The Weather-Forecasting Groundhog

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Across
  1. 4. The air or gases surrounding a planet (10)
  2. 5. Winter precipitation (4)
  3. 6. Prediction of the weather (8)
  4. 9. Winter follower (6)
  5. 12. Occurring in cycles (8)
  6. 13. Strong air currents that encircle the planet (2 words 9 letters)
  7. 14. to foretell a future event (13)
  8. 16. Silhouette (6)
  9. 17. It measures atmospheric pressure (9)
Down
  1. 1. Study of weather and climate (11)
  2. 2. Groundhog (9)
  3. 3. An ice coating that forms in cold conditions when the air is humid (5)
  4. 7. Large star (3)
  5. 8. Very fine drops of lightly falling rain (7)
  6. 10. Autumn follower (6)
  7. 11. Weather conditions of an area (7)
  8. 14. Home state of Punxsutawney Phil (12)
  9. 15. Habitat (12)