{"id":140052,"date":"2025-01-31T20:18:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T13:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140052"},"modified":"2025-01-31T20:18:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T13:18:58","slug":"do-other-groundhogs-try-to-predict-end-of-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140052","title":{"rendered":"Do other groundhogs try to predict end of winter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-7lzszrho4sws1j06\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37490249758\/320\/179\/tqn0f51ssccp8sfa.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37490249758\/640\/358\/tqn0f51ssccp8sfa.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37490249758\/768\/432\/tqn0f51ssccp8sfa.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37490249758\/1536\/864\/tqn0f51ssccp8sfa.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37490249758\/992\/558\/tqn0f51ssccp8sfa.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37490249758\/1984\/1116\/tqn0f51ssccp8sfa.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37490249758\/992\/558\/tqn0f51ssccp8sfa.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"FOX Weather takes a look at the chances of Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow when he emerges from his burrow in Pennsylvania on Groundhog Day on Sunday.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">FOX Weather takes a look at the chances of Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow when he emerges from his burrow in Pennsylvania on Groundhog Day on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">It\u2019s been a long, cold and dreary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/winter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winter<\/a>, but have no fear. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">world<\/a>\u2019s most famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">groundhog<\/a> is about to give us his prediction as to when the tide will turn, ushering in the warmer temperatures of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/spring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">However, if you\u2019re not a fan of what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/pennsylvania\/punxsutawney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Punxsutawney<\/a> Phil has to say about it on Feb. 2, you\u2019re in luck. There are plenty of other groundhogs out there who are just as eager to try and predict the weather.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Just to recap: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Groundhog Day<\/a> in 2025 is Sunday, Feb. 2. If Phil doesn&#8217;t see his shadow, then the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S.<\/a> can rejoice \u2013 an early spring is on the way. If he does see his shadow \u2013 hunker down. Winter will be sticking around for another six weeks.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Here are a few other groundhogs that try to dabble in weather forecasting and can get a tad bit irritable in the process.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/punxsutawney-phil-sunday-groundhog-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>WILL PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL SEE HIS SHADOW SUNDAY ON GROUNDHOG DAY?<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\"><strong>Punxsutawney Phil \u2013 Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/punxsutawney-phil-2024.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/punxsutawney-phil-2024.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/punxsutawney-phil-2024.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/punxsutawney-phil-2024.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/punxsutawney-phil-2024.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/punxsutawney-phil-2024.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/punxsutawney-phil-2024.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"FILE - Groundhog handler AJ Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil after he did not see his shadow predicting an early Spring during the 138th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Friday February 2, 2024 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Groundhog Day is a popular tradition in the United States and Canada. Over 40,000 people spent a night of revelry awaiting the sunrise and the groundhog's exit from his winter den. If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow he regards it as an omen of six more weeks of bad weather and returns to his den. Early spring arrives if he does not see his shadow, causing Phil to remain above ground. (Photo by Jeff Swensen\/Getty Images)\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">FILE &#8211; Groundhog handler AJ Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil after he did not see his shadow predicting an early Spring during the 138th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Friday February 2, 2024 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Groundhog Day is a popular tradition in the United States and Canada. Over 40,000 people spent a night of revelry awaiting the sunrise and the groundhog&#8217;s exit from his winter den. If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow he regards it as an omen of six more weeks of bad weather and returns to his den. Early spring arrives if he does not see his shadow, causing Phil to remain above ground. (Photo by Jeff Swensen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groundhog.org\/groundhog-day\/what-is-groundhog-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Punxsutawney Groundhog Club<\/a>, 1886 marked the first time that Groundhog Day appeared in the local newspaper, and the following year brought the first official journey to Gobbler&#8217;s Knob.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Today, tens of thousands of people from around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">world<\/a> head to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a> to celebrate Phil, and organizers advise guests to arrive during the pre-dawn hours to take advantage of the day&#8217;s festivities.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada<\/a>, Toronto&#8217;s Gary the Groundhog had less glamorous digs in 1995. The master of ceremonies pulled a cardboard box off the day&#8217;s star, which was enclosed in chicken wire.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\"><strong>Staten Island Chuck \u2013 Staten Island, New York<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped Staten Island Chuck on Groundhog Day 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StatenIslandChucky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Staten Island Chuck<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Chuck made national news when he bit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/new-york\/new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>New York City<\/u><\/a> Mayor Michael Bloomberg&#8217;s finger in 2009. Bloomberg reached into the groundhog\u2019s cage, which did not work out well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Chuck lives at the Staten Island Zoo.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Then, in 2014, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped the squirming animal, which died a week later. Zoo officials claimed the fall was not related to the death.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\"><strong>Jimmy the Groundhog \u2013 Sun Prairie, Wisconsin<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Jimmy the Groundhog bit the Sun Prairie mayor&#8217;s ear during a Groundhog Day celebration in 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Jimmy the Groundhog bit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/wisconsin\/sun-prairie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Sun Prairie<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wisconsin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Wisconsin<\/u><\/a>, Mayor Jonathan Freund back in 2015 when he leaned in to try and &#8220;hear&#8221; what the animal had to say about the forecast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Freund then declared there would be an early spring, but Jimmy\u2019s handlers said the mayor was wrong.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/news\/new-plans-for-groundhog-day-in-sun-prairie-this-year-after-jimmy-bit-the-mayor-last-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>FOX 6<\/u><\/a> Milwaukee then later reported that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S.<\/a> Department of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/agriculture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agriculture<\/a> informed the town that capturing wild animals for the exhibit was against the law. PETA also sent a letter demanding Jimmy\u2019s immediate release. Town officials released him back into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/outdoors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outdoors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Starting in 2016, a new Jimmy predicted weather from inside a cage.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\"><strong>Potomac Phil \u2013 Washington, DC<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/gettyimages-138134547.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/gettyimages-138134547.