groundhog day results

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Groundhog Day 2026, which, by tradition, means six more weeks of winter.

2026 Groundhog Day results (quick scoop)

• Punxsutawney Phil (Pennsylvania, USA): Saw his shadow, predicting a longer winter.

• Overall “consensus” so far: A majority of tracked groundhogs are leaning toward a longer winter in 2026.

• Groundhog-Day.com tally: Early in the day, 17 reporting animals pointed toward a “looking like longer winter” overall result.

• Phil’s historical record: Since records began, Phil has seen his shadow 110 times, much more often than not.

Other notable 2026 predictions

Different towns have their own animals and sometimes very different calls.

• Wiarton Willie (Ontario, Canada): Predicted an early spring.

• Several regional groundhogs across the U.S. and Canada also called for an early spring, including Wiarton Willie, Jimmy the Groundhog, Buckeye Chuck, French Creek Freddie, and others listed in 2026 tallies.

• At the same time, many others, including local celebrities like Potomac Phil and several Pennsylvania/Connecticut animals, predicted a longer winter.

In other words, 2026 is one of those classic split years: your “forecast” depends on which local critter you trust.

What the numbers say

From a data-aggregation standpoint, 2026 leans wintery.

• A partial 2026 count showed 44 predictions so far: 19 early spring vs. 25 longer winter.

• Groundhog-Day.com’s live dashboard summarized 2026 as “looking like longer winter” based on the majority of reporting animals.

Accuracy context

• Analyses of Phil’s forecasts over recent decades put his accuracy around 30–40% when compared with U.S. temperature outcomes.

• So the “result” is mostly for fun and tradition, not a replacement for real meteorological forecasts.

TL;DR: For Groundhog Day 2026, Punxsutawney Phil and most tracked groundhogs are calling for a longer winter, though a notable group (like Wiarton Willie) is still betting on an early spring.

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