People are often confused about the meaning behind Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow/not seeing his shadow. So, to clear it up, according to The Farmer’s Almanac:

•  If Phil does see his shadow (meaning the Sun is shining), winter will not end early, and we’ll have another 6 weeks left of it.
• If Phil doesn’t see his shadow (cloudy) we’ll have an early spring.

And clearly this year, Phil saw his shadow.

The official Groundhog Day event, always newsworthy, grew exponentially after release of the 1993 movie Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray. According to the official Groundhog Day website, in the years following the movie release, record crowds numbering as high as 30,000 visited Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney. In 1998, Groundhog Day was first broadcast live worldwide via the internet.

Whether you put stock in his prediction or not, stay warm and stay safe until fairer temperatures arrive in spring.