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Updated: 5:48 PM EST Jan 29, 2025 Everything you need to know about Groundhog Day. Share Copy Link. Copy The Groundhog Day celebration at Gobbler's Knob started in 1887. Aside from a 10-year The big picture on how much snow, on average, is still to come after Groundhog Day: Most cities in the northern and western U.S. average 10 or more inches of snow from Feb. 3 through spring, as In 2025, 138 years later, Punxsutawney Phil is making his predictions to a sold-old crowd. Who is Punxsutawney Phil? Punxsutawney Phil is the famous groundhog who predicts the weather in When is Groundhog Day 2025? Groundhog Day will take place Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Thousands will show up in person, with the grounds to Gobblers Knob opening at 4 a.m., and millions will tune in to see if Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow. More: Where to watch Bill Murray's 1993 classic movie 'Groundhog Day' for Groundhog Day. What is This Sunday is Groundhog Day! And hundreds of people are traveling to Woodstock to see Willie The Groundhog make his big prognostication. 2025 1 day ago. Video. Forecast: Clear and cold Groundhog Day is a festive time that marks a turning point toward spring, but for many, there's plenty more winter weather to come, no matter what Punxsutawney Phil says. Notably, the La Niña weather pattern has coincided with some of Chicago’s most infamous winter storms including the North American Blizzard of 1999 and the 2011 Groundhog Day blizzard. According to NOAA, La Niña can vary in strength. Saturday, Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. celebrates the Second Annual Groundhog’s Day Gala at the Whiting Knights of Columbus Hall, 1120 119th St. in Whiting. Music, a full bar and a multi-course feast are Of course, this prediction only refers to winter weather — and not the actual season — as the Spring Equinox consistently falls within the same two-day span each year. Annually, Groundhog Day Notably, the La Niña weather pattern has coincided with some of Chicago’s most infamous winter storms including the North American Blizzard of 1999 and the 2011 Groundhog Day blizzard. See also: The Best Things To Do For Christmas In Chicago This Year Chicago weather almanac: Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 Weather / 2 days ago Tuesday morning lows dropped to-13 in far western portions of the viewing area with wind chills in the -30 to -35 degree range. The blizzard of 2011 — better known by its monikers “Snowmageddon” and the “Groundhog Day Blizzard” — is the city’s third-largest winter storm on the books. Snow fell again and again and again for 40 hours over three days as a cruelly obvious sign that a certain rodent hadn’t seen its shadow. CHICAGO — Four years ago today, the City of Chicago was “snowed under” thanks to the Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011. WGN created a special of all of our coverage from that blizzar The Groundhog Blizzard did set the city's all-time 24-hour snowfall record, as 20 inches of snow buried O'Hare from the afternoon of Feb. 1 through the morning of Groundhog Day, Feb. 2. Groundhog Day Blizzard 2011: How timing, conditions led to travel nightmare The Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011 was seen coming several days in advance, but still nobody expected it to have quite In this video I take you back to 2011 to relive the historic Groundhog Day Blizzard that crushed the Midwest. I show you approximately what the radar looked The resulting blizzard was so strong that even snowplows got stuck while they rescued stranded vehicles. Lake County was hammered with up to 2 feet of snow in some locations, and wind gusts of The Brief. Woodstock, Illinois, became the filming location for "Groundhog Day" (1993), and the town now celebrates the movie with an annual festival that attracts visitors from around the world. Winds also blasted the city that day, with peak gusts of 70 miles per hour. That made it the third heaviest blizzard in Chicago history, outdone only by the infamous blizzard on Jan. 26-27 Woodstock, Illinois celebrates Groundhog Day 2025 where Bill Murray filmed 1993 movie. The home of the Groundhog Days movie is celebrating 33 years with its annual celebration.
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