Punxsutawney Phil, America's most famous groundhog, saw his shadow Friday morning, predicting six more weeks of winter.


A rival groundhog, Staten Island Chuck, predicted spring will be coming early after he did not see his shadow on Friday.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was not in attendance for the shadow reveal after he "dropped" Charlotte, a stand-in rodent for Groundhog Day in 2014. Charlotte sadly passed away a few days after the fall. De Blasio has not attended a Groundhog Day since the fatal fall.


But Phil typically gets top billing. The groundhog came out of hibernation Friday morning in Pennsylvania to forecast the weather for the next six weeks. Legend has it if the furry rodent casts a shadow on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, expect six more weeks of winter-like weather. If not, expect spring-like temperatures.

However, Phil's prediction was decided ahead of time by the top hat and tuxedo-wearing members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's Inner Circle. The group makes the announcement on Gobbler's Knob, a tiny hill just outside of Punxsutawney, Pa. The small community is about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.

Film at 11... 😠

🐴 🤬 [argh]

I'm over this cold.

+1🇨🇮

True dat.

Ditto!!!!!

What is a groundhog? Wikipedia says it's a ground squirrel. I've seen a lot of ground squirrels, but never one the size of those Pennsylvania monsters.

Out here in Idaho we call them whistle pigs. A little bigger than the California variety, but still not close to the beast they hold up back east

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog 

🍺

Nice marmot, but this is a private residence.

honey badgers don't give a chit

Rock chuck