SPOKANE, Wash. — Did you see the sunrise on Friday morning? It bathed the sky around the Inland Northwest in stunning red and orange hues.
There is a recipe to get the perfect sunrise or sunset, and the sunrise on Friday had all of the ingredients.
First, you need a little cloud cover. It has to be just the right amount because too many clouds means you can't see the sun. If there are too few, they don't make a difference. Friday morning's clouds came as pre-frontal instability while a cold front approached from the west. That not only gave us the clouds but also put them to our west, allowing the sun to rise in the clear out to the east.
Second, atmospheric particulates act as the cherry on top. Our pattern of light wind and sinking air from the ridge of high pressure put those particulates in the low atmosphere. All of those tiny particles that gave us the daytime haze on Thursday are responsible for the orange glow on Friday morning.
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PHOTOS: Gorgeous sunrise Friday in Spokane area, North Idaho
That recipe seems simple enough but it's not one that happens every day. So when you get a sunrise like what we saw Friday morning, the best thing to do is to enjoy it while it lasts.
If you want to see the sunrise next week, you'll have to get up a little earlier. Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday morning. As clocks turn back one hour, the sunrise happens an hour earlier.
