Overall, not surprisingly, folks wanting an early spring better head south, which is already seeing springlike signs.

The world-famous prognosticating groundhog Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow when he emerged from his den in western Pennsylvania early Sunday, meaning six more weeks of winter, according to the beloved and age-old 132-year-old folklore. If Pennsylvania’s fluffy meteorologist hadn’t seen his shadow, it could have meant Spring was near.

Today (February 2) is Groundhog Day in the US, the annual celebration where groundhogs make their weather forecast, and a new report has revealed just how accurate these predictions are. Local newspapers in Punxsutawney,

Yes, Groundhog Day is on February 2, 2025.Since 1886, crowds as large as 40,000 have annually gathered in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on the morning of February 2 to watch a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil emerge from a burrow on Gobbler’s Knob.

Staten Island Chuck says Punxsutawney Phil is full of it. New York’s City’s resident groundhog didn’t see his shadow on Sunday, meaning a swift end to winter despite his more famous prognosticating counterpart from Pennsylvania’s predicting another six weeks earlier in the day.

In an annual tradition, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow during the annual Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 in central Pennsylvania. That means six more weeks of winter.