Punxsutawney Phil. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club and other celebrants gathered at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney this morning in order to consult with Pennsylvania’s most beloved groundhog and discover whether or not he saw his shadow.

Groundhog handler AJ Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil after the groundhog saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter during the 139th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Punxsutawney, Pa. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Thousands gathered at a chilly Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on Sunday for the 138th prognostication, on Groundhog Day 2025.

Watch Groundhog Day 2025 on Sunday (2 February) as Punxsutawney Phil gave his end of winter prediction. Phil issues his weather verdict as the sun rose on Sunday, telling the world whether he is predicting wintry conditions for the next six weeks or the relief of an early spring.

Longer winter or early spring? Here's what Punxsutawney Phil, Staten Island Chuck, and Westchester's Cluxatawney Henrietta predicted.

The Germans eventually began to believe that if the sun made an appearance on Candlemas Day, a hedgehog would cast a shadow — predicting six more weeks of harsh winter weather. And it was the Germans who brought this belief to the United States.

NEW YORK -- Staten Island Chuck, a groundhog at the Staten Island Zoo, did not see his shadow and predicted an early spring Sunday. Chuck's forecast contradicts Punxsutawney Phil, who predicted six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow about an hour earlier at Gobbler's Knob in Pennsylvania.

Before a huge crowd filled with excitement and anticipation, and bundled up against temperatures in the 20s, the groundhog known as Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Sunday morning in central Pennsylvania. That means we could see six more weeks of winter , at least according to Groundhog Day lore.