Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow? Watch the Groundhog Day livestream here
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
Punxsutawney Phil makes his prediction at Gobbler s Knob on Groundhog Day 2020. Feb. 02, 2020. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com
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There will be no gathering in Punxsutawney this year to watch Phil’s prediction, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be there in spirit - or that you have to miss out on the Groundhog Day news as it happens.
The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club will be broadcasting its in-person event this morning, and you can watch the livestream to see whether Phil sees his shadow in real time.
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Not even the COVID-19 pandemic, nor snow, could keep Punxsutawney Phil from getting his job done on Groundhog Day on Tuesday.
The great weather-predicting groundhog could not be stopped, forecasting six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow during the annual spectacle at Gobbler s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
Over the 135 year-tradition, it is the 106th time Phil has seen his shadow.
While the event usually draws thousands to the borough in Jefferson County northeast of Pittsburgh, this year s festivities were all virtual.
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Phil Says 6 More Weeks of Winter
This morning, Pennsylvania’s own world-famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter.
For the first-ever virtual Groundhog Day celebration, visitors from all over the world tuned in to see Phil make his highly anticipated weather prognostication for the 135
th time.
The story of the holiday tradition declares that if the groundhog emerges early on the morning of February 2 and sees his shadow, we will have six more weeks of winter weather. Should he not see his shadow, we will have an early spring.
The annual event began in 1886, when a spirited group of groundhog hunters dubbed themselves “The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club” and proclaimed Punxsutawney Phil to be the one and only weather prognosticating groundhog.
Groundhog Day 2021: Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Oh no!
At 7:25 a.m. Tuesday, Punxsutawney Phil crawled out of his tree stump, looked around, saw his shadow and called for six more weeks of winter.
It was the 106th time he predicted more winter on Groundhog Day.
While tens of thousands of people traditionally travel to Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., to watch Phil, this year’s ceremony was closed to the public due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Instead, everyone watched on the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s website.
THE TRADITION’S ORIGINS
It is Groundhog Day in the US – virtually.
The annual ritual held at Gobbler’s Knob, Pennsylvania, to see if a famous groundhog will emerge from his burrow and portend the end of winter will be held on Tuesday.
But this year, because of Covid-19, Groundhog Day – made famous in the 1993 film of the same name – will be off limits to the public and conducted virtually, with viewers able to watch online thanks to the Pennsylvania Tourism Office.
In an event dating back to 1887, each year on February 2 onlookers have made their way to the hill, near the town of Punxsutawney, north-east of Pittsburgh, to watch for a sign of the end of winter from a groundhog.