Week of October 26, 2026: number 1
Number 1 TV weather team
KCTV5 First Warn team
1.71° average miss · 7 days compared · October 26 to November 1, 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 7 days every ranked team had a forecast out. Decided November 2, 2026 under the rankings' rules, version 1 (the rules). This page is kept as decided.
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KCTV5 First Warn team: number 1 Kansas City TV weather team for the week of October 26, 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 | KCTV5 First Warn team | 1.71° | 2.0° | 1.4° | 7 |
| 2 | FOX4 weather team | 2.29° | 2.9° | 1.7° | 7 |
| 3 | KSHB 41 weather team | 2.36° | 2.9° | 1.9° | 7 |
| 4 | KMBC 9 First Alert team | 2.57° | 3.1° | 2.0° | 7 |
Everyone, for comparison
1 was closer than the best TV team.
| Place | Forecaster | Average miss | High | Low | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ICON (German model) | 1.64° | 1.4° | 1.9° | 7 |
| 2 (tie) | KCTV5 First Warn team | 1.71° | 2.0° | 1.4° | 7 |
| 2 (tie) | KCTV5 website | 1.71° | 2.0° | 1.4° | 7 |
| 4 (tie) | KMBC 9 website | 1.79° | 1.9° | 1.7° | 7 |
| 4 (tie) | Consensus forecast | 1.79° | 2.0° | 1.6° | 7 |
| 6 (tie) | KSHB 41 website | 2.00° | 2.0° | 2.0° | 7 |
| 6 (tie) | National Blend of Models | 2.00° | 1.7° | 2.3° | 7 |
| 8 | GFS (American model) | 2.07° | 1.6° | 2.6° | 7 |
| 9 | FOX4 weather team | 2.29° | 2.9° | 1.7° | 7 |
| 10 (tie) | KSHB 41 weather team | 2.36° | 2.9° | 1.9° | 7 |
| 10 (tie) | ECMWF (European model) | 2.36° | 2.1° | 2.6° | 7 |
| 12 | National Weather Service | 2.43° | 2.9° | 2.0° | 7 |
| 13 | KMBC 9 First Alert team | 2.57° | 3.1° | 2.0° | 7 |
| 14 | GEM (Canadian model) | 2.64° | 2.1° | 3.1° | 7 |
| 15 | HRRR | 2.71° | 3.4° | 2.0° | 7 |
| 16 | FOX4 website | 3.07° | 3.3° | 2.9° | 7 |