cloud cover

noun

: a mass of clouds
The moon was hidden behind a thick cloud cover.

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Monday and Tuesday will both be dry days with some cloud cover, but mostly sunny, the forecast shows. Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025 The aircraft had managed to pick up two SAR volunteers, the department said, but was unable to breach the dense cloud cover to access the high-altitude terrain. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025 With the cloud cover, though, highs will be in the upper 80s, although humidity will bring the heat indices into the mid to upper 90s. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2025 High pressure during the summer is typically associated with less cloud cover, sinking air, and hot conditions. Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cloud cover

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“Cloud cover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloud%20cover. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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