Red Sky in the Morning Sailor Take Warning, Red Sky at Night Sailor's Delight

"Red Sky in the Morning Sailor Take Warning, Red Sky at Night Sailor's Delight"," Fishing, sailing, power boating, excursions - you'll find plenty of opportunities to enjoy your own special brand of ""liquid refreshment"".
 Is there anything to that old saying ""Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning; red sky at night, sailor's delight""? Turns out it there may be more than a grain of truth in that old adage.
 Along with water droplets.
 Most often, weather systems move from west to east, riding westerly trade winds.


We see a crimson sky because the sunlight is split into the colors of the spectrum as it shines through the atmosphere and bounces off particulate matter and water vapor in the atmosphere.


The sun is low in the sky at sunrise and sunset.
 With a scarlet sky, the atmosphere is loaded with dust and moisture particles.
 The shorter wavelengths, like blue, are scattered and broken up.
 This usually means high pressure and stable air approaching from the west.


When we awaken to a red sky in morning, sailors lookout! A red sunrise is reflected light from dust particles of a system that has just passed from the west.
 If the morning sky is a deep, fiery red, there's a high water content present in the atmosphere.


So boaters, use the old saying above to get a handle on the weather before your next trip out on the old briny.