Potawatomi Poppy

Forecaster Type: Groundhog
Location: South Bend, Indiana, United States
Description: Potawatomi Poppy was a groundhog at the Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend, Indiana, who provided a weather forecast on Groundhog Day in 2023 and 2024. If Poppy saw her shadow, there would be six more weeks of winter, if not, there would be an early spring. Sadly Poppy passed away in 2024 after only two Groundhog Days as a prognosticator.
Began forecasting: 2023
Death: 2024