cloud cover

noun

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

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In fact, persistent cloud cover was draped across much of the Southeast and southern Appalachia on Saturday as a frontal system stretched across the region. Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025 The image, taken during the station's orbit over Southeast Asia, shows intense bursts of light flickering through cloud cover in the region. Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 July 2025 The South Rim fire, near Montrose, increased only slightly and is now 14% contained, as cloud cover Thursday helped curb fire activity and enabled crews’ progress. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 July 2025 Because of cloud cover, highs will be in the upper 80s with heat indexes because of humidity pushing the feels-like temperatures to the mid to upper 90s. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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