Why is red sky at night, shepherds delight?

Question

And who originally coined the phrase?

Answer 1

The Rhyme is :
Red sky at night shepherd s delight, Means good weather the day after.

Red sky in the morning shepherds warning.

Is the second part meaning, **** weather that day.

Answer 2

Red sky at night indicates that out to the west where the sun sets there are no heavy clouds in the sky. Therefore the dieing sunlight is coming directly through clear air and shows that the weather is going to be fine for at least a few hours. Shepherds used to stay overnight in the fields with their sheep to protect them against predators such as foxes. The prediction of a rain free night was then a great delight to them. Sailors have adapted it for their use along the way.
Have a great Christmas.

Answer 3

The old addage "Red sky at night sailors delight. Red sky in morning sailors take warning," is 98% right. Over the last 10 years or so I have observed this and I found that is it true most of the time.

Answer 4

Red skys at night occur when the prevailing winds are from the west. The setting sun shines through dry dusty air which makes it look red. As the dry air is in the west there is a very good chance the following day will be dry (remember the prevailing winds). The saying was probably coined by shepherds who, living in the open, noticed this phenomenon first.

Answer 5

I found this question on the web-site below. I had always heard 'red sky at night, sailors delight' ...

"Is the old adage “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning” true, or is it just an old wives’ tale?


Within limits, there is truth in this saying.

Have you ever heard anyone use the proverb above?

Shakespeare did. He said something similar in his play, Venus and 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.”

In the Bible, (Matthew XVI: 2-3,) Jesus said, “When in evening, ye say, it will be fair weather: For the sky is red. And in the morning, it will be foul weather today; for the sky is red and lowering.”

Weather lore has been around since people needed to predict the weather and plan their activities. Sailors and farmers relied on it to navigate ships and plant crops. "

Answer 6

pink sky at nighttime shepherds delight, pink sky in morning sailors warning. that is all by way of way gentle bends because it passes for the time of the ambience. pink gentle gets bent extra via air so at break of day and nightfall there is extra pink gentle in the air. in the united kingdom the triumphing (properly-known) wind course is from the west, the course wherein the solar gadgets. If there is not any cloud to the west to dam the suns rays the clouds to the east would be pink. No cloud skill no rain here day - shepherds delight. At break of day the solar rises from the east. If there is not any cloud to the east any clouds to the west would be pink. If the climate has been sparkling and clouds are coming in it skill there's a climate front drawing near which will deliver rain and probable storms - sailors warning.

Answer 7

Red sky in morning sailors take warning,
Red sky at night sailors delight.
Old verse for when sky is red in morning time then storm is likely. but if at night then storm not likely.

Answer 8

Because Shephards delight over good weather as it makes their job earlier... red sky at night means the next day will be nice, red sky in the morning- shephards warning means it will be a rainy day and meat and potato= shephards pie! ;)

Answer 9

shepherds delight red sky mornling shepherds warning, shows how weather will be and usually right

Answer 10

red sky at night shepherds delight
dear sheep in morning global warning