The theme of the day from
is"Red".
Quote of the Day:
"Red sky by morning, sailor take warning. Red sky at night, sailor's delight. "
- Ancient Proverb-
My grandfather quoted this saying numerous times, despite the fact that he was not a sailor, nor was anyone else in his family. I always looked foward to seeing a red sky at night, especially when camping or planning other outdoor activities. In my 30 something years, this has always proved true. When the sky was red in the evening, the following day turned out to be perfect. When the sky was red in the morning, it would turn stormy before too long.
Since I had not idea why this hold true, except Grandpa said so, I did a little research, and found this article in USA Today by metereologist Jack Williams:
"The rhyme works in most of the United States where storms generally move from west to east. The "red", which refers to the sky overhead, is caused by the sunlight reflecting off clouds. For a red sky in the morning, the eastern horizon has to be clear while clouds are moving in from the west. Since most storms come from the west, a storm is probably heading your direction. For a red sky at night, clouds have to have moved away from the western horizon - heading east. With the storm moving east, clear skies are coming your way. There is an important covet to the Red sky in the morning proverb. The poem generally only applies when a storm is on the way. Red skies can be caused by non-storm clouds. Also this rhyme can't predict thunderstorms that develop in an afternoon when the morning has been clear."
I hope we have many red skies at night ahead!
Thanks for reading!
Ann Marie
Graphics by Doris Ann