Here's Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction about winter. ... In 1887, the first official pilgrimage to see Phil on Gobbler’s Knob while he made his predictions were made.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Punxsutawney Phil is gearing up to make his annual weather prediction on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2 — and this year, he’ll be doing it as a parent for the first time.

Phil's first official shadow sighting came in 1887, followed by several years of no official recordings. The first front page coverage came in 1908, when Phil saw his shadow.

The world’s most famous soothsaying groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, declared six more weeks of winter on Sunday Feb. 2, 2025. REUTERS. Sunday marked Phil’s first Groundhog Day as a father.

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 ...

Are Punxsutawney Phil's Predictions Often Correct? The first Punxsutawney Phil correctly prophesized six more weeks of cold ...

Phil is reportedly 139 years old and has lived in Punxsutawney since the first Grover Cleveland administration, according to KDKA News and NPR. His immortality stems from a secret elixir of life ...

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 139th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Sunday ...

Punxsutawney Phil’s team of top-hatted associates say the woodchuck saw his shadow and his ... Jackie Handley agreed a year ago to visit Punxsutawney for the first time to help a friend check ...

Pa. prognosticating groundhog Punxsutawney Phil has emerged to see his shadow on Sunday morning, ... Sign up for the First & 4Most morning newsletter — delivered to your inbox daily.

Will the infamous Punxsutawney Phil predict 6 more weeks of winter or will spring come soon? ... The first Groundhog Day was celebrated on Feb. 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, ...