Groundhog Day annually celebrates Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog with proposed weather forecasting abilities. Here's when he will make his seasonal prediction.

Groundhog Day is Monday, Feb. 2. The answer is in his name. The groundhog is known as Punxsutawney Phil, because the town where the Groundhog Day tradition originated is called Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. A big celebration is still held in the town to this day.

Here's all you need to know about Groundhog Day. What is it, how it works, and which are the most accurate groundhogs in the U.S.

Also known as a "whistlepig" and a "thickwood badger," groundhogs are now synonymous with shadows and spring weather. But there's more to know.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. How much ground could a groundhog hog, if a groundhog could hog ground? Quite a lot actually. Groundhogs (also known as woodchucks, whistlepigs, or if you attended Vassar College, "womp-womps") are ...

Groundhog Day is always on Feb. 2, which in 2026 lands on a Monday. Punxsutawney Phil - as well as other prophetic groundhogs around the nation - will predict the forecast early in the morning. (Typically around 7:30 a.m.)

No matter the name – and it goes by many – the groundhog can be a real nuisance for farmers and home gardeners. “The main conflict that people have with groundhogs eating things tends to be in vegetable gardens, because they like to eat many plants ...