cloud cover

noun

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

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Conversely, smog, cloud cover, and thicker ozone layers limit the amount of UV radiation that reaches the skin.6 Locations further from the equator at higher altitudes experience less sunlight in the winter and more in the summer. Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 27 May 2025 The same could happen if there are limits on public access to NOAA’s high-resolution radar system that detects and analyzes weather as well as its satellite data on temperature, moisture, cloud cover and more. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025 Inbound flights contending with low cloud cover and ongoing air traffic control issues were delayed as much as 4 hours. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025 Although there was cloud cover across almost the entire sky, the horizon was clear to the northwest and north — and almost around the sunrise point. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 31 Mar. 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 1 Jun. 2025.

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