Punxsutawney Phil says there will be 6 more weeks of winter
Phil this year, like many years in the past, gave his forecast during a major snowstorm that hit the entire Northeast. Author: Associated Press Updated: 7:32 AM EST February 2, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. There will be six more weeks of winter, Punxsutawney Phil predicted as he emerged from his burrow on a snowy Tuesday morning to perform his Groundhog Day duties.
Members of Phil s “inner circle” woke up the furry critter at 7:25 a.m. at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to see whether he would see his shadow or not.
Shortly after this year s prediction was revealed, one of the members of the inner circle shared a message he said Phil had told him earlier in the day: “After winter, you’re looking forward to one of the most beautiful and brightest springs you’ve ever seen.”
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Feb 2, 2021
Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 135th celebration of Groundhog Day this morning on Gobbler s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Phil s handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter weather during this year s event that was held without anyone in attendance due to potential COVID-19 risks. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) There will be six more weeks of winter, Punxsutawney Phil predicted this morning as he emerged from his burrow to perform his Groundhog Day duties.
Members of Phil’s “inner circle” woke up the furry critter at 7:25 a.m. at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to see whether he would see his shadow or not.
Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow and predicts six more weeks of winter
Brace yourself for six more weeks of winter.
That is, if you like to get your weather prediction from a groundhog in Pennsylvania.
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Tuesday morning and, as legend holds, that means six additional weeks of heavy coats and mittens.
Phil was awakened at 7:25 a.m. and made his prediction in front of about 16 members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club at Gobbler’s Knob.
“Now, when I turn to see, there’s a perfect shadow cast of me. Six more weeks of winter there will be,” one of Phil’s handlers announced on his behalf at the ceremony.
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Legendary groundhog Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his snowy burrow early Tuesday and looked down only to see his shadow, predicting six more weeks of cold.
The ceremony, which was held in Gobbler s Knob outside Punxsutawney, Pa., was posted to YouTube as part of a virtual celebration and watched more than 100,000 times. Punxsutawney Phil, the Seer of Seers, the Prognosticator of all Prognosticators, was awakened from his borrow at 7:25 am by his handler and friend, on this quite morning where few can attend, Punxsutawney Groundhog Club s inner circle said during the ceremony.