broken clouds
Gaps in cover
Broken clouds is a meteorological term describing sky conditions where clouds cover roughly half to three-quarters of the visible sky, with patches of blue showing between them.
The term appears in aviation weather reports and forecