It turns out Phil could be right for part of the country, but quite wrong for another part.
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00:00Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye!
00:03It's Groundhog Day, and maybe life is on a loop.
00:08But I miss my burrow.
00:11I miss my coop.
00:13So I'm headed back down.
00:16There's a shadow up here.
00:18Get ready for six more weeks of winter this year!
00:22Whoo!
00:24Happy Groundhog Day!
00:28Well, there you have it.
00:30Phil officially put out a verdict.
00:33Quite poetically, I might add, six more weeks of winter.
00:38Many may not be surprised, since it's been a frigid start to 2025.
00:43But there is a big change from January,
00:46where persistent extreme cold held a firm grip across the country.
00:52Now the jet stream has lifted,
00:54and that cold air has been pushed back to the north and northwest.
00:59Expect this area to stay active through early February at least.
01:03Now the jet stream is looser to the east,
01:06allowing milder air to build and spring-like conditions to settle across the south.
01:11This sharp temperature contrast will set the stage for storms to follow that dividing line,
01:17a track, like a track, bringing a wintry combination of snow
01:22and a mix to northern sections and thunderstorms to the south.
01:27So in comparison to the exclusive AccuWeather forecast,
01:30Phil can be considered sort of right.
01:33Starting early spring will make its presence known across the south,
01:37of course with maybe a few setbacks,
01:39while winter will be harder to push out completely in the north.
01:43And winter wants a shot in the northwest and the northern Rockies,
01:46as we've already been seeing with this snow.
01:49Stay tuned to AccuWeather.
01:51Our full spring forecast comes out on Wednesday.