red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning
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Meaning · English
A red sky indicates fair weather at night but bad weather in the morning
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Bầu trời đỏ vào buổi tối chỉ thời tiết tốt, nhưng vào buổi sáng chỉ thời tiết xấu
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Literally: shepherd's observations of sky color
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Sources & notes
Listed on Wikipedia “List of proverbial phrases” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning” mean?
A red sky indicates fair weather at night but bad weather in the morning Literally: shepherd's observations of sky color
Is “red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.