If Candlemas day be fair and bright, Winter will have another flight; If on Candlemas day it be shower and rain, Winter is gone, and will not come again.

A clear, bright Candlemas is taken as a sign that another spell of winter lies ahead, despite the promise of improving weather.

Rain or showers on Candlemas signal the opposite: winter is imagined to be over, with no further return of its cold weather.

Use the verse when discussing Candlemas weather or wondering whether winter is nearly over. Its contrasting forecasts make it a way to express seasonal weather lore, not a dependable prediction.