Without a resident woodchuck, Milwaukee County Zoo is calling on a surprise guest animal for its 2026 Groundhog Day prediction.

Here's all you need to know about Groundhog Day. What is it, how it works, and which are the most accurate groundhogs in the U.S.

Groundhog day will be here soon, and you can celebrate it the Cajun way with Pierre C. Shadeaux, a season-predicting nutria.

Here’s what to know about the weather-forecasting tradition.

The Groundhog Day ceremony, which is set to take place on Monday, Feb. 2, at the Staten Island Zoo in West Brighton will be closed to the public this year due to the weather.

Local columnist Pam Walker explores Groundhog Day lore, Punxsutawney Phil myths, and Georgia’s General Beauregard Lee.

Groundhogs emerge from their burrows around Feb.4. This fits the folklore of Groundhog Day, but predicting the weather is not their objective.

The Weather Channel has introduced what it’s called a “creative first”: An AI groundhog that it will use to predict the status of winter on both Feb. 2 and beyond. Named Chuck Burrows (“woodchuck” is another name for groundhogs), the AI critter is being billed as the “world’s first AI prediction-obsessed groundhog.”