cloud cover

noun

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

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In Europe, cloud cover is hard to predict in March. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2025 Elsewhere in Southern California, some cloud cover Saturday helped keep temperatures down, Dumas said, but overcast conditions at night will prevent the region from cooling off and the mercury will rise again Sunday. Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024 This far-north town in Manitoba may be best known for its polar bear expeditions, but its perfect location on a bay that freezes in winter reduces the chances of cloud cover, boosting your chances of seeing amazing aurora displays. Jamie Davis Smith, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025 But more concerning is work presented last month at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union and reported by Science, showing that reflective cloud cover has dropped for 2 decades. Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 10 Jan. 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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