More of Phil’s past predictions are also available from the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. Shepherd is the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor and hosts The Weather Channel’s Weather Geeks Podcast, which can be found at all podcast outlets. Then, of course, the prognosticator of prognosticators emerged at dawn. 'But I … Thousands of visitors come to Gobbler’s Knob on Groundhog Day as well as throughout the rest of the year. Shortly after this year’s prediction was revealed, one of the members of the inner circle shared a message he said Phil had imparted: “After winter, you’re looking forward to one of the most beautiful and brightest springs you’ve ever seen.”. How An Astronaut’s Eyes Are Damaged By A Year In Space, Punxsutawney Phil apparently saw his shadow, Georgia rodent forecaster General Beauregard Lee. This inconsistency highlights that Groundhog Day is more about tradition than science. “It has felt like at times we’re all living the same day over and over again. Punxsutawney Phil’s Groundhog Day prediction: Winter is with us for another six weeks Texas faces 'plumbing catastrophe,' food shortages after devastating storm There's a … Punxsutawney Phil is held by the handler as the prediction for six more weeks of winter is read during Groundhog day ceremonies on February 2, 2018, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
Children color in the picture of the groundhog seeing it's shadow and the snowflakes.