Who said red sky at night

Posted on: 16 July Behind the folklore: red sky at night: Is red sky delightful for shepherds? Red sky at night, shepherds' or sailors' delight Red sky in the morning, shepherds' or sailors' warning Other than the prolonged absence of female company, there hasn't been much that has united shepherds and sailors throughout history. The impact of red skies is first mooted in Matthew 16, with Jesus telling the Pharisees: ""When it is evening, ye say, it will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

The simple answer is ""yes"". To a degree. Categories: Weather. Our other Weather articles. Do you think we should extend our trip another day? I brought the tent, so we could stay here overnight. It means the weather tomorrow will be nice. In this example, two friends are discussing whether or not to cancel the picnic they had planned for the afternoon. Tatiana: Maybe we should reschedule. The suns rays pass through a greater length of atmosphere at sunrise and sunset than at any other time of day.

In addition, aerosol, dirt, and dust concentrations are maximized in the lowest layers of the atmosphere when the atmosphere is dominated by sinking air high pressure. Therefore when under high pressure we can see vivid red sunsets and sunrises. So this saying is valid in mid latitudes if the timing of weather systems is just right. That is, clearing in the east at sunrise with approaching clouds and clearing prior to sunset in the west as clouds exit to the east.

If weather systems and their associated clouds are moving from south to north as can occasionally occur , however, then the saying does not hold. Sign up for our email newsletter.

The Saharan dust plumes can make the sky red. Are they the source of the old saying "Red skies at night, sailor's delight. Red skies in the morning, sailor take warning"? We say red skies at night are a sailor's delight because the way clouds reflect red light in some parts of the world really does foretell good weather.

My name is Thomas, from Indianapolis, and I've been reading about the Sahara dust plume that's heading for U. Thanks so much, I love the podcast. I believe that regular weather is more likely to be the source because even though the dust storms are common, clouds also cause red skies, and they are much more common.