Get yourself to Gobbler’s Knob and prepare to meet Punxsutawney Phil – it’s time for Groundhog Day 2025. If you don’t know what any of that means, have no fear. There’s absolutely no real reason why you should have to.

Punxsutawney Phil revealed his 2025 Groundhog Day forecast on Sunday, Feb. 2, at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The small town, known as the “weather capital of the world,” has used a groundhog to predict the weather for 139 years: If he sees his shadow, it means six more weeks of winter, while no shadow means an early spring.

In a 2024 report of the “most popular national and religious events in the United States,” Statista fails to include Groundhog Day, a holiday perceived as irrelevant and absurd by most of society. However, this unseriousness is the primary reason why Groundhog Day deserves more recognition.

Its sort of felt like Groundhog Day for a pretty long time now, huh? This year, take a moment to laugh on Groundhog Day 2025 while streaming the classic film of the same name. The two leading lads — Punxsutawney Phil and Staten Island Chuck have conflicting opinions on how many more weeks of cold and slush we will have to ensure this year,