According to Tymko’s forecast, the spring heat in Ukraine will arrive no earlier than mid-March.

Groundhog Day is celebrated on February 2. This year, spring weather in Ukraine will arrive in mid-March. Such a forecast was “predicted” by the Kharkiv groundhog Tymka today, “Suspilne Kharkiv” reports.

According to reports, the groundhog gave a forecast on February 2 at the biostation in Gaidary.

Meanwhile, the caretaker of the marmot, a researcher at the Zoology Department of KhNU Volodymyr Ronkin, said that because of the war, Timka was sleeping badly and had lost weight.

“Today, Timko is not sleeping. He has lost a lot of weight, this is not normal, it may affect his health, but it will be clear closer to the summer. In the winter, the groundhog does not eat anything. His temperature is too high now for him to keep his fat reserves at the right level.” , – said Volodymyr Ronkin.

We will remind you that for a long time Baba Timka was under occupation in the village of Nesterivka, Kharkiv Region. In September, this village was liberated.

Groundhog Day – what forecasters think about forecasts

The Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center noted that Groundhog Day is only a holiday. It has nothing to do with serious scientific forecasts and forecasters.

Groundhog Day is celebrated every year on February 2. This holiday is especially popular in the USA and Canada, but Ukrainians are not left out either.

This day was first celebrated in 1886 in the USA, and a woman living in the mountains of Pennsylvania became the first official “meteorologist”.

After the movie of the same name “Groundhog Day” was released, the February 2 holiday became popular in many other countries.