US EditionGroundhog Day 2025: Willie and Sam at odds over spring’s arrival
- Shubenacadie Sam predicted six more weeks of winter after seeing her shadow on February 2, 2025, during an event at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park in Nova Scotia.
- Fred La Marmotte, from Quebec, also saw his shadow, indicating a longer winter, while Wiarton Willie in Ontario forecasted an early spring after not seeing his shadow.
- Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania agreed with Sam and Fred, predicting six more weeks of winter, as announced by his handlers.
- A study by researchers at Lakehead University found that groundhogs are no better at predicting spring than flipping a coin, highlighting the uncertainty of their forecasts.
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Groundhog Day 2025: Willie, Fred and Sam at Odds Over Spring’s Arrival
Canada’s famous prognosticating rodents were split over spring’s arrival on Groundhog Day. Ontario’s Wiarton Willie reportedly did not see his shadow on Sunday morning, which is good news for people tired of wintry weather. But Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie Sam and Quebec’s Fred la Marmotte saw their shadows, predicting a long winter ahead. The tradition holds that if a groundhog doesn’t see its shadow on Groundhog Day, springlike weather will soon…
Groundhog Day comes with split predictions of spring’s arrival, death of Quebec’s Fred la Marmotte
Ontario’s Wiarton Willie called for an early spring while Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie Sam sees shadow heralding more winter. Death of Quebec groundhog casts shadow over festivities
Wiarton Willie predicts early spring, but Fred, Sam and Lucy the Lobster disagree on Groundhog Day
Wiarton Willie has predicted an early spring. But Willie's prediction goes against his fellow weather-prognosticating animals like Shubenacadie Sam, Fred la marmotte, Punxsutawney Phil and Lucy the Lobster, who all saw their shadows and predicted six more weeks of winter.
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Wiarton Willie calling for early spring
Wiarton Willie is predicting an early spring, a different opinion from other celebrity groundhogs.
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