Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Winter has been in high gear for the first month of 2026 across much of Canada, and that has many Canadians asking an age-old ...

With much of the United States already enduring a protracted and severe winter, all eyes turned to Punxsutawney Phil on Monday as his handlers revealed the famed groundhog's annual weather prediction.

Groundhog Day is the celebration of Punxsutawney Phil, the first groundhog to make a (mostly) successful prediction in 1887 on February 2. Each year, the public watches with anticipation to see if the ...

Groundhog Day is a tradition brought to the U.S. by European settlers, with the first official event in 1887. According to legend, Punxsutawney Phil is 140 years old and kept immortal by a special ...

Everybody in? Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye. Now on this February 2nd, Punxsutawney Phil, the seer of seers, prognosticator of all prognosticators, was awakened from his wintry nap at dawn on Gobbler's ...

Groundhog Day is a tradition held on February 2nd where a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil predicts the weather. If Phil sees his shadow it means six more weeks of winter, but if he does not, an ...

Spectators gather in Punxsutawny, Pa., to observe the Groundhog Day ceremony on Feb. 2, 2026. The ceremony dates back to the late 19th century. Photo courtesy of @punxsyphil on Instagram Every year, ...

The handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil at Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania announced that he saw his own shadow Monday morning, thereby predicting six more weeks of winter and not ...