'Groundhog Day'-inspired celebrity forecasters at their best... or is it worst?

From Tom Hanks to Ellen DeGeneres, some of Hollywood's famous have tried their hand at weather broadcasting -- and with some mixed results.

In "Groundhog Day," Bill Murray says dryly, "This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather."

Murray's large squirrel may not be riveting, but how about when celebrities "forecast" the weather? With the real Groundhog Day fast approaching -- as well as the many showings of Murray's movie on TV -- here are five must-see weather forecasting moments from real and reel life.

Bill Murray

Where else can we start but with the movie -- and the man -- who popularized Groundhog Day? Here, Murray says people are looking to the wrong Phil if they want a real weather forecast.

Tom Hanks

Here are the 45 seconds that set the internet ablaze a few years ago (starting at 50 seconds and ending at roughly 1:35). Hanks dances, twirls, plays some form of patty cake with his weather partner -- oh, and he reads a few temperatures from around the country during his own personal dance party.

Ellen DeGeneres

Of course, DeGeneres is going to dance during her three-minute forecast (roughly from 2:45 to 5:45), but she also swims, gets surprised by a low-pressure system and wraps it up with a rap.

Flavor Flav

And speaking of rap, Flavor Flav opens his Salt Lake City forecast with his iconic "Yeahhh boyeeee!" His meteorological rap needs a little work, though, since he says, "You know what I'm sayin'" so often it's hard to know what he's saying.

Steve Carell

Carell, as "Anchorman" weatherman Brick Tamland, can't find his map -- or his legs -- which makes for a fall-down funny performance.

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