Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter on Groundhog Day

Famed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter in Pennsylvania on the morning of Groundhog Day, Thursday, February 2.

Video posted to Facebook by Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro shows the scene at Gobbler’s Knob on Thursday morning.

Phil’s message was delivered on a scroll: “I see a shadow on my stage, and so, no matter how you measure, it’s six more weeks of winter weather.” Credit: Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania via Storyful

Video transcript

- Punxsutawney Phil, ladies and gentlemen.

- Mr. President, we have a scroll.

- We have a scroll.

- I see a shadow on my stage, and so no matter how you measure, it's six more weeks of winter weather.

- Punxsutawney Phil, ladies and gentlemen.

- Mr. President, we have a scroll.

- We have a scroll.

- I see a shadow on my stage, and so no matter how you measure, it's six more weeks of winter weather.