where does the saying red sky at night turkish delight come from?

Answer 1

It's not turkish delight, it's sailor's delight.

It has to do with East Coast sailors using the color of the sky to predict weather (back before we had meteorologists or satellite photos to give us the wrong weather forecast) At dawn or dusk, the amount of dust in the atmosphere can reflect more reddish light as it comes in at an angle through the atmosphere. Dust has to be blown up to high atmosphere in order to create a really read sunrise or sunset, so indicates higher velocity winds in that direction. On the east coast, where this saying originated, red skies at night mean winds blowing dust from the west (from the land), meaning dry weather because the winds are passing over land, whereas red sky in the morning means a storm front blowing in from over the ocean, most likely carrying moist air and bad weather.

I suppose if you knew you were going to have good weather, you COULD celebrate by eating some turkish delight...

Answer 2

I believe the saying is "Red Sky at night, Sailor's delight". It comes from the fact that there are ice crystals in the clouds which reflect the red light to Earth. The higher level clouds in the highest levels of the troposphere, hold little moisture and forms small ice crystals. The red light in the evening is a predictor of clear weather for the next 24 to 48 hours.

the complete saying is "Red sky at night sailor's delight, Red sky at morning sailor take warning".

Answer 3

Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. Red sky at morning, sailor's warning.

When the sky has a red cast at sunset it signifies a dry and quiet night/ Red sky at dawn signifies storms. Shepherds love the quiet night for their sheep and sailors hate storms. It's all caused by particles of moisture in the air acting as a prism for the sun's rays ad creating the 'Red Shift'. Don't know about 'Turkish delight' although no doubt someone threw it in as a joke for the real saying.

Answer 4

The saying is actually, "Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning."

It refers to the day to come's weather and that a red sky at night usually refers to smooth sailing the following day while a res sky in the morning usually indicates a storm approaching.

Answer 5

It's red sky at night sailor's delight,red sky at morning, sailor take warning. Winds will be dead with a red dawn . an old sailors superstition? Who knows?

Answer 6

The saying IS:
Red sky at night, sailors delight. (meaning good weather the next day)
Red skies at dawning, sailors take warning. (Means bad weather the next day)
It really is; a truism.

Answer 7

i never heard it that way, i heard: "red sky at night, sailors delight. red sky in the morning, sailors take warning"

something about the sun rising thru storm clouds giving off a red glow.

Answer 8

Nothing. Probably someone just trying to get a booty-call said that.