Groundhog Day 2020: Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?

Groundhog Club co-handlers John Griffiths and Al Dereume hold Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 134th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020.

Credit: AP Photo/Barry Reeger

Credit: AP Photo/Barry Reeger

Groundhog Club co-handlers John Griffiths and Al Dereume hold Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 134th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020.

On Sunday morning, Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow on Gobbler's Knob at 7:25 a.m. to throngs of loyalists numbering in the tens of thousands.

Here are the latest updates:

Update 7:30 a.m. EST Feb. 2: Famed prognosticator Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, predicting an early spring.

Original report: On Sunday morning, Punxsutawney Phil will emerge from his burrow on Gobbler's Knob at 7:25 a.m. to throngs of loyalists numbering in the tens of thousands. They will be awaiting the meteorological marmot's soothsaying on the future of our winter ... not that we've really had one yet.

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If Phil sees his shadow, keep your shovels handy: six more weeks of winter. No shadow means spring is just around the corner.

Since 1887, Phil has seen his shadow 104 times (records are not available for 10 years).

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