Expanded hours begin may 2 with Sunday openings
We are excited to announce that we will be expanding our hours beginning May 2! We will now be open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Large groups, such as home schools, cyber schools, church schools and summer camps, are still welcome to...
Girl Scout Get Moving Journey day for juniors to be rescheduled
The Get Moving Journey for Junior Girl Scouts that was scheduled for Saturday, April 24 will be rescheduled at a later date due to conflicts within the Girl Scouts organization. If you are interested in learning the new date, please e-mail info@weathercenter.org and...
DAisy Flower Garden Journey to be rescheduled; Juniors Get moving journey still being held
Due to low enrollment, the Girl Scout Daisy Flower Garden Journey Day scheduled for April 10 will be rescheduled for the fall. No date in the fall has been selected yet. If you would like to be notified directly of the reschedule date, please e-mail us at...
Just Added to schedule – junior Girl scouts journey day
We've added an additional Girl Scout program to our line up! The Get Moving Journey for Juniors will be held on Saturday, April 24 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The scouts will earn all three of the Journey's awards: Energize, Investigate, and Innovate. Instruction is through...
Friday, Saturday only hours continue through March
As we continue to monitor the spread of COVID and the progress of the vaccination process, the Weather Discovery Center board of directors has made the decision to limit our hours through the end of March. We will be open on Fridays and Saturdays only from 10 a.m. - 4...
Scout Programming begins in March
We'll kick off our Boy Scout and Girl Scout programming schedule on Saturday, March 6 with the Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge for Boy Scouts. A listing of our available programs and any pre-requisites for Boy Scouts is available here and for Girl Scouts here. We...
Groundhog Day Holiday hours
It's Groundhog Day! Although Punxsutawney Phil's prognostication is virtual this year, we know some Phil fans will want to be in Punxsutawney to celebrate. To accommodate Phil's fans, we will be open the following special hours in addition to our current regular open...
Voting underway for 2021 Little Mr. & miss Groundhog
The voting for the 2021 Little Mr. & Miss Groundhog has begun! This year, there are 16 contestants- seven girls and nine boys. Each vote costs $1. The boy and girl with the most votes as of 4 p.m. on Jan. 28 will be crowned Little Mr. & Miss Groundhog 2021....
We’re Open as of January 8
As of Friday, January 8, we will be back open to visitors. For the month of January our open days will be Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. We appreciate your patience with our changing openings and closings and changing hours throughout the pandemic. We...
Entries Being Accepted for Little Mr. & Miss Groundhog 2021
The Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center is once again sponsoring the "Little Mr. & Miss Groundhog" contest. All kindergarten children attending Punxsutawney Area schools, SSCD and the Punxsutawney Christian School are eligible. Submit a photo (no larger than 5"...