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Wiarton Willie did not see its shadow in 2024. The groundhog in 2023 ahead of its big day. Wiarton Willie says we'll have an early spring this year. The groundhog did not see its shadow this morning (Friday, Feb.

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.

Watch the full event above.

Sam didn't see his shadow - which means an early spring!

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. PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa.

But there's still hope for people who love winter: more than 300 kilometres away in Barrington, N.S., a very different animal made a very different prediction. Lucy the Lobster, a six-pound, 25-year-old crustacean, crawled out of the ocean and immediately saw her shadow, meaning winter will last another six weeks.

Balzac Billy Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter!

The renowned groundhog, tasked with predicting the duration of winter, has officially declared that we are in for an extended winter season, with six more weeks of cold weather and snowy days….

The updated 2024 Spring Weather Forecast favors an early spring with a few exceptions. Here is the seasonal temperature and precipitation outlook for March, April, and May—covering the U.S. and Canada. Spring officially begins, of course, with the spring equinox, which arrives this year on March 19.

The famous weather-forecasting groundhog Phil and his wife Phyllis announced the names of their two new babies. The new baby groundhog names just might help their dad predict when spring will begin. The girl is named Sunny and the boy is named Shadow.

In 2024, Sam predicted an early spring.

They can be seen by the public through a viewing window. Phil is not exactly a young dad, the club says. He is "officially" 138 years old.

Did Chuckles see his shadow? ›

MANCHESTER, CT — Chuckles XI, Connecticut's "official" groundhog, woke up to cloud cover over the Lutz Children's Museum in Manchester Friday morning, didn't see his shadow, and predicted an early spring.

How many "Phils" have there been over the years? There has only been one Punxsutawney Phil. He has been making predictions since 1886! Punxsutawney Phil gets his longevity from drinking the "elixir of life," a secret recipe.

Punxsutawney Phil and wife, Phyllis, have two kits of their own. Born to royalty — a boy and a girl. Names have been chosen to share with the world. Welcome with us as we say hello to little girl Sunny and a boy Shadow with pride and joy as the kids play from Punxsutawney, Happy Mother's Day.”

They have small ears and black eyes. Males are typically larger than females. The average lifespan of a groundhog is 3 years.

Caption: It's Groundhog Day, and Shubenacadie Sam, Fred la Marmotte, Wiarton Willie and Punxsutawney Phil all came in with the same verdict: no shadow, early spring. But Lucy the lobster, an upstart in seasonal shadow-watch space, went the other way.

Death and successors

The original Wiarton Willie lived to the advanced age of 22, and was found dead only two days before Groundhog Day in 1999. The organizers were unable to find a replacement, and instead marked Groundhog Day by revealing "Willie" in a coffin.

Woodstock Willie did not see his shadow on Groundhog Day, predicting an early spring.

Phil did not see his shadow on Friday, ending a three-year streak of predicting six more weeks of winter.