Dang - we are having fake spring and it will be in the upper sixties, low seventies all week - no rain in sight until maybe "showers" by next weekend.
So the beastie will see his shadow, but winter is gone much too early - or return with a vengeance when it is not supposed to.
My spring used for garden irrigation is already running dry.
Oh, I take some cheese with my whine LOL

We are having a thaw here today, too, Lilo. It's the first time the temps have gone above freezing for awhile and the sun is shining. Call it a mental holiday. Southern Ohio was in the path of the same storm what hit Kentucky and Tennessee. Our particular power company said they had 80K customers off grid when I called for a status report. But the sun shall be gone tomorrow for a few days. I have a heavy iron skillet I would be glad to whack an emerging g'hog with, however, just in case. ;-) Not to harm him, of course, but to make him see stars instead of shadows.

We have had a hellish winter so far. It started early and has been frigid and wet. I would prefer it, however, to a dry and warm one. It's a necessary part of replenishing the earth with moisture, and it's easier to work around a shorter growing season, than a dry one.

Big thaw here today. Our high was 74. And sorry to tell you this Suzy, but our forecast for tomorrow is lots of sun & you know what that means.

LOL. Yes, I know what it means. It means Appalachia is having an early spring and Texas isn't.

Sorry Suzy, Phil saw his shadow both here & in Pennsylvania. Don't put your wool socks away for another six weeks.

As is typical in Tennessee, we'll have ALL of the weather in one week. Six more weeks of this? Yep. Try 4 more months of this when it turns to hot, humid, and sometimes rainy. And maybe only a 20 degree range instead of the 42 degree range offered here. I've been fine, but today starts my cold that will last for 2+ weeks.

Today: Mostly sunny, high near 47.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 45.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

Mine did not see his shadow but by now it would. It's thawing a bit, just enough to have a film of water on the ice and my rearend did not appreciate that. Snow again on the way for tomorow.

Remind me: what's it supposed to mean if he sees his shadow? Or not?

(Seems to me it either means another 6 weeks of winter, or we wait another 6 weeks until spring . . . . .)

No way he saw his shadow down here. It's very overcast. Wouldn't be the first time the northern part of the state gets different weather than the S.E. quadrant. I'm holding that thought, because the thoughts of spring is the only thing stopping me from going crackers.

Sara, if he sees his shadow that means six more weeks of winter, if not then spring comes early.

I thought it was as Sara wrote, if he sees his shadow, it's another six weeks' of winter; if he doesn't see his shadow, it's six weeks' till spring.

Mother Nature has got us, either way! :>)