We made it, at long last, to the end of 2025, and are hopeful for a 2026 that is safe and contributes wisdom and collaboration to our lives and discourse. One thing that will be added here, is in the verifications, the grade will no longer be a range, but will be based on a consensus – basically the average – forecast, and how it compares to what verifies.

2025 was an eventful year in America, from fires in California at the beginning of the year to the first EF5 tornado in a decade, ocurring in Enderlin, North Dakota, and on to this winter, where attention returned again to the Golden State, as snow and rain before Christmas led to impassable roads and severe flooding. We checked in with a few forecasts every month, but who was the top forecaster of the month?

The Weather Channel had a tremendous year, beginning to end. Often times when writing these recaps, plugging in the verification data and reviewing things month to month, there is a bit of intrigue as to who will be the top spot. Not this year! The Weather Channel was the most frequent forecast champion, sure, but not in a runaway. They were, however, always consistently near the top, and rarely had clunkers. As a result, they are easily the 2025 Forecaster of the Year.

Outlet	Forecast Wins (year)
The Weather Channel	11.41
National Weather Service	9.41
Accuweather	8.83
Clime	7.75
Victoria-Weather	5.66
Weatherbug	4.5
WeatherNation	4.41