cloud cover

noun

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

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The choir leaned over him offering words of motivation, and rain doused the flames as Kirk Franklin marched up to a stage beating back smoke with an orange glow, like sunlight dissolving cloud cover. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025 For example, Salt Lake City is forecast to have 93% cloud cover during the eclipse, the weather service said. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025 The National Weather Service suggests that cloud cover will develop in some parts of the state as the day progresses, but overall conditions will be favorable for holiday activities Idaho's Christmas Day weather will be mostly sunny with highs reaching around 31°F. Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 Beyond these transitory storms, Neptune’s cloud cover is also the subject of OPAL scrutiny, being connected to solar and possibly seasonal activity. Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024 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 1 Apr. 2025.

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