It’s Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning. According to the weather-forecasting rodent, that means six more weeks of winter. That’s probably not what some people want to hear, especially in southeastern South Dakota which was hit with up to eight inches of snow over the weekend. The snow has been followed by sub-zero wind chills.
State climatologist Dennis Todey doesn't have much faith in Punxsutawney Phil's meteorological skills. He joined Dakota Midday and said the outlook for February is above-normal temperatures. He said that’ll come once we get through the current cold snap. But he says he doesn’t rule out more storm systems moving through the state as well.