Groundhog Day 2013: When It Is, Local Events and More
Potomac Phil makes his appearance in D.C. at the same time as Punxsutawney Phil, Groundhog Day movie showings and other Groundhog Day 2013 events.
Groundhog Day 2013 is Feb. 2 this year—again. (That’s this Saturday.) The weather in the past week across Northern Virginia makes Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction about whether we’ll have six more weeks or winter anyone’s guess. Last Friday, several schools in the area were closed or delayed due to sleet. By Tuesday and Wednesday, temperatures reached almost 70 degrees before plunging back into the 40s Thursday. Flurries are in the forecast Friday morning. An Early Spring or More Winter? The forecast for Groundhog day 2013 in McLean calls for mostly cloudy skies and a high of 38 degrees. The forecast that matters on Groundhog Day—the one at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Penn.—calls for snow showers and a high of 22 degrees. That means …
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