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cloud cover

noun

  1. a covering of clouds over all or part of the sky.

  2. the fraction of sky covered by clouds.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of cloud cover1

First recorded in 1940–45
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There's heavy cloud cover at the moment and it feels like a lot of people have heeded the festival's advice to head off early to avoid the fierce heat this afternoon.

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With cloud cover in the afternoon and thunderstorms moving on southerly wind, it will be hot and humid with the cloudiness limiting the daytime heating.

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His unit has been waiting for three days to deploy to their positions, waiting for cloud cover or high-speed winds to give them protection from drones.

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May gray is fueled by onshore breezes that push the layer of cool moist air that hangs above the Pacific Ocean further inland, creating persistent cloud cover.

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Overnight temperatures will vary depending on cloud cover but some pockets of frost are still likely, particularly in the northern half of the UK.

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