Had your winter Phil? Check Groundhog Day forecast

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2012 file photo, Groundhog Club handler Ron Ploucha holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 126th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Groundhog Day is Saturday, and the community is holding its welcome-back bash for the famous winter-weather prognosticator _ the so-called seer of seers and sage of sages. Legend has it that if the groundhog sees his shadow on Feb. 2, winter will last six more weeks. No shadow means an early spring. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2012 file photo, Groundhog Club handler Ron Ploucha holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 126th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Groundhog Day is Saturday, and the community is holding its welcome-back bash for the famous winter-weather prognosticator _ the so-called seer of seers and sage of sages. Legend has it that if the groundhog sees his shadow on Feb. 2, winter will last six more weeks. No shadow means an early spring. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

In this photo made on Thursday Jan. 31, 2013, high school math teacher Molly Neal gives a Groundhog Day quiz to her daughter?s fifth-grade class at Gray?s Woods Elementary School in Port Matilda, Pa. Neal bakes groundhog-shaped cookies and gives a special presentation every year about Groundhog Day celebrations in her hometown of Punxsutawney. (AP Photo/Genaro Armas)

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) ? It's Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney (puhnk-suh-TAW'-nee) Phil has made his prediction. He says expect an early spring.

With thousands watching on Gobbler's Knob in west-central Pennsylvania, the furry rodent emerged from his lair Saturday but didn't see his shadow.

Legend has it that if the groundhog sees his shadow on Feb. 2, winter will last six more weeks. But if he doesn't see his shadow, spring will come early. At least that's what the Inner Circle says ? the group that dons top hats and tuxedos on Groundhog Day each year to oversee the ceremony.

Inner Circle president Bill Deeley says that after "consulting" with Phil, he makes the call in deciphering what the world's most famous groundhog has to say about the weather.

Associated Press

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