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News; When is Groundhog Day 2025? Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow? What does that mean? Published: Jan. 30, 2025, 12:25 p.m. The good news is that Birmingham Jill, the Zoo’s resident Virginia Possum, will be taking over the holiday festivities so Bill can sleep. The Birmingham Zoo has made it a priority to not disturb Birmingham Bill’s hibernation. In 2020, the zoo used Bilbo the Eurasian owl to make the years prediction. Where: 2630 Cahaba Rd, Birmingham, AL 35223 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 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 5 p.m., Showing of “Groundhog Day.” Come and see the classic 1993 film free of charge! Punx’y Community Center, 220 N. Jefferson. St. punxsutawneycommunitycenter.com 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., First Baptist Church will open its Warming Station, Rest-to Groundhog Day visitors. 209 E. Union St., Punx’y. 7 p.m., Showing of “Groundhog Day.” Come What is Groundhog Day? People flock to Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 2 every year to be a part of the celebrations revolving around Punxsutawney Phil's winter forecast. 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 The first official Groundhog Day took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The event took up permanent residence at Gobbler’s Knob the following year. Will the Groundhog See His Shadow in 2025? According to our weather predictions, February 2, 2025, will bring snow showers and cold weather. We think that when Punxsutawney Phil—that Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Weather Prognosticator Extraordinary— emerges from his burrow (with a little help from his handlers) to make his much-anticipated forecast, he will NOT see his shadow, which When is Groundhog Day 2025? 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? Sunday, Feb. 2, is Groundhog Day, but we all know rodents are far from great forecasters. The abnormally warm weather we're experiencing this week may just be a tease. EARLY SPRING? The legendary Punxsutawney Phil may provide a glimmer of hope, but don't put too much stock into his predictions The groundhog can keep sleeping — Sand Mountain Sam stepped in.This docile opossum woke up at Bama Bucks to predict if there will be six more weeks of winter — and the event was done "in a hillbilly kind of a way," according to the restaurant and deer farm.Watch the full event above.Sam didn't see his shadow - which means an early spring! Alabama's Groundhog Day forecast looks fair, but rain hits the Birmingham area by SundaySubscribe to WVTM on YouTube now for more: This system is expected to exit Alabama Friday afternoon. LONG RANGE: The weekend forecast features a good mix of sun and clouds, with chilly mornings and pleasantly mild afternoons. We should have lots of sunshine on Saturday and Sunday. Sunday’s highs for Groundhog Day will likely approach 70º. Groundhog Day Weekend Outlook: High pressure will build across the Southeast U.S. all weekend. Saturday will be mostly sunny and pleasant with highs in the middle 60s. Groundhog Day, Sunday will be gorgeous with plenty of sunshine and warmer high temperatures around 70°. Lows will be in the 40s each night. We will be closely monitoring a system producing a risk for severe storms west of Alabama over Louisiana and far southwest Mississippi. Most of the day Thursday for our area will be dry, with highs nearing 70º in some areas. The storms to our west will reach Alabama around the midnight and exit to the east by late morning on Friday. Birmingham Bill is a weather predicting groundhog from Birmingham, Alabama. Groundhog Day 2025 Predictions Groundhog Day 2024 Predictions Groundhog Day 2023 Gusts could be near 20 mph. A line of showers and storms will reach Alabama late Thursday night and are expected to weaken. That said, we could hear some loud rumbles, with gusty winds. This line is forecast to exit east Alabama by 10 a.m. Friday, followed by drier conditions. THE NEXT BIG THING will be another big warm-up for Groundhog Day Weekend. We will have a good supply of sunshine for Saturday and Sunday, with highs in the 60s on Saturday and low 70s on Sunday. We will also have dry weather for Monday, with a warm-up into the middle 70s. Name Forecaster Type Location Year of Last Known Prediction; Birmingham Bilbo: Owl: Birmingham, AL: 2020: Birmingham Bill: Groundhog: Birmingham, AL: 2018: Birmingham
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