather team | 1.25° | 0.7° | 1.8° | 6 |
| 3 | HRRR | 1.33° | 0.8° | 1.8° | 6 |
| 4 (tie) | KCTV5 First Warn team | 1.50° | 0.7° | 2.3° | 6 |
| 4 (tie) | KSHB 41 weather team | 1.50° | 0.8° | 2.2° | 6 |
| 4 (tie) | Consensus forecast | 1.50° | 0.3° | 2.7° | 6 |
| 7 (tie) | KSHB 41 website | 1.58° | 1.3° | 1.8° | 6 |
| 7 (tie) | KCTV5 website | 1.58° | 0.7° | 2.5° | 6 |
| 9 (tie) | National Weather Service | 1.83° | 0.5° | 3.2° | 6 |
| 9 (tie) | ICON (German model) | 1.83° | 1.5° | 2.2° | 6 |
| 11 | KMBC 9 First Alert team | 2.00° | 0.8° | 3.2° | 6 |
| 12 | FOX4 website | 2.33° | 2.2° | 2.5° | 6 |
| 13 | ECMWF (European model) | 2.50° | 1.8° | 3.2° | 6 |
| 14 (tie) | National Blend of Models | 2.75° | 1.0° | 4.5° | 6 |
| 14 (tie) | GFS (American model) | 2.75° | 2.0° | 3.5° | 6 |
| 16 | GEM (Canadian model) | 2.92° | 1.8° | 4.0° | 6 |