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/gettyimages-138134547.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-138134547.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/gettyimages-138134547.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-138134547.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/gettyimages-138134547.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"FILE - Politicians and groundhog committee members, from left to right, ANC Commissioner, Mike Silverstein, Dupont Festival Board member, Andy Klingenstein,Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans, ANC Commissioner, Kevin O'Connor lean over to hear the grounhog's prediction. A stuffed groundhog, &quot;Potomac Phil&quot;, predicted six more weeks of winter during Washington DC's first annual groundhog day celebration in Dupont Circle. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">FILE &#8211; Politicians and groundhog committee members, from left to right, ANC Commissioner, Mike Silverstein, Dupont Festival Board member, Andy Klingenstein,Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans, ANC Commissioner, Kevin O&#8217;Connor lean over to hear the grounhog&#8217;s prediction. A stuffed groundhog, &#8220;Potomac Phil&#8221;, predicted six more weeks of winter during Washington DC&#8217;s first annual groundhog day celebration in Dupont Circle. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Potomac Phil is a bit less &#8220;lively&#8221; than his fellow rodents \u2013 because he&#8217;s stuffed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Event organizers transport the taxidermied groundhog to the podium to predict not only the weather but the political <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climate<\/a> as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/dupontcirclebid.org\/do\/groundhog-day-in-dupont-circle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Dupont Circle Business Improvement District<\/u><\/a> puts on the annual event in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/washington-dc\/washington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Washington, D.C.<\/u><\/a>, and calls Potomac Phil, the National Groundhog.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\"><strong>Wiarton Willie \u2013 Wiarton, Ontario<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada&#8217;s<\/a> Wiarton Willie began as a fur hat in 1957, according to Mac McKenzie, a Wiarton resident. He told a Toronto Star reporter that the fur hat in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/snow-101-the-basics-of-snow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>snow<\/u><\/a> was actually an albino groundhog looking for its shadow.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The town\u2019s Groundhog Day celebration grew in popularity along with Willie.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Wiarton erected a statue of Willie.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">Other weather-predicting groundhogs<\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">You\u2019d be surprised at just how many groundhogs across the U.S. and Canada offer their services when it comes to letting us know when sunny skies and warm temperatures return.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Here are a few honorable mentions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/288\/162\/GettyImages-163063811.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/576\/324\/GettyImages-163063811.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/720\/405\/GettyImages-163063811.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-163063811.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/668\/376\/GettyImages-163063811.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-163063811.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/668\/376\/GettyImages-163063811.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Bill Murray runs through the snow in a scene from the film &#8216;Groundhog Day&#8217;, 1993. The film was shot in Woodstock, Illinois.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Columbia Pictures\/Getty Images \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/illinois\/woodstock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Woodstock<\/a> Willie provides his prediction in Woodstock, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/illinois\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Illinois<\/a>. That\u2019s a town northwest of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/illinois\/chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago<\/a>. According to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/woodstock-willie-calls-for-early-spring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FOX 32 Chicago<\/a>, Bill Murry filmed the movie Groundhog Day in the town.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/gettyimages-1461693607-1-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/gettyimages-1461693607-1-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/gettyimages-1461693607-1-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-1461693607-1-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/gettyimages-1461693607-1-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-1461693607-1-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/gettyimages-1461693607-1-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"FILE - Flatiron Freddy, a stuffed yellow-bellied marmot, is seen during the annual Groundhog Day Celebration at Chautauqua Park in Boulder on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (Photo by Matthew Jonas\/MediaNews Group\/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images)\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">FILE &#8211; Flatiron Freddy, a stuffed yellow-bellied marmot, is seen during the annual Groundhog Day Celebration at Chautauqua Park in Boulder on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (Photo by Matthew Jonas\/MediaNews Group\/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bouldercolorado.gov\/news\/flatiron-freddy-boulders-groundhog-day-tradition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Flatiron Freddy<\/a> out in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/colorado\/boulder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boulder<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/colorado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado<\/a>, is set to make his annual weather prediction on Feb. 2, too. City officials said that Freddy has appeared in many ways, including by canoe, fire engine, bobsled, skis, zip lines and more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/gettyimages-1238162474-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/gettyimages-1238162474-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/gettyimages-1238162474-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-1238162474-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/gettyimages-1238162474-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-1238162474-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/gettyimages-1238162474-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"FILE - Lincoln, MA - February 2: On Climate Action Day, Ms. G, the Official Groundhog of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, returned (as a virtual event) to Mass Audubons Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary to search for her shadow in Lincoln, MA on Feb. 2, 2022. Ms. G. made her annual prognostication for when spring will arrive. Folklore has it that if she sees her shadow, well be looking at six more weeks of winter; if not, an early spring is in the works. This year she predicted an early spring. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter\/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">FILE &#8211; Lincoln, MA &#8211; February 2: On Climate Action Day, Ms. G, the Official Groundhog of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, returned (as a virtual event) to Mass Audubons Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary to search for her shadow in Lincoln, MA on Feb. 2, 2022. Ms. G. made her annual prognostication for when spring will arrive. Folklore has it that if she sees her shadow, well be looking at six more weeks of winter; if not, an early spring is in the works. This year she predicted an early spring. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter\/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">And finally \u2013 Meet Ms. G.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">She&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mastategroundhog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Massachusetts&#8217; State Groundhog<\/a> and lives at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MassAudubonDrumlinFarm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mass Audubon Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Students at the Hunnewell Elementary School in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/massachusetts\/wellesley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wellesley<\/a> campaigned hard for Ms. G to become the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/massachusetts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massachusetts<\/a> state groundhog.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Their hard work paid off because on July 31, 2014, then-Gov. 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