cloud cover
Americannoun
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a covering of clouds over all or part of the sky.
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the fraction of sky covered by clouds.
Etymology
Origin of cloud cover
First recorded in 1940–45
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The technology can produce localised forecasts of cloud cover, sunlight and wind, allowing companies to predict renewable output more accurately.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
In the San Diego forecast area, which also includes Orange County and most of the Inland Empire, cloud cover also willincrease, resulting in cooler temperatures that will make the humidity easier to tolerate, Zuber said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Two years ago, in Buffalo, I gathered alongside a sizable crowd in a public park, all of us audibly pleading with nature as the eclipse arrived only to be muted by cloud cover.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Those additional particles may alter cloud cover, which in turn affects the Earth's radiation balance by changing how much energy is absorbed or reflected.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
The US fighter planes dipped below the cloud cover.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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