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Annually, Groundhog Day falls on Feb. 2. Here's the tradition behind the holiday and why PETA wants to change it. When does winter end in 2025? Winter ends on Spring Equinox, which falls this Groundhog Day is a tradition that has taken place annually in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania since Feb. 2, 1987. A groundhog, also known as a woodchuck, is brought out at sunrise to make a prediction on how the remaining winter will play out. Groundhog Day is more than just a classic movie starring Bill Murray. It is most well known for being the day when a famous groundhog located in Punxatawney, Pennsylvania, predicts the end of You know the old adage - If the groundhog sees his shadow, he will return to hibernation and winter will last another few weeks. If he doesn't see his shadow, that means warm weather is around the 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. In the American tradition of Groundhog Day, the nation’s groundhog prognosticators take a stance on the season ahead. If the groundhog sees his shadow, he predicts six more weeks of winter. 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 It roots back to Candlemas Day in Europe with the Christian "festival of lights" that falls on Feb. 2, midway between the start and end of winter. What time does Punxsutawney Phil make his call? The origins of Groundhog Day date back to German settlers in the 1800s and the celebration of the Christian festival of Candlemas, held on Feb. 2. Candlemas is the midpoint between the Winter Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, is coming up, and soon Punxsutawney Phil will tell us what to expect from the weeks to come. The holiday dates back hundreds of years, and has grown to be a widely Annually, Groundhog Day falls on Feb. 2. Here's the tradition behind the holiday and why PETA wants to change it. When does winter end in 2025? Winter ends on Spring Equinox, which falls this When is Groundhog Day? The annual holiday takes place on Feb. 2 each year. Various woodchucks, groundhogs and marmots (they're all the same animals), are credited with being able to predict the end of winter by whether they see their shadow or not. If they see their shadow, and return to their burrow, we get six more weeks of winter. However, if the groundhog does see his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter rather than above average temperatures, according to legend. Forecast for 7 a.m. Sunday morning in Groundhog Day 2025: Will Punxsutawney Phil, Buckeye Chuck see their shadows? In the Northern Hemisphere, Feb. 2 marks the midpoint between the winter solstice in December and the spring Uncover the history of Groundhog Day and why a groundhog predicts the end of winter in Weather Groundhog Day: When Will Winter End In Ohio Groundhog Day is Sunday, Feb. 2, and it's a fun way to look forward to spring in Ohio. Weather science is more accurate, though. To no ones surprise, Texas does their own thing on Groundhog Day, which they call Armadillo Day. Bee Cave Bob the Armadillo, named after his home town of Bee Cave, Texas, has been in the biz since 2010. If February 2 is a sunny day in Texas and Bob casts a shadow then there will be six more weeks of winter. What did the groundhog see? Punxsutawney Phil’s winter predictions are in on Groundhog Day, winter will end on the spring equinox on March 19 at 11:06 p.m. ET, regardless of today’s The average date for measurable snowfall of 0.1 inch in the Detroit area is April 7. The date for the Flint area is April 10 and in Saginaw April 6. The latest those areas have received 0.1 of an The answer - thankfully - is no. Overall, the groundhog is not very accurate, and NOAA said Punxsutawney Phil has "no predictive skill." Of course, even the organizers of the annual Groundhog Day event in western Pennsylvania acknowledge that turning to a large rodent for weather forecasting is mostly a way to break up winter monotony.
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