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It is a reliable weather forecast

2007-01-09 09:08:17 · answer #1 · answered by tillermantony 5 · 0 0

Before there was Doppler radar, guessing the weather was nothing more than a shot in the dark. For sailors (and pirates haha), the belief was that a "red sky at night" (in other words, a red sky around dusk when the sun is almost set and casts that orange and reddish glow) would indicate fair weather the following morning. The line "Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning..." deals with the problems that would occur if a vessel was being run entirely by drunk sailors (they would have bloodshot eyes). It is rather heavy on the symbolism, but such is the nature of poetry more often than not haha.

2007-01-05 10:27:00 · answer #2 · answered by Alex C 1 · 0 0

Because the earth spins it creates something called the Coriolis effect which is bands of weather, and because it spins in the same direction we see the sun rise in the east and set in the west. The Coriolis effect makes most of our weather come from the west, or where the sun sets. If you have a red sunset, that means that there was clear and fair weather to the west. Hence the next day will be fine and "A SAILORS DELIGHT"
If you have a red sky in the morning, it is usually the anomaly of a low pressure region trying to back against the Coriolis effect. Hence the low pressure and the good chance of a storm. Hence "SAILORS TAKE WARNING"
If you have ever been out to sea in a mid size boat in a storm you would pay a lot of attention to any kind of weather information you can get. So there is the story, and I am sticking to it.

2007-01-05 10:21:36 · answer #3 · answered by Clamdigger 6 · 0 0

Red sky at night , sailors delight, means it's going to be a beautiful sunset and calm. Red sky in the morning sailor's warning means there's a rough weather brewing , gales or other type storms.

2007-01-05 10:14:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It relates to the weather, that sailors watched very closely. Red sky at night ( dusk) suggested clear skies that night and for the next day. Red skies in the morning suggest rain and storms for the day.

Once, I saw a very good explanation of the 'red skies' but I cannot find it now. But the red skies are created by a reflection of the vapor in the atmosphere from the sun. I wish I could explain it better.

2007-01-05 10:18:51 · answer #5 · answered by A B 3 · 0 0

Red sky at night= Beautiful sailing weather!Red sky in the morning = take warning cause your gonna get a real bad storm and rough seas!

2007-01-05 10:14:52 · answer #6 · answered by Oh 3 · 0 0

This is not a question related to philosophy. It's catchy phrasing is more of a mneumonic device, meaning it makes it easy to remember.

It means that if there is a red sky at night, there will be no storm tomorrow.

If there is a red sky in the morning, there is an impending storm: take the necessary action.

2007-01-05 10:20:26 · answer #7 · answered by poweranni 7 · 0 0

This is an old saying that was used by sailors, its meaning is when the sky is red during sunset, smooth sailing and calm waters can be expected. If tyhe sky is red during sun rise, then just the opposite can be expected. I can remember my father quoting this phrase when he would take me fishing as a child. He learned of this saying when he was in the US Coastgaurd.

2007-01-05 10:44:19 · answer #8 · answered by fla_beach_bum 1 · 1 0

purple skies at night skill the following day would be a pleasing day. purple skies in morning, sailors take warning skill the following day would be a wet day. a minimum of, it incredibly is how i've got consistently interpreted it. i take advantage of that asserting as my every day climate forecast and each so often it is appropriate haha. i think of it got here from whilst the sailors have been at sea and because that they had no way of understanding what the climate may well be like, they might use this asserting to help them.

2016-10-30 02:44:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Red sky at night....usually calm, good sailing
Red sky in morning....led to storms or rough seas

2007-01-05 10:10:58 · answer #10 · answered by PoliticallyIncorrect 4 · 1 0

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