# The sky is orange! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 7, 2002, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sky-is-orange/117781 "2002-07-07T15:26:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2002, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sky-is-orange/117781/21 "2002-07-08T01:01:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rasa \* > \*\*Yeah, on our local weather report, they were saying that it should dissipate tonight/tomorrow, and come back for Wednesday. > > Wednesday? Weird. \*\* Prince spaghetti day. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2002, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sky-is-orange/117781/22 "2002-07-08T01:05:34Z")
“Aaaaaannnnthony!” I’m just confused as to how/why the smoke will dissipate and magically skip over Monday and come back Wednesday. And jealous that _I_ can’t skip Monday and Tuesday and reappear on Wednesday. ---
**Author:** ![NardoPolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NardoPolo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NardoPolo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2002, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sky-is-orange/117781/23 "2002-07-08T02:10:17Z")
I just want to say that I had a trip planned to Rickett’s Glen (state park with bunches of beautiful waterfalls) for today, and took a lot of pictures. But they’re all hazy!!! I’m so mad. Here’s a [link](http://www.paonline.com/cwentzel/pics.htm) to three that didn’t turn out too badly. I had to fiddle around with the photo editor a good deal to get that much clarity, tho. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![d12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71c47a/32.png) [@d12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d12)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2002, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sky-is-orange/117781/24 "2002-07-08T02:58:39Z")
Ottawa checking in here. Last night was crazy. It was like the block next to us was entirely on fire! Smoke everywhere, it was like living in a cloud. You could smell it too ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2002, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sky-is-orange/117781/25 "2002-07-08T03:41:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rasa \* > \*\*“Aaaaaannnnthony!” > > I’m just confused as to how/why the smoke will dissipate and magically skip over Monday and come back Wednesday. > > And jealous that _I_ can’t skip Monday and Tuesday and reappear on Wednesday. \*\* Look at the weather. It’s supposed to be hotter and humid with a chance of showers for a couple of days – this time of year, that means probably a prevailing southerly wind. Then it’s supposed to get cooler and clear for Wednesday – usually a northerly wind. And where’s the fire, class? ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2002, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sky-is-orange/117781/26 "2002-07-08T03:48:57Z")
Here’s a picture I took last week of the sun. The smoke from the fires here in CO and in AZ created this unusual sunset. [http://fff.fathom.org/pages/techchick68/redsun.jpg](http://fff.fathom.org/pages/techchick68/redsun.jpg) I did have to color it a bit, my digi cam is not very good at picking out the true colors so I added a filter to it but it is as close as I could come to the real thing. The cam picked out mostly yellow but it was an incredible red and it’s still not even as brilliant as I remember it to be. ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2002, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sky-is-orange/117781/27 "2002-07-08T14:06:04Z")
Haze but **low** humidity - that’s the kind of weather you don’t see too often around here. I couldn’t smell anything, unlike 31 March 1999 when we had a very noticeable smoky smell all day from fires in the Shenandoah Valley. ---
**Author:** ![Gravity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gravity/32/14322_2.png) [@Gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gravity)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sky-is-orange/117781/28 "2002-07-08T16:04:17Z")
there was a freaky orange cast to the light all day yesterday here, too. I was nervously wondering what it was. Thanks, **Rasa** , now I know. _shudder_ It’s so strange looking. ---
**Author:** ![Bluesman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@Bluesman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluesman)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2002, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sky-is-orange/117781/29 "2002-07-08T19:40:13Z")
Well, we drove up into it on Saturday, and then followed it back down to Maryland today. It seemed like Delaware today was even smokier than Connecticut was on Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2002, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sky-is-orange/117781/30 "2002-07-08T23:06:10Z")
Hey no problem, **Gravity** I totally understand the how freaked out you felt! And **Neidhart** , you’re right–the weather yesterday looked much worse than it felt. It looked humid, but sure wasn’t. Today was much clearer. There was a bit of a haze this morning, but it cleared as the morning went on. It was hotter today and a bit breezy so that’s probably why. They’re saying tomorrow it might get worse, and there were “air quality” warnings yesterday and today. Glad to know it’s not a populated area. Shows how much I know about Canadian geography–pathetic, as my grandfather was Quebecois! I hope the power stations don’t take too much damage. ---
**Author:** ![Ripple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@Ripple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ripple)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sky-is-orange/117781/31 "2002-07-09T01:08:57Z")
Obligatory Dead reference… The wind in the willow’s playin’ “tea for two” The sky was yellow and the sun was blue… - Garcia / Hunter ---
**Author:** ![Pammipoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2002, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sky-is-orange/117781/32 "2002-07-09T17:07:38Z")
I saw the big orange dot of a sun on my way to work, and was pretty freaked out. Me and Jayce concluded that it was the end of the world. Personally, I like our aliens theory better than a big fire in Canada. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2002, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sky-is-orange/117781/33 "2002-07-09T17:55:22Z")
The haze was so weird on Sunday. Everytime I went outside I expected it to be gross and muggy. I really liked Sunday’s weather. I did find myself humming R.E.M.'s _It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)_ a lot that day, though… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sky-is-orange/117781.md?page=1)