Cornwall wakes up to spectacular sunrise

Early-risers across Cornwall woke to stunning skies on Tuesday morning.

Residents captured pictures of the weather event which saw the sky turning various shades of red, pink and orange.

The spectacular sunrise was pictured in all corners of the county, with people sending incredible pictures from areas including Hayle, Mousehole, Penryn and Padstow.

Some of the photos show the sunrise reflecting off the sea.

So, why does the sky change colour?

"We have to have the right conditions in the upper atmosphere to create a good sunrise or sunset.

"This often means that with completely clear skies sunrise or sunset may not be dramatic.

"But with an advancing weather front which brings the high level cloud in first, some dust or particles also in the air, and the right timing, then we can get spectacular sunrises that can rival anywhere in the world.

"However there is a well used and often correct weather "folklore" that "red sky at night shepherd delight...red sky in the morning shepherds warning"...in simple terms what produces the red sunrise is the high level cloud that is in advance of the weather front that will bring rain later in the day."

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