A gloomy Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil says more winter By Associated Press | February 2, 2021 at 5:24 AM EST - Updated February 3 at 1:28 PM
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) â 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 Philâs âinner circleâ woke up the furry critter at 7:25 a.m. at Gobblerâs Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to see whether he would see his shadow or not.
Shortly after this yearâs prediction was revealed, one of the members of the circle shared a message he said Phil had told him earlier in the day: âAfter winter, youâre looking forward to one of the most beautiful and brightest springs youâve ever seen.â
Punxsutawney Phil Lays Out Cold Hard Facts At Annual Groundhog Day Ceremony
The weather-predicting rodent emerged from his burrow on a snowy Tuesday morning to, as tradition dictates, stare at his shadow.
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) 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.”
Punxsutawney Phil Says 6 More Weeks Of Winter
Punxsutawney Phil made his prediction, with cardboard stand-ups of the townspeople, but he saw his shadow and made his prediction.
According to the lore of Groundhog Day, when Phil sees his shadow and we have 6 more weeks of winter if he comes out and doesn t see his shadow we have an early spring. Here in the Northland, does it matter, it s gonna be cold, we are gonna get snow. We don t need a stinking Groundhog to tell us that. The record according to stormfax is 105 ( updated for this year) times he has seen his shadow, 20 times not seeing a shadow, and 9 times there was no record.
Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow
ABCNews Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania s most famous groundhog, awoke this morning to see his shadow which means that according to legend there will be six more weeks of winter.
This year, however, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the pomp and circumstance all went virtual meaning that the thousands of revelers who gather every Feb. 2 in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to see whether or not the famous groundhog sees his shadow were not there in person to celebrate.
Instead, people were able to log on and listen to winter- and spring-inspired Spotify playlists while also learning how to make Wigle Whiskey cocktails and at-home crafts, including the official cookie of Groundhog Day, according to the Associated Press.
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Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow at virtual ceremony
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By JON HAWORTH, ABC News
(NEW YORK) Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog, awoke Tuesday morning to see his shadow which means that according to legend there will be six more weeks of winter.
This year, however, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the pomp and circumstance all went virtual meaning that the thousands of revelers who gather every Feb. 2 in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to see whether or not the famous groundhog sees his shadow or not were not there in person to celebrate.