: , , Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Sunday , February 2, 2014 Seahawks , Groundhogs , and Cold First , lets consider the most important issue first : Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today , which means 6 more weeks of winter . nbsp This result is consistent with seasonal climate models , such as the NOAA Climate Forecast System Model , which suggest that there will be some persistence to dry warm west with cold east pattern we have seen . nbsp The idea of his seeing his shadow implying cool temperatures makes some sense , since that would imply high pressure and cold air is over the East . Coast Seattle is on pins and needles about the Seahawks game , and for good reason . nbsp The forecast situation is