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In 2023, during the 137th prognostication event, the groundhog once again saw its shadow, calling for six more weeks of winter. In 2024, during the 138th and most recent prognostication event, the groundhog did not see its shadow, calling for an early Spring.

If the groundhog comes out of his burrow and sees his shadow, the weather supposedly will be cold and wintry. If the groundhog emerges and does not see his shadow because the day is cloudy, warmer weather is supposed to be on the way.

The blizzard is what traps him in Punxsutawney, commencing his reliving-every-day purgatory. Lesson: It's not “if”, it's “when” you'll be wrong. When you think you can do no wrong and when that day comes (and people will be secretly rooting for it) you'll find little sympathy.

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- Punxsutawney Phil has made his prediction for 2024 Groundhog Day. The honorary groundhog did not see his shadow Friday morning, predicting that there will be an early spring. The day marks the 21st time Phil has not seen his shadow during the 138-year-old tradition.

Groundhog Day 2024: Punxsutawney Phil did not see shadow, predicts early spring. The spotlight was on Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania early Friday morning as Punxsutawney Phil made his annual prediction.

Baby groundhogs go by several names. They can be called pups, kits, and cubs. Groundhogs usually give birth to litters with around three to six pups, though they can occasionally give birth to 10 young in some litters. Adult groundhogs are also called woodchucks and even whistlepigs.

Origins of Groundhog Day. It turns out that the concept of Groundhog Day actually originated in Germany. Germans used a hedgehog to "predict" the weather on Candlemas Day, a Christian holiday celebrated on February 2nd each year.

Did the groundhog see his shadow in 2024? ›

(CBS) -- Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on Groundhog Day 2024, meaning an early spring is on the way. Like most Feb. 2s in the past 137 years, crowds gathered at Gobbler's Knob to hear Punxsutawney Phil make his prediction.

So being forced to live a day over and over is indeed a rare way to gain some perspective on our daily lives, and Groundhog Day's suggestion, together with Aristotle, is that exercising the virtues leads to happiness because it develops our best potential, our true nature, our path to flourishing and to achieving, ...

(CBS) -- Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on Groundhog Day 2024, meaning an early spring is on the way. Like most Feb. 2s in the past 137 years, crowds gathered at Gobbler's Knob to hear Punxsutawney Phil make his prediction.

An estimated crowd of over 40,000 watches Punxsutawney Phil after he did not see his shadow predicting an early Spring during the 138th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Friday February 2, 2024 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Groundhog Day is a popular tradition in the United States and Canada.

Which means early spring!” This was the third year in a row, little Willie did not see his shadow, leading to the prediction of an early spring. You can be judge as to how accurate that forecast has been. 1:40 Groundhog Day 2024: Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring!

If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring. Are the predictions made in advance? No! Phil's forecasts are not made in advance by the Inner Circle.