WBUR TODAY: Groundhog imposter syndrome
❤️ Donate Monday, February 2, 2026 ☀️ Sunny, with a high of 29. Good Morning Boston, Happy Groundhog Day. Thankfully, we aren't waking up to a repeat of last Monday — this weekend's "bomb cyclone" mostly missed us. However, Punxsutawney Phil is predicting six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow this morning . The good news for those hoping for an early spring? The Pennsylvania groundhog is right only 35% of the time . And over the last few decades, a group of copycat groundhogs and other shadowy prognosticators has emerged in Massachusetts for those looking for a second (or third) opinion: Ms. G: Our " official " state groundhog, Ms. G has been delivering her own Groundhog Day forecast since 2008 from Mass Audubon's Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln. And she gets it right 60% of the time , according to Mass Audubon. She's expected to check her shadow at 10 a.m. today, which you can stream on ...