Tens of thousands of people are gathering for Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog that lives in a tree stump, to predict if the already long and cold winter across much of the United States will go on for another six weeks or if an early spring is around the corner.

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Penn. -- Ahead of Groundhog Day this Sunday, PETA sent a letter urging The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club to retire famous Phil and another Punxsutawney groundhog. In the letter, the animal rights group suggested replacing Phil with an ...

Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring Friday in Gobbler’s Knob, Pennsylvania, the scene of the country’s largest and best known Groundhog Day celebration in the United States. The annual event is a tongue-in-cheek ritual in which Phil’s ...

PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 02: Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 139th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on February 2 ...

The groundwork has been laid for a sunrise ceremony Monday when international woodchuck celebrity Punxsutawney Phil's annual long-term weather forecast will be announced — six more weeks of winter or an early spring. Tens of thousands of revelers will be ...

This browser does not support the Video element. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Monday, meaning six more weeks of winter lies ahead. Thousands gathered at Gobbler's Knob in Puxsutawney on Monday to watch Phil's forecast. It's the second straight year ...