Staten Island Chuck (a.k.a Charles G. Hogg) is the borough’s resident groundhog. He lives at the Staten Island Zoo in West Brighton. And he has an excellent record when it comes to predicting whether we’ll experience an early spring or six more weeks of dark, blustery winter.

NYC’s favorite rodent (after Pizza Rat) is back and ready to predict the weather! Groundhog Chuck is almost set to emerge from his cozy den at the Staten Island Zoo with the answer to a question brewing on everyone’s mind: Will the Big Apple see an early spring?

The day eventually evolved into what we know it today. In 1886, Groundhog Day was acknowledged for the first time in Punxsutawney by a local newspaper, Weathers Wags, according to the club. In 1887, the first official pilgrimage to see Phil on Gobbler’s Knob while he made his predictions were made.

There is only one Punxsutawney Phil, but many challengers to his throne. How accurate are they? These weather experts decided to find out.

If the weather-predicting groundhog sees his shadow, it allegedly means six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t, it means an early spring. However, Punxsutawney Phil’s winter prognoses have only been right about 39% of the time.

Here's what the weather forecast shows for Punxsutawney Phil's prediction for Groundhog Day on Sunday morning.

All eyes will be on the “Weather Capital of the World” this Sunday for Phil's big moment, but it appears the forecast may already be hinting at a spring prediction.

Groundhogs emerge from their burrows on Sunday to tell us if we can expect an early spring. Will they see their shadows? Here's what to know.

Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil might be the most known weather-predicting groundhog, but a new study is throwing shade on how much his predictions should be trusted. Phil did so poorly that taxidermied critters are better at forecasting an early spring.