Red Dawn Rising

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1. briand75 says:

   October 22, 2016 at 1:33 pm

   Red sky at night – sailor’s delight.
   Red sky at morning – sailor’s take warning.

   That’s the memory tickler. It’s based on moisture in the air and other such physics things.

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   • Fred Stiening says:

     October 22, 2016 at 2:20 pm

     It was much more striking only a couple minutes earlier – by the time I pulled over it was orangish. I think prevailing winds is a factor as well since in the Northern Hemisphere clouds and storms almost always move west to east, what is in the west at sunset is what is heading your way tomorrow. I have a very clear memory one afternoon when I was selling newspapers to commuters (back when we had afternoon newspapers), there was an incredible sunset that just went on and on in brilliant oranges and reds. It probably was two hours between sunset and total darkness. I think that would only have happened with totally clear skies for hundreds of miles. Thank you Mr Wizard.

     Probably a red sky at sunrise in the east is what a hurricane looks like since the circulation and movement is usually East to West. There was a time when sailors watched the waves and winds and seabirds instead of turning on the Weather Channel

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