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
Example Sentences
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However, even here, the cloud cover could change a lot from one hour to the next and is very hard to forecast accurately.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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
The discovery could have important implications for cloud cover, how much sunlight is reflected back into space, and how the Arctic responds to future climate change.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
"The most important thing is to watch the Met Office cloud cover forecast and plan accordingly from there."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
That was what her hunger was like: mesmerizing, directed, floating like a public secret just under the cloud cover.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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