A wildlife expert and a meteorologist weigh in.

The Weather Channel has introduced what it’s called a “creative first”: An AI groundhog that it will use to predict the status of winter on both Feb. 2 and beyond. Named Chuck Burrows (“woodchuck” is ...

Punxsutawney Phil is set to make his 130th prediction since 1887. What is the groundhog's track record and accuracy rate for predictions?

Each Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil makes his prediction about a late end to winter weather or early start to spring ...

Millions will cheer as groundhogs or woodchucks are pulled from their dens on Feb. 2 to make weather forecasts. Research says we shouldn't bother.

Of course groundhogs – also known as woodchucks – don’t emerge at this time just to be furry weather predictors. So what’s ...

Winter storms this week have shattered records, taken lives, and forced people to hunker down at home from Texas to Maine.

On Jan. 18, the FOX45 Weather Authority predicted a 30% chance of snow on Jan. 24. By Tuesday, computer models hinted at 12 ...

Two journalists explain how weather forecasting works, and how it has developed over the last 65 years into a more precise prediction than ever before.