Here Are Farmers’ Almanac Winter 2020 Predictions For Colorado

You can look forward to a cold winter with more snow than usual in Colorado this year — at least if you believe the good folks from the Farmers’ Almanac.

The centuries-old forecaster is predicting the North Central U.S. can expect a frigid and snowy winter, with an above-average amount of snow during the winter months.

According to the Farmers’ Almanac, the coldest outbreak of the season should arrive early next year. Storms may produce hefty snows for the Great Plains during the third week of January. This system will cause temperatures to plummet and drag the coldest Arctic air across the rest of the country into early February.

“Only the western third of the country will see near-normal winter temperatures, which means fewer shivers for them,” said the almanac.

The Farmers’ Almanac doesn’t use satellite data or other methods to make predictions, but rather a “secret” mathematical and astronomical formula based on factors such as sunspot activity and the tidal action of the moon.

Patch reporter Gus Saltonstall contributed to this report.