What's Your Favorite 'Weather Lore' To Predict Colorado's Winter Ahead?

DENVER (CBS4) - In this modern era of radar, satellites and super computers there's a lot of time and energy put into researching and forecasting the weather.

You've likely heard predictions over the past week of a possible "Godzilla El Niño" this year after a NASA scientist responded to the latest government forecast.

But there's something to be said for forecasting methods of the past where people used signs from the environment to predict what could lie ahead. It seems more and more that weather proverbs, or "weather lore," passed down from generation to generation are slowly becoming a thing of the past.

From the appearance and activity of the woolly caterpillar to the size and height of skunk cabbage leaves there are dozens of stories to tell, some of which date back to the days of Native Americans.

What's your favorite winter weather lore and where did you hear it? We'd like to hear from you. And if you have any pictures from around Colorado that support your weather lore please be sure to include them.

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