It's Candlemas Day. Again.

Ah, the feast of Candlemas; or - depending on your choice of weather seer - it's Groundhog Day.

If Candlemas Day be dry and fair
The half o' winter's to come and mair
If Candlemas Day be wet and foul
The half o' winter's gone at Yule

Now, although this year's Candlemas will be filed under 'Weather: wet and foul', Punxsutawney Phil insists there's another six weeks of winter yet to come. And frankly, he seems pretty authoritative...