stratus clouds
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I'd started therapy again during a particularly gray stretch of weather; flat, uniform stratus clouds hung in the sky, seemingly insulating us from sun, rain, snow or any variety, really.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2023
While marine stratus clouds may provide a sunscreen for the coast, moderating temperatures when so many other places are baking, they usually bring only drizzle, at best, but no serious relief from California’s persistent drought.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2022
The featureless marine-layer stratus clouds occur at low levels of the atmosphere, and they generally don’t produce any rain, although they’re capable of producing drizzle or mist.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2022
On Wednesday and Thursday, the west winds will be stronger, bringing more stratus clouds and pushing temperatures down from the mid-80s into the 70s, he said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2021
On the first of June, airplanes flyover the city, extremely high, crawling through the stratus clouds.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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