Red sky at night - shepherd's delight or sailor's delight?

Answer 1

Depends whether you are a shepherd or a sailor.

Answer 2

Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning. That's because bad weather comes from the west, and it causes the clouds to turn red at sunset. A shepherd could take shelter, but a storm at sea would be more dangerous.

Answer 3

Shepherd's delight - i learned : Red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning. Shepherds were out all the time and often sleep with their animals?!

Answer 4

It used to be "Red sky at night, SHEPHERDS' delight" meaning that with the sky so clear as to be red at sunset (only dust particles, no clouds), it would mean that the weather both that night AND the next day was set to be fine, (therefore at the delight of the Shepherd who would have little to do to keep his flock safe).

On a more comical note, the saying has been slightly altered to become something like:
"Red sky at night - Hendon's on fire!!!"
(or any place or object you choose to name!)

Answer 5

Hi there;
The saying is;
"Red sky at morning, sailor take warning. Red sky at night, sailor's delight".
It means if the sky is red bad weather is coming but if the sky is red at night the next days weather will be great.

PS. I think where you got the shepherds part from was from Shakespeare's Venus & Adonis
"Like a red morn that ever yet betokened, Wreck to the seaman, tempest to the field, Sorrow to the shepherds, woe unto the birds, Gusts and foul flaws to herdmen and to herds.”

Answer 6

Shepherd's delight

Answer 7

Shepherds

Answer 8

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

It means, sunsets are nice, but a red sky in morning means foul weather is comming

Answer 9

Both apply. Sailors needed to know the weather because they would obviously be in danger from a storm but shepherds needed to know what was best for their sheep. Ie, they needed to know whether to stay close to the fold or go for further, perhaps greener, pastures.

Answer 10

shepherds delight, because when they were in the fields getting their sheep in they looked to the sky to see what the weather would be for the next day, so they new how far to let the sheep wander