Groundhog Day

The Groundhog has spoken.  Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and says six more weeks of winter.  No this is usually not an accurate forecast and is not based in much science, but it’s fun for the kids!  Groundhog Day has been celebrated in the U.S. every February 2 since 1886.  The Pennsylvania Dutch selected the groundhog for winter weather prediction. …

Will the groundhog see his shadow? Either way Sunday starts bitterly cold as a system brings us another chance for snow late Sunday night. Here’s your First Alert forecast.

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Punxsutawney Phil’s not the only groundhog making predictions about spring. The incomparable Ms. G has been Massachusetts’ official prognosticator since 2008. But Groundhog’s Day 2024 looked different from years past at Ms. G’s home at Drumlin Farms in Lincoln Friday morning. The ceremony was held inside because of recent health changes for the animal. Mass Audubon, which runs Drumlin Farms,...

Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his winter slumber this morning in Pennsylvania and did not see his shadow, which according to lore means an early spring.

A new analysis of his forecast shows a coin toss would be more accurate, with shorter and warmer winters impacting the annual tradition.

In a tradition synonymous with early February in America, a furry forecaster in Pennsylvania tells chilly people all over the nation if spring will come early.

Friday is Groundhog Day! Its roots stretch back to ancient traditions, but as we know it today, it emerged in Pennsylvania Dutch communities by the 1840s. Back then, hedgehogs were the weather predictors, but upon arriving in America, German settlers swapped them for the abundant groundhogs. The iconic Punxsutawney Phil came onto the scene in 1887, though the interpretation of…

It turns out that climate change is a challenge for Punxsutawney Phil — since 2013, tossing a coin turns out to be more accurate than the groundhog is at predicting an early spring, according to a new analysis. And our own meteorologist Pete Bouchard says there’s another more accurate forecaster: Massachusetts’ Ms. G, a groundhog at the Mass Audubon Drumlin...

The arrival of annual Groundhog Day celebrations on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, drew thousands of people to see celebrity woodchuck Phil at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa.