Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter Weather in 2022

For the 107th time in 136 years, Pennsylvania’s groundhog spotted his shadow. Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter weather after seeing his shadow at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney in the Pennsylvania Wilds on Feb. 2.

Visitors and residents from across the state and beyond made the “Philgrimage” to join Phil to commemorate Pennsylvania’s beloved 136-year-old tradition. Excitement grew as the crowd stood by to hear this year’s prognostication.

The annual event dates back to 1887 when a group of groundhog hunters first dubbed themselves “The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club” and procl...