Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, meaning six more weeks of wintry weather

Punxsutawney Phil during the 133rd celebration of Groundhog Day. Picture: Gene J Puskar/AP

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and is predicting six more weeks of wintry weather, his top-hatted handlers announced on Sunday from Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania.

A massive crowd was on hand to hear the woodchuck’s weather forecast, an annual ritual with roots in European agricultural life that has boomed in public interest since Bill Murray’s 1993 movie Groundhog Day.