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.
The annual ritual goes back more than a century in western Pennsylvania, with far older roots in European folklore, but it took Bill Murray’s 1993 movie to transform it into what it is today, with tens of thousands of revelers at the scene and imitators scattered around the United States and beyond.
Last year’s crowd may have been a record and organizers were bracing for a similar turnout on Sunday.
If the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club members declare Phil did not see his shadow, that is said to usher in an early spring. If he does see it, it’s six more weeks of winter, although what that means can be subjective.
