When Candlemas day is come and gone, The snow lies on a hot stone.

The image of snow on a hot surface suggests that it cannot last long. The proverb predicts that snow after Candlemas will melt quickly.

It presents Candlemas as a turning point in the season, not as a promise that snowfall will end. Its point is that later snow will be short-lived.

Use it in a conversation about winter weather after Candlemas to suggest that a snowfall may not last. Its rhyme and imagery make it suitable as a piece of weather lore rather than a firm forecast.