According to the NOAA, Grand Junction falls into the "equal chance" category, suggesting there isn't enough climate signal for them to make any accurate predictions.

There's talk all over Western Colorado suggesting this may be a particularly harsh Winter. Speculation may be based on the fact that some people found themselves stuck in snow on I-70 between Grand Junction and Vail back in early October.

The scar on my arm is telling me this is going to be a cold, wet Winter. Not to brag, but historically, when it comes to predicting weather changes, my scar has been a far more accurate instrument than most weather services.

According to the NOAA, several regions of the country will see below than average temperatures.

Below average temperatures are favored in parts of the south-central and southeastern United States, while above-average temperatures are most likely in the western U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and New England."

While the NOAA is confident that some Western states will see above average temperatures, other Western areas, including Grand Junction, fall into a category all their own.

The rest of the country [including Grand Junction, Colo.] falls into the “equal chance” category, meaning that there is not a strong enough climate signal for these areas to make a prediction, so they have an equal chance for above-, near-, or below-normal temperatures and/or precipitation."

Winter 2014-2015 map
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Get local forecast information at the Grand Junction branch of the NOAA.

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