Seattle was blessed with the first colorful sunrise of the year this morning

While the first four days of 2021 haven’t been a spectacle, the fifth day brought a sight to sore eyes.

Rather than the usual gloom that hits Seattle skies, residents woke up to a fantastic sunrise, blanketing our beautiful city in a veil of pink, orange, and purple.

Not a bad way to start off the year.

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Here’s how the skies looked this morning on Tuesday, January 5:

For those of you who were not awake earlier we give you the 1st colorful sunrise of 2021. Hello Mount Rainier! A real smorgasbord of atmospheric features, lenticular clouds, sun pillar and crepuscular rays. Reality check…rain returns later today. #wawx #sunrise #seattle pic.twitter.com/CUOeyv8LSm

— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) January 5, 2021

January 5, 2021 Seattle was finally treated to a beautiful sunrise! @MtRainierWatch @KSeattleWeather #wawx #rainierwatch #mountrainierwatch #seattle #spaceneedle pic.twitter.com/F0ZrYyWBGh

— J. Alley (@deliaalley) January 5, 2021

Good Morning, #Seattle! The first colorful #sunrise of 2021 happened today, and bonus – The Mountain is out!!! pic.twitter.com/4KYykiOAxi

— Sigma Sreedharan (@sigmas) January 5, 2021

Stunning sunrise this morning. #Seattle #PNW pic.twitter.com/OswVcj4BP2

— Miapapillon (@LisaH_Seattle) January 5, 2021

Caught a glimpse of the sunrise this morning.

Now that winter has arrived in Seattle, seeing the sun even for a brief moment is noteworthy before the grey comes back. pic.twitter.com/4zNUcp3bRh

— Joshua Holland (@jholland218) January 5, 2021

Just an amazing sunrise in #seattle this morning pic.twitter.com/BardScJpNr

— Alec (@_alecmorgan_) January 5, 2021

Good morning 🌅 #Seattle. #ballard #sunrise @sunrisedailynow @KSeattleWeather @abbyacone pic.twitter.com/MjRt073Zox

— Alan Hensley, CFP® (@AlanHensley_) January 5, 2021

Mornin #seattle #pacnw #rainier #sunrise @lismarcab @jeffrey_ventre pic.twitter.com/C3kn96gzTm

— Eric Loberg (@LobergEric) January 5, 2021