cloud cover

noun

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

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Skies are expected to have minimal cloud cover with east winds blowing at 10 to 15 mph and gusts as high as 25 mph, according to NWS Melbourne. Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026 On Monday, temperatures climb a few degrees and cloud cover returns, winds will come from the south, gusting up to 30 mph at times. Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 3 May 2026 The system is also pulling in widespread cloud cover and bands of rain and thunderstorms, especially from Texas into the Ohio Valley and Southeast. Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 The cloud cover was expected to continue through the evening and overnight into Sunday across the region alongside a cool front moving in late Saturday night and Sunday morning, Canepa said. Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026 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 12 May. 2026.

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