cloud cover

noun

: a mass of clouds

The moon was hidden behind a thick cloud cover.

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Clear skies are essential, so keep an eye on your local weather forecast to check whether cloud cover is expected. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025 However, cloud cover is likely to obscure viewing across central Europe as well as the Northwest and Midwest of the US, though visibility should be good in other parts of the US as well as across most of the UK. —

Gretchen Rundorff, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2025 But there are benefits to wearing SPF all year round, not least because 80% of UV rays can penetrate cloud cover, while UVA — responsible for premature aging and skin cancer — can also make its way through glass windows. —

Varsha Patel, refinery29.com, 29 Dec. 2024 Because of the complexity of the mission - tactical testing of new weapons - things like wind speed and direction, cloud cover and precipitation might have scrapped it. —

Jim Clash, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cloud cover