- New Zealand’s capital city was lit with a brilliant purple sky on Thursday evening
- Auckland residents shared their snaps of the beautiful sky on social media
- Meteorologist’s believe the the colour was due to ‘scattering of light from rain’
After a dreary summer day in Auckland, the city’s residents were treated to a beautiful purple sunset on Thursday.
Social media was flooded with pictures of the lavender-tinted sky over the city.
The sky changed hues throughout the evening, beginning as a soft mauve and deepening to a wonderful purple.
After a dreary summer day in Auckland, the city’s residents were treated to a beautiful purple sunset on Thursday
‘This is the actual unretouched sky colour in Auckland right now,’ Rob Isaac tweeted alongside his purple picture
Many residents were stunned by the colour as they tweeted the view from their homes and work.
‘This is the actual unretouched sky colour in Auckland right now,’ Rob Isaac tweeted alongside his purple picture.
‘Crazy misty mauve sky in Auckland right now,’ said another.
New Zealand meteorologist Tom Bell told NZ Herald the colourful sky was ‘probably something to do with the scattering of the light from rain droplets’.
Social media was flooded with pictures of the lavender-tinted sky over the city before it deepened to a brilliant purple
The rainy weather continued into the evening, prompting many to quote the late singer Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’
The sky changed hues throughout the evening, beginning as a soft mauve and deepening to a wonderful purple
The rainy weather continued into the evening, prompting many to quote the late singer Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’.
‘Prince is still with us in Auckland, New Zealand!’ one user tweeted.
The temperature of New Zealand’s capital is expected to stay at a cool 25C over the next 48 hours, with a few light showers predicted.