Today's 'Iridescent' Sunrise
This was the 'Iridescent' scene at 8.00am this morning as viewed from the rear of my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales - looking Easterly towards Llanfair Talhaiarn.
The common phrase 'Red Sky at Morning' is a line from an ancient rhyme often repeated by mariners: -
Red Sky at Night - Sailors Delight
Red Sky at Morning - Sailors take Warning.
The rhyme is a 'Rule of Thumb' used for weather forecasting during the past two millenium. If the morning skies are of an orange-red glow, this signifies a stable high pressure moving East - with a low pressure system moving in from the West.
That was certainly the case again this morning, as although we are now in a much warmer Easterly airstream we are still seeing Cumulus Clouds rapidly increasing and arriving from the West as the thaw continues across Snowdonia and moisture levels rise on the converging weather systems.
Today's 'Iridescent' Sunrise
This was the 'Iridescent' scene at 8.00am this morning as viewed from the rear of my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales - looking Easterly towards Llanfair Talhaiarn.
The common phrase 'Red Sky at Morning' is a line from an ancient rhyme often repeated by mariners: -
Red Sky at Night - Sailors Delight
Red Sky at Morning - Sailors take Warning.
The rhyme is a 'Rule of Thumb' used for weather forecasting during the past two millenium. If the morning skies are of an orange-red glow, this signifies a stable high pressure moving East - with a low pressure system moving in from the West.
That was certainly the case again this morning, as although we are now in a much warmer Easterly airstream we are still seeing Cumulus Clouds rapidly increasing and arriving from the West as the thaw continues across Snowdonia and moisture levels rise on the converging weather systems.