"It may be hard to believe as a large swath of the U.S. thaws out from a bitter polar vortex, but spring is coming early, according to handlers for some of the country's most famous prognosticating groundhogs."
"Come out little ground hog
Stick your head up look around
Can't you see there ain't no shadows
On the cold, cold ground
But if you dance and sing your song
Then you'll know that Winter's gone
Come out little ground hog, spring the spring on me"
"Residents enduring the brutal and life-threatening Arctic outbreak to end January can look ahead to the taste of March that awaits during the first weekend of February."
"As the remainder of January is shaping up to be quite stormy in the Midwest and northeastern United States, one weak winter storm may hinder travel spanning Wednesday night to Friday, while a stronger winter storm may shut down travel this weekend."
Sometimes it gets darn depressing looking at the countdown clock I built when it notes that spring is quite a ways off. ⌚️ But the truth is some news is encouraging, the fact that in a month the sun will be setting close to 5:15 PM each day 🌇 and that we will have gained an hour of of daylight each day. Not spring time yet, but certainly that will feel a whole lot closer. 🌻
"There are no signs of long-lasting serious cold weather for the northeastern United states through the middle of January, but things may change late in the month."