AP PHOTO Punxsutawney Phil is said to be predicting six more weeks of wintry weather after he saw his shadow Monday. His annual prediction was translated by his handlers at Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania.

Punxsutawney Phil is predicting six more weeks of winter after his handlers said he saw his shadow outside his tree stump on Gobbler’s Knob.

The groundhog’s forecast was announced Monday by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club in rural Pennsylvania.

If Phil hadn’t seen his shadow, that would have foretold an early arrival of spring.

Tens of thousands of people gathered early Monday morning for the famous groundhog that lives in a tree stump, to predict if the already long and cold winter across much of the United States will go on for another six weeks or if an early spring is around the corner.

The meteorological marmot’s predictions on Monday are pretty straightforward. When Phil is said to have seen his shadow upon emergence from a tree stump in rural Pennsylvania, that’s considered a forecast for six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t see his shadow, an early spring is said to be on the way.

Usually guests can come up on stage and take pictures of Phil after his prediction.

But this time, the announcer said it was too cold for that and his handlers were afraid to keep him out too long.

The audience was asked to come up front, turn around and “do a selfie.”

After Phil saw his shadow, there was a mixed combination cheers and boos from the crowd.

Phil’s handlers on stage held signs saying, “Brrrr! More Snow,” and “Freezing Rain.”