cloud cover

noun

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

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One factor could be a lack of cloud cover, which helps reflect the sun's energy back into space. Lauren Sommer, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024 Temperatures will dip into the mid-teens to the mid-20s due to quite a bit of cloud cover. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024 Last year fits into a decade-long decline of low cloud cover, Goessling told CNN. Laura Paddison, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024 There is a thick mass of dense cloud cover surrounding the cyclone's center, which is typical of a bomb cyclone, forming as the storm intensifies. Jordan King, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 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 9 Jan. 2025.

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