The Mercury Cup
A daily temperature-forecasting contest
What is this?

The Mercury Cup is a friendly daily contest to forecast the weather. Each day you predict tomorrow's high and low for a featured city — when the day is done, we score how close you were. The sharper your forecast, the higher you climb.

How it works
1 · Predict

Enter tomorrow's high and low for this week's city before the daily deadline.

2 · Get scored

Once the real temperatures are in, we measure how close you were — closer is better.

3 · Climb

Earn skill points against the leaderboard, join divisions, and build a streak.

This week's city

New York City, NY · 40.7°N

New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors.

Forecaster's toolkit

This week · actual highs & lows (°F)

HighLow
906540WedThuFriSatSunMonTue

Today · New York City through the day (°F)

Actual
55535012:00 am2:15 am

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