AccuWeather Winter Prediction For Metro Denver

DENVER, CO — Don’t look now, but winter is coming. Accuweather has released a new, long-range winter weather forecast that’s predicting a rainy and snowy winter for Denver's metro area.

AccuWeather long-range forecaster Paul Pastelok says the country's entire southwest region will face a "cool, unsettled pattern."

“At times, these areas could also have back-and-forth conditions, between some periods of dry weather and some active weather in the early winter, which is not really typical,” he said.

Rain and mountain snow are expected over the next few weeks.

Across the United States, AccuWeather’s winter prediction is showing an above-normal season for snowfall in the Northeast and Midwest, heavy rainfall in the Southeast, and ample snowfall in the Southwest and California.

What Do The Farmers’ Almanac And Old Farmer’s Almanac Predict For Winter?

AccuWeather isn’t the only organization that’s released a 2019-20 winter prediction, but consensus can be hard to find when it comes to weather.

Followers of the Farmers’ Almanac for instance, are bracing for a snowy, bone-chilling season. Meanwhile, forecasters at the rival Old Farmer’s Almanac are predicting more rain than snow.

The two meteorological publishers have almost identical names, but their long-range forecasts could not be more different.

The Farmers' Almanac predicts frigid and snowy weather for our region, and the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts "more wet than white."

Both outfits use secret formulas to predict the weather that they keep closely guarded, and only time — and winter — will tell which one has it right.