In the shadow of a bitterly cold winter, Punxsutawney Phil is set to tell us whether respite is on the way. Follow along here ...

At the first of this week, we went through one of our annual rituals of looking to a groundhog to prognosticate the weather. Of course, I am talking about Punxsutawney Phil. • Early February through ...

The spotlight returned to Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania, when handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil said he predicted six more weeks of winter — not an early spring — after he saw ...

It’s Groundhog Day, and in certain parts of the country, groundhogs are removed from their hibernation and paraded before cameras to determine if winter will soon be over. The theory is, if they see ...

As Groundhog Day creeps ever closer, people in the United States look to famed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil to forecast the weather for the spring. Though not a federal holiday, Monday, Feb. 2 will see ...

Groundhog Day is observed in the U.S. and Canada on Feb. 2 every year and falls on a Sunday in 2025. Why do we celebrate Groundhog Day? Groundhog Day is more than just a classic movie starring Bill ...

Marmots, including all the actors who have played Phil over the years, are the largest “true” hibernators: animals that enter a torpor that reduces their biological functions to a level closer to dead ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2019 and updated January 2026. Learn about the origins of Groundhog Day, how to watch Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction, and why the groundhog is ...