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From a puppet that resides in a cardboard box to a Vancouver Island marmot, Canadian weather prognosticators come in various colours and sizes.
Shubenacadie Sam/Shubenacadie Provincial Wild Park
According to folklore, if the groundhog emerges from its burrow and sees its shadow, winter will last for another six weeks. If it doesn’t see its shadow, we will have an early spring.
2025 Groundhog Day Predictions:
Shubenacadie Sam – Nova Scotia:
Prediction: Long Winter
I saw my shadow! ❄️ Six more weeks of winter ❄️ pic.twitter.com/yPE4XZ110W
— Shubenacadie Sam (@ShubenacadieSam) February 2, 2025
Lucy the Lobster — Nova Scotia
Prediction: Long Winter (Six more weeks of winter)
TR Tunnel — Nova Scotia
Prediction: Early Spring
Fred la Marmotte — Quebec
Prediction: Long Winter (Six more weeks of winter)
Wiarton Willy – Ontario
Prediction: Early Spring
Wiarton Willy – Ontario
Prediction: Early Spring
Groundhog Gary – Ontario
Prediction: Early Spring.
Balzac Billy – Alberta
Prediction: Early Spring
Van Isle Violet – British Columbia
Prediction: 6 more weeks of winter
Okanagan Okie – British Columbia
Prediction: Six more weeks of winter.
Whether you put your faith in these tiny weather predictors or not, spring will follow, however long the winter is.
To learn more about each groundhog, see here.
