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YELLOW SKY

Last evening while storm warnings were running along the bottom of the TV screen and you could hear occasional thunder, we noticed that the sky was a definite yellow color. I didn't know if this meant anything or not, but decided to pay closer attention to the weather announcements.

This morning I decided to look up "yellow sky indicator" on Google and was directed to a page at www.predictweather.com, for which I have no idea to the extent of its scientific content. However, for what it is worth, I found this paragraph:

A misty ring or a band around either the sun or moon is a sign of bad weather to follow. A halo around the moon is a sign of wind. The open side of the halo tells the area of the sky from which the wind or rain may soon come. If the moon is lying on its back, which is typical in February, in the northern hemisphere is can mean snow soon, in the southern hemisphere it can mean a dry period. A dark blue sky that looks gloomy means it will be windy, but a light blue sky means fine weather. A bright yellow sky at sunset indicates wind, a pale yellow, wet. A pale moon means rain, a reddish moon means wind. If the moon's outline is not clear and you are in an area that gets it, expect rain or snow soon.

posted by Jody @ 10:45 AM