Tuesday 21 January 2014

Red sky in the morning

 
I was taught "Red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning". Well, it's a very red sky this morning. This means that a frontal system is coming in from the Atlantic and it will rain later. At dawn and at dusk, the Sun is low in the sky. The heavier scattering by dust particles allows only the longer wavelength redder rays through. We don't notice much until it reflects off the clouds. The Sun rises in the east but Atlantic fronts come from the west, hence the redder light readily reflects off them. Have a nice day and enjoy the rain later! :)