Punxsutawney Phil is predicting that winter is sticking around for a few weeks longer!
On Sunday, Feb. 2, a.k.a. Groundhog Day, crowds headed to Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., to find out what the famous groundhog would see when he emerged from his hole. And in this year’s annual report, Phil saw his shadow — meaning that he predicts six extra weeks of winter.
The weather prediction comes after Phil predicted an early spring in 2024, after not seeing his shadow for the first time in two years.
Crowds traveled early to Gobblers Knob before the groundhog’s verdict at around 6:30 a.m. today, while dressed in costume and holding signs and banners in homage to the groundhog, per BBC.
An announcer read from a scroll during the celebration, “It’s Groundhog Day and maybe life is on the loop, but I miss my burrow I miss my coop. So I’m headed back down, there’s a…
