Groundhog predicts six more weeks of winter

PUNXSUTAWNEY Phil saw his shadow, but it was hard to find a complainer in the crowd on Gobbler’s Knob, where the morning temperature was well above freezing.

There were a few boos at the groundhog’s prediction of six more weeks of winter, but most of the hundreds of revellers instead turned the event into an impromptu rally for football side Pittsburgh Steelers.

The furry forecaster may be popular, but the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing in the Super Bowl on Sunday.