Groundhog Day Forecast 2025: Will Punxsutawney Phil See His Shadow And How Accurate Is The Rodent?
Here's what the weather forecast shows for Punxsutawney Phil's prediction for Groundhog Day on Sunday morning.
Groundhog Day is almost here: What to know about the rodent, the shadow, and the weather
The day eventually evolved into what we know it today. In 1886, Groundhog Day was acknowledged for the first time in Punxsutawney by a local newspaper, Weathers Wags, according to the club. In 1887, the first official pilgrimage to see Phil on Gobbler’s Knob while he made his predictions were made.
N.J. loses another Groundhog Day forecaster, as hedgehog Elsa dies
A hedgehog named Elsa at the Cape May County Park & Zoo recently died after making weather predictions during the past three years on Groundhog Day. “We lost her last week,” said Cape May County Parks Director Edward Runyon.
How to watch Mass. groundhogs look for their shadows on Groundhog Day 2025
Massachusetts has its own groundhogs who divine the changing of the seasons, and one of them purportedly makes more accurate predictions than Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil.
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The weather-predicting groundhog celebrity has met two presidents and drinks a life-extending elixir: "Our Phil is like, probably 139 years old," Groundhog Club Inner Circle President Tom Dunkel says.
Groundhog Day: Is Punxsutawney Phil playing with our emotions?
Groundhog Day is Sunday, Feb. 2. It is a time to celebrate and amusingly seek forecast guidance from one of our favorite rodents.
Is Punxsutawney Phil a fraud? Here’s how he ranks against his Groundhog Day competitors
There is only one Punxsutawney Phil, but many challengers to his throne. How accurate are they? These weather experts decided to find out.
Groundhog Day 2025: 7 facts about Punxsutawney Phil and his predictions
Get ready for Groundhog Day with these surprising details about America's oldest weather-predicting groundhog.
Punxsutawney Phil celebrating first Groundhog Day as a father
Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, as the world's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, will emerge for his annual prognostication. Over 40,000 people are expected for this year's festivities.
When is Groundhog Day 2025? Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?
Punxsutawney Phil usually makes his weather call early in the morning. It typically happens after 7 a.m. Tradition says Phil seeing his shadow is a sign that the next six weeks will bring wintry weather. If Phil doesn't see his shadow, it means an early spring.
Just how accurate are Punxsutawney Phil's forecasts? We show his year-by-year record.
Will we have an early spring? Or will there be a longer winter? Here's a look at how Punxsutawney Phil has called it over the years.
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You don't want to miss these fascinating facts about Groundhog Day and the furry critters that we celebrate every February.
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Second Annual Groundhog’s Day Gala at the Whiting Knights of Columbus Hall, 1120 119th St. in Whiting. Music, a full bar and ...
Groundhog Day festivities return as Chimney Rock rebuilds after hurricane Helene
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