Mystery of Birmingham’s dazzling pink sky solved | News

Residents in and around Birmingham were stunned on Thursday evening (January 8) as the sky turned neon pink during severe winter weather caused by Storm Goretti.

As color spread across the sky, many residents shared videos on TikTok, captioning the scenes as a possible sighting of the Northern Lights.

However, the mystery was soon solved. BBC Weather said falling snow and thick cloud had made the sky highly reflective and intensified artificial light. The glow was later attributed to the bright pink grow lights used at Birmingham City Football Club.

The storm triggered a raft of warnings from the Met Office, including a rare red wind warning in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and amber snow warnings across the Midlands.