Sunday 7 October 2012

Red Sky

A beautiful sunny morning has followed last nights red sky.  The shepherds delight saying comes true more often than not.

Red sunsets are associated with dry, settled weather and high pressure, indicating good weather. The key is in the red sky around the sun and not the colour of the cloud itself.

As the sun rises at a low angle in the east, it may light up the impending clouds associated with a weather front coming in from the west indicating that rain is on its way later in the day, hence the shepherd's warning.

Any sun is welcome now, not just for moral, but the drying/warming effect it has on the land and stock. It's not long before the dark comes around of course and the pigs evening feed now takes place under artificial light.