PUNXSUTAWNEY — The world's most famous groundhog has seen his shadow, which, legend has it, means we can expect six more weeks of winter.

Punxsutawney Phil's forecast was announced in front of thousands of revelers gathered at Gobbler's Knob. They gathered under overcast skies with temperatures hovering around the freezing mark this morning, with many revelers buoyed by the Super Bowl victory by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night.

German tradition holds that if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on Feb. 2 — the Christian holiday of Candlemas — winter would last another six weeks. If no shadow was seen, legend said spring would come early.

Since 1887, Phil has seen his shadow 97 times, hasn't seen it 15 times, and there are no records for nine years, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.