Did Staten Island Chuck see his shadow?

Staten Island Chuck is on a hot streak.

New York City’s “weatherhog” did not see his shadow early Thursday during the Staten Island Zoo’s annual Groundhog Day ceremony, signaling springtime is near.

As the century-old tradition goes, had Chuck seen his shadow, New York City would be left with six more weeks of winter.

While the West Brighton ceremony was closed to the public, students from Susan Wagner High School — who will be tracking Chuck’s prediction — cheered on the plump prognosticator.

The small crowd burst into cheers as Chuck appeared.

One onlooker noted, “I don’t see a shadow.”

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Others can be heard chiming in from a Facebook livestream of the event, yelling, “No shadow!”

Chuck has an impressive 80% accuracy rate in his predictions, according to the zoo’s board of trustees president William Frew.

His fellow prognosticator Punxsutawney Phil — with a mere 39% accuracy rate — spotted his shadow early Thursday, a sign of six more weeks of winter.

Regardless of Chuck’s prediction, New Yorkers should brace for frigid temperatures down in the single digits on Friday and Saturday.

Mayor Eric Adams did not attend the event like his predecessor, Bill de Blasio, who eventually began to skip the tradition after he infamously dropped Chuck’s 10-month-old stand-in, Charlotte, in 2014. Charlotte fell nearly six feet, and died of acute internal injuries a week later.

To play it safe, Adams sent in a pre-recorded message for the crowd from City Hall.

In place of Adams, Staten Island District Attorney Michael E. McMahon, Assemblyman Michael Tannousis, Councilman David Carr and Councilwoman Kamillah Hanks were in attendance and responsible for sharing Chuck’s forecast. This year’s event was livestreamed by the zoo, as it has since the start of the pandemic to prevent crowding.