How does the celebration for Punxsutawney Phil differ from the popular Bill Murray movie "Groundhog Day" and what are some of the gaffes that have happened there over the years?
Hamilton, MT
Right Now
0°
Cloudy
- Humidity: 94%
- Feels Like: -11°
- Heat Index: 0°
- Wind: 5 mph
- Wind Chill: -11°
- UV Index: 1 Low
- Sunrise: 08:00:50 AM
- Sunset: 05:39:38 PM
- Dew Point: -1°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Mostly cloudy skies. High 27F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy skies. Low 19F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow
Mostly cloudy skies. High 39F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
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Precip: 73% Chance
Humidity: 86%
Wind Chill: -8°
Heat Index: 3°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 0.8 mi
2 AM
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2 AM
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Wind: SSE @ 6 mph
Precip: 48% Chance
Humidity: 84%
Wind Chill: -6°
Heat Index: 5°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 1.6 mi
3 AM
6°
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6°
Wind: S @ 6 mph
Precip: 38% Chance
Humidity: 81%
Wind Chill: -5°
Heat Index: 6°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 1.4 mi
4 AM
10°
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4 AM
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Wind: S @ 7 mph
Precip: 34% Chance
Humidity: 70%
Wind Chill: -1°
Heat Index: 10°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 4 mi
5 AM
12°
32%
5 AM
12°
Wind: SSE @ 7 mph
Precip: 32% Chance
Humidity: 71%
Wind Chill: 1°
Heat Index: 12°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 4 mi
6 AM
12°
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6 AM
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Wind: SSE @ 7 mph
Precip: 24% Chance
Humidity: 72%
Wind Chill: 1°
Heat Index: 12°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 9 mi
7 AM
12°
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7 AM
12°
Wind: SSE @ 7 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 72%
Wind Chill: 1°
Heat Index: 12°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 9 mi
8 AM
11°
4%
8 AM
11°
Wind: SSE @ 8 mph
Precip: 4% Chance
Humidity: 73%
Wind Chill: -1°
Heat Index: 11°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 9 mi
9 AM
12°
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9 AM
12°
Wind: SSE @ 8 mph
Precip: 3% Chance
Humidity: 73%
Wind Chill: 1°
Heat Index: 12°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 9 mi
10 AM
14°
2%
10 AM
14°
Wind: SSE @ 9 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 67%
Wind Chill: 3°
Heat Index: 14°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
11 AM
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2%
11 AM
17°
Wind: SSE @ 9 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 63%
Wind Chill: 6°
Heat Index: 17°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
12 PM
20°
2%
12 PM
20°
Wind: SSE @ 8 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 60%
Wind Chill: 10°
Heat Index: 20°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
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