Overview
- Pictures and videos from across Birmingham showed a vivid pink and purple sky as Storm Goretti delivered heavy snow and low cloud.
- Aerial and street-level images indicated the brightest glow near Birmingham City FC’s St Andrew’s stadium, with photos of the pitch lights circulating online.
- Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge said snow and water droplets scatter blue light more, allowing red and pink hues from artificial sources to dominate.
- BBC meteorologist Simon King explained that low cloud and falling snow made the sky highly reflective, amplifying stadium and city lighting.
- Hednesford Town FC reported a comparable pink glow earlier in the week from its LED pitch lights, underscoring that the effect can recur under similar conditions.