Although Saskatchewan does not have its own groundhog, many other provinces took the time yesterday to look at the predictions of the lowland creature. 

Of the six provinces that celebrate Groundhogs Day, five groundhogs saw their shadow and predicted another six weeks of winter, while only one predicted an early Spring. 

Meteorologist Terri Lang, with Environment Canada, doesn’t think that much value should be placed on the tradition. 

It's a pretty good bet in Saskatchewan that you'll get another six weeks of winter when you're looking at the forecast, standing on February 2nd and looking ahead,” she said. “So yeah, I don't think you need a Groundhog to tell you that.” 

Lang stated that colder temperatures are expected to be seen into March. 

“We do have a La Nina in effect, which tends to give colder conditions in the winter, especially later in the winter,” she said. “So, the forecast is for the month of February and into early March is for temperatures to be on average, colder than average, and also a better chance of getting above-average precipitation, which would actually be good news for the farmers as the winter has been running somewhat dry so we could use some more snow for sure.”