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How does Punxsutawney Phil's spring prediction line up with AccuWeather's?
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2/3/2025
It turns out Phil could be right for part of the country, but quite wrong for another part.
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00:00
Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye!
00:03
It's Groundhog Day, and maybe life is on a loop.
00:08
But I miss my burrow.
00:11
I miss my coop.
00:13
So I'm headed back down.
00:16
There's a shadow up here.
00:18
Get ready for six more weeks of winter this year!
00:22
Whoo!
00:24
Happy Groundhog Day!
00:28
Well, there you have it.
00:30
Phil officially put out a verdict.
00:33
Quite poetically, I might add, six more weeks of winter.
00:38
Many may not be surprised, since it's been a frigid start to 2025.
00:43
But there is a big change from January,
00:46
where persistent extreme cold held a firm grip across the country.
00:52
Now the jet stream has lifted,
00:54
and that cold air has been pushed back to the north and northwest.
00:59
Expect this area to stay active through early February at least.
01:03
Now the jet stream is looser to the east,
01:06
allowing milder air to build and spring-like conditions to settle across the south.
01:11
This sharp temperature contrast will set the stage for storms to follow that dividing line,
01:17
a track, like a track, bringing a wintry combination of snow
01:22
and a mix to northern sections and thunderstorms to the south.
01:27
So in comparison to the exclusive AccuWeather forecast,
01:30
Phil can be considered sort of right.
01:33
Starting early spring will make its presence known across the south,
01:37
of course with maybe a few setbacks,
01:39
while winter will be harder to push out completely in the north.
01:43
And winter wants a shot in the northwest and the northern Rockies,
01:46
as we've already been seeing with this snow.
01:49
Stay tuned to AccuWeather.
01:51
Our full spring forecast comes out on Wednesday.
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