Groundhog Day in Canada: who will have six more weeks of winter?

We are on this planet for a very very very very short period of time. So why can't people just have some fun. Wiarton Willy and his cohorts provide a brief escape from the world of politics and reason just like Santa Claus. For crying out load people , have some fun while you are here!

6 MORE weeks, we havn't even started yet. So much for La nina.

Well, I guess that a prediction by a groundhog is as accurate as any weatherperson's.

sun = shadow, no sun = no shadow

winter never started.

I don't think the prognostication will mean anything for London Ontario. Our winter has been more like spring with occasional bouts of winter.

probably more accurate than Environment Canada has been

Please end soon. It is so cold up here. haha.

Groundhog Day is just the perfect way to break the winter blues. It gives us a smile or a chuckle and something fun to talk about. Spring comes when it comes. It's nice to have a "fluffy" bit of news now and then. Now that the groundhogs have made their predictions they can go back and finish their winter naps. We should tell all of them thanks for the predictions and nightey - night and see you in the spring. Here Wiarton couldn't see his shadow because it's cloudy.

What goes better with groundhog - roast potatoes or fried rice??

I am not going to complain. Since Last year we had something like 10 feet of snow it made up for this year with less than a inch.. Hurry up Spring.

It's cloudy (overcast) here in Toronto, so I'm hoping for an early spring (but did we even have a winter?)

Well maybe it is early spring in Canada and 6 more weeks of winter south of the 49th parallel. If they are both right (I actually mean the three with their two different predictions) they are better prognosticators of the weather than the meteorologists, for whatever reason!

I can pretty much guarantee that this rodent's forecast will be every bit as reliable as Environment Canada's, likely more accurate. Maybe they should hire him.

Ah, this just makes me want to watch Groundhog Day with Bill Murray over and over and over again......

Hahaha, this wirter takes a stab at the french "Canadians are 2 for 2 when it comes to an early spring." then immidietly states "The rodent that hails from Val-d'Espoir, Quebec, doesn't have such a rosy forecast for Quebecers."

Apparently, quebecers are not Canadian. lol.

i think the seagulls and geese that have stuck around for winter spoke a long time ago

The groundhod day was invented ,to distract people from the winter stress and give hope for a early spring, whatever the prediction turns out to be ,is not important, what's important is, it give people something to talk about,but they should leave the poor groundhog in peace until he is ready to come out on his own then make a prediction.

37% accuracy... WOW! It is far better than Meteorologist's forcast.

I think we need to hit a real winter first before we escape it! Be kind to us February :)