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stratus clouds

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  1. Low clouds that stretch over large portions of sky, creating overcast conditions.


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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

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

That means cooler, moist breezes blowing off the Pacific Ocean toward land, pushing marine stratus clouds inland.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 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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