Will Pueblo get snow this winter? El Niño 2026-27 outlook
Not a forecastNOAA outlook issued Sep 17, 2026. Next update Oct 15, 2026.
Pueblo, CO
Snow in past strong El Niño winters
Winters with above-normal snow
5 of 9
In 5 of 9 strong El Niño winters, Pueblo got above-normal snow (median 102% of normal).
Normal: 28.3 in per season (NOAA 1991–2020 normal).
| Winter | % of normal |
|---|---|
| 1957-5822.5 inPeak ONI 1.69 / RONI 1.89 | 80% |
| 1965-6616.1 inPeak ONI 1.82 / RONI 1.99 | 57% |
| 1972-7353.5 inPeak ONI 1.84 / RONI 1.97 | 189% |
| 1982-83Big 322.3 inPeak ONI 2.14 / RONI 2.40 | 79% |
| 1991-9248.7 inPeak ONI 1.54 / RONI 2.12 | 172% |
| 1997-98Big 339.4 inPeak ONI 2.37 / RONI 2.28 | 139% |
| 2009-1028.9 inPeak ONI 1.50 / RONI 1.50 | 102% |
| 2015-16Big 331.4 inPeak ONI 2.59 / RONI 2.25 | 111% |
| 2023-2422.2 inPeak ONI 1.99 / RONI 1.42 | 78% |
Snowfall from NOAA station record Pueblo Area (ThreadEx; current station PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT) (PUBthr, 4,674 ft).
Past strong El Niño winters are a guide, not a forecast. Every El Niño is different: this one comes with a negative PDO, which NOAA says may dampen typical impacts.
NOAA Dec–Feb outlook
Official- Temperature
- Equal chances
- Precipitation
- 33–39% chance Above normal
Issued Sep 17, 2026 by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. Next update Oct 15, 2026.
El Niño now
- NOAA status
- El Niño Advisory
- RONI, JAS 2026
- +1.69 °C
- Chance of very strong (≥ +2.0 °C) in Dec–Feb
- 75%
NOAA status: El Niño Advisory. El Niño is strengthening, with a greater than 90% chance of a very strong event during the Northern Hemisphere fall and winter 2026-27. (NOAA CPC, Sep 10, 2026.)
Pueblo in short
NOAA's Dec–Feb 2026-27 outlook for Pueblo: temperature equal chances; precipitation 33–39% chance Above normal.
Among the 9 strong El Niño winters with complete records, the snowiest here was 1972-73 (53.5 in, 189% of normal) and the least snowy was 1965-66 (16.1 in, 57% of normal).
In the “Big Three” El Niño winters it recorded 1982-83 (22.3 in, 79% of normal), 1997-98 (39.4 in, 139% of normal), 2015-16 (31.4 in, 111% of normal).
Not a forecast
This is not a weather forecast. Seasonal outlooks are probabilities from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center; past El Niño winters show what happened, not what will happen. Snowfall is from NOAA station records (ACIS) and may contain gaps or station changes. For forecasts and warnings, use weather.gov. Not affiliated with NOAA/NWS.
About this station
- Station: Pueblo Area (ThreadEx; current station PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT), ACIS id
PUBthr, GHCNUSW00093058. - Matched by station name.
How we pick stations and count winters: method & sources. Last updated .