Tatooine, armageddon or a visit from Trump? Social media speculates about the UK’s red skies

Poke Staff. Updated October 16th, 2017

Orange Wednesdays appears to have been moved to Monday in the UK, as a red sun hovering in the eerie sky has sent the some of the population into mild hysterics.

First, some useful information.

https://twitter.com/Cromwell606/status/919924351687909376

Causes of the red sun were suggested.

Dunt panic, int end of world its just a little bit of…. #REDSUN pic.twitter.com/8tVrZfOpS7

— Yorkshire (@YorkshireSlang) October 16, 2017

Explains the smell of sulphur… #Ophelia #REDSUN pic.twitter.com/gmGq4jhd4O

— Justin Leeming (@JustinLeeming) October 16, 2017

Now some mild PANIC.

View over Portsmouth at the moment #redsun #Ophelia #saharandust pic.twitter.com/GWLXcmVX7R

— Andy Watson (@Andy_Watso) October 16, 2017

https://twitter.com/robapjones/status/919928521539112962

the meter for the sun only took old £1 coins.

— Milton Jones (@themiltonjones) October 16, 2017

Loving the vibe in London today! pic.twitter.com/ehs4anNVjJ

— Marie Le Conte (@youngvulgarian) October 16, 2017

The sky over London has now gone a shade last seen in the colour palette for Mad Max: Fury Road.

— jonn elledge (@JonnElledge) October 16, 2017

Not saying they're connected but the sky never went Armageddon yellow when we were in the European union

— TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) (@TechnicallyRon) October 16, 2017

Although the sky did some people a favour.

https://twitter.com/peterwalker99/status/919929940686049280

And provided a PR OPPORTUNITY.

Think we’ve found the source of this weird #RedSun, guys…#Pepperoni #ItsRainingPepperoni pic.twitter.com/Z9w4cRiNAe

— Pizza Hut UK (@pizzahutuk) October 16, 2017

that is just cheap, Domino will never do this.

— Vigilant Spotting (@Vigilantspottin) October 16, 2017

We urge you all to go home immediately and watch Night Of The Comet.

Or there’s this actual explanation from someone who is qualified. We prefer meteor zombies though.

Wondering why the sky is turning red, orange or yellow? It's because #Ophelia has drawn up Saharan dust across the UK on a southerly wind. https://t.co/cJa2UBJwQE

— Liam Dutton (@liamdutton) October 16, 2017

It’s also good to get some perspective from Ireland.

https://twitter.com/DecLawn/status/919926094647713793

UK: The sky is blood. The end of days has come

IRELAND: Oh, there goes another house. Mad craic out there Margaret come look #Ophelia

— Kyle Malone (@BetterOffMalone) October 16, 2017