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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 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 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. When is Groundhog Day 2025? Groundhog Day is celebrated every year on Feb. 2. According to the Old Farmer's Al manac, Imbolc and St. Brigid's Day combined traditions and figures from pagan and 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? 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. Significance of Groundhog Day 2025 Groundhog Day 2025, coinciding with Candlemas, is a holiday that focuses on the folklore idea of the groundhog (also known as woodchucks) coming out of its home to “predict” the weather. Legend has it that on this morning, if a groundhog can see its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. If we're being honest, it even defies common sense. The legend is simple: The groundhog's shadow on Feb. 2 predicts the weather for the next six weeks, until the start of spring. 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 Here’s the Groundhog Day 2022 reveal A group of passionate people led by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club gathered once more to see if the beloved groundhog saw his shadow. Sean Adams BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham Zoo held its annual Groundhog Day celebration Friday with its 1-year-old opossum predicting whether or not spring will come early. The Birmingham Zoo announced Tuesday that Pinto, a Virginia opossum nicknamed “Birmingham Jill” would take over the task of looking for her shadow. News; Bilbo the owl takes over for Birmingham Bill on Groundhog Day. Updated: ; Nov. 12, 2024, 11:51 a.m. | Published: ; Feb. 02, 2020, 1:14 p.m.
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