cloud cover

noun

a covering of clouds over all or part of the sky.

the fraction of sky covered by clouds.

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Compare sky cover.

Origin of cloud cover

First recorded in 1940–45

Also called cloudage.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019