3 days ago · Punxsutawney Phil celebrating first Groundhog Day as a father 02:40. PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (KDKA) — On Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil comes out of his stump and predicts whether there will be an ...

Punxsutawney Phil (/ ˌ p ʌ ŋ k s ə ˈ t ɔː n i /) is a groundhog residing in Young Township near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, United States, who is the central figure in Punxsutawney's annual Groundhog Day celebration.

3 days ago · Phil has predicted a longer winter far more often than an early spring, and one effort to track his accuracy concluded he was right less than half the time. What six more weeks of winter means is subjective. Tom Dunkel, president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, says there are two types of people who make the trek to Gobbler’s Knob: the faithful seeking to …

3 days ago · Punxsutawney Phil made another key weather prediction on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2 -- the first year he did so as a parent.. The famous groundhog and his partner Phyllis welcomed two baby groundhogs ...

3 days ago · In 1887, the first official pilgrimage to see Phil on Gobbler’s Knob while he made his predictions was made. In 2025, 138 years later, Punxsutawney Phil is making his predictions to a sold-old ...

3 days ago · Phil has seen his shadow and has communicated his forecast to Tom Dunkel, president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. Phil has spoken to Dunkel in a language described as “Groundhog-ese ...

3 days ago · Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and is predicting six more weeks of wintry weather, his top-hatted handlers announced Sunday from Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania.. A massive crowd was on ...

4 days ago · Punxsutawney Phil was famous before the movie "Phil's met two presidents," Dunkel says. "He went to the White House to meet Ronald Reagan, and he's met Jimmy Carter." On the other 364 days of the year, admirers look for Phil at Gobbler's Knob and at special events. "We'll do probably six or seven parades a year," Dunkel says.

4 days ago · Gloria McGowan of Williamsport, Ind., center, watches the festivities while waiting for Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, to come out and make his prediction during the 136th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)

5 days ago · Punxsutawney Phil makes his annual winter forecast to Groundhog Club Inner Circle President Tom Dunkel, left, who looks on as the groundhog is held by A.J. Dereume on Feb. 2, 2024. The Inner ...