On April 16th, residents of Wuhan encountered a scene straight out of a horror movie: the eerie sight of red fog enveloping the city.
Reportedly, in the early morning of April 15th, a Wuhan resident witnessed a peculiar scene through their window: the sky outside turned blood-red, as if shrouded in red fog, lasting for about an hour.
So, what exactly is this red phenomenon, and how did it come about?
According to local meteorological officials, based on the videos, the blood-red color is not directly related to fog. Given the presence of severe convective weather that day, dense fog couldn't have persisted. Moreover, from a meteorological standpoint, colored fog wouldn't naturally occur. It's speculated that this is an unnatural phenomenon likely caused by nearby red light sources.
It should be noted that the so-called red fog is likely a false alarm, but in the coming days, the entire Hubei province will experience rainfall, and residents should take precautions.
According to the official website of the Hubei Meteorological Bureau, yesterday afternoon to evening (15th), Xiangyang, Yichang, Jingmen, Shiyan, and other places in Hubei issued warnings for heavy rain and thunderstorms. It is expected that Hubei Province will experience predominantly cloudy and rainy weather this week, with two precipitation processes.
There will be rainfall from the morning of the 15th to the 17th and from the 18th to the 19th, accompanied by short-term heavy precipitation, thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail, among other severe convective weather.
According to the forecast from the Wuhan Meteorological Observatory, from the 15th to the 17th, affected by the mid-level shear line, Wuhan will experience intermittent precipitation with locally severe convective weather such as thunderstorms and strong winds. On the 19th, 21st, and 22nd, influenced by the eastward movement of the upper-level trough, precipitation is still expected to occur.
