Staten Island Chuck, Punxsutawney Phil Disagree On Groundhog Day Prediction

Uh oh – there’s a Groundhog Day controversy brewing.

We have competing predictions from two of our nation’s foremost groundhog weather experts.

Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil has called for six more weeks of winter, after seeing his own shadow Wednesday morning.

However, Phil’s New York rival Staten Island Chuck went the other way – missing his shadow and predicting an early spring.

Shadowy figure: It’s Groundhog Day and people are waiting to learn whether a furry critter in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, predicts an early spring or six more weeks of winter. https://t.co/j1pvYmvg7r

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 2, 2022