Red Sky at Night…

This is what we saw yesterday evening from our front porch.


The morning sunrise, which we get through our bedroom window, was just as beautiful but I was too fuzzy-headed to capture it with my little Nikon.

I haven’t seen anything quite like this from my front porch since we moved here.

As nice as the photos turned out, they still don’t capture the beauty of last night’s sky.

I didn’t see this morning’s sunrise as I had the shades down.

After the boys left for school, I headed downtown.

As I neared 3rd Street (we live about 30 blocks away), I saw what I thought was smoke.

I rolled down my window and realized I was wrong. It wasn’t smoke, but a rather dense fog rolling in.

When I turned onto 3rd Street towards downtown…about 10 blocks or so further down the street…everything was hazy and cloudy in the distance.

By the time I got home, the mist had reached our neighborhood and the school across the street was barely visible through the haze.

It’s now gone and the sun is shining bright and strong.

I found this at http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/weather-sailor.html and wonder what the sunrise looked like this morning.

Red sky at night, sailors delight.
When we see a red sky at night, this means that the setting sun is sending its light through a high concentration of dust particles. This usually indicates high pressure and stable air coming in from the west. Basically good weather will follow.

Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning.
A red sunrise reflects the dust particles of a system that has just passed from the west. This indicates that a storm system may be moving to the east. If the morning sky is a deep fiery red, it means a high water content in the atmosphere. So, rain is on its way.

We’re supposed to have mostly sunny days with no precipitation and balmy temperatures in the high 40’s all week.

So the “Red Sky at Night” fits.


But it doesn’t explain the dense fog this morning.

Quite a bit of snow can still be found on the ground here and there, but most of the streets and sidewalks were clear of snow by Saturday evening.

Many of the trick-or-treaters were out with just their costumes…no coats.

But you have to remember…natives here (or long time residents) don’t consider temps higher than 35 to be…cold.

They walk around in little hoodies or with no outerwear at all!

This morning it was 27 when I headed out but the sun was shining...I just had a sweatshirt jacket.

Hmmm...could I possibly be getting used to this weather?

Have a great day…