PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair and "saw" his shadow today, predicting six more weeks of winter.
But, at this rate, that might not be so bad. The winter has brought little snow and only a few notably cold days to much of the East.
The groundhog made his "prediction" on Gobbler's Knob, a tiny hill in the town for which he's named about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
Today's ceremony was largely that: Phil's annual prediction is determined ahead of time by the Inner Circle, a group who dons top hats and tuxedos and decides in advance what the groundhog will predict.