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The common phrase "red sky at morning" is a line from an ancient rhyme often repeated with variants by mariners [1] and others: Red sky at night, sailors' delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.
Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. Red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning. (In a common variation, "shepherd" is replaced by "sailor") A red sky – in the morning or evening – is a result of high pressure air in the atmosphere trapping particles of dust or soot.
It may also be said as; "Red at morning, Sailors warning; Red at night, Sailors delight," or "Red sky at night, Sailor's delight; Red sky at morn, Sailor be warned." This saying actually has some scientific validity, although it assumes storms systems will approach from the west, and is therefore generally correct only at mid-latitudes where ...
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Red sky at night or Red Sky at Night may refer to: An example of weather lore; see Red sky at morning "Red Sky at Night", a song by David Gilmour from the album On an Island "Red Sky at Night", a song by Focus from the album Ship of Memories; Red Sky at Night, 2022 play by Lindsay Rodden for Mikron Theatre Company
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"When it is evening, you say, «It will be fair weather; for the sky is red.» 3 And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
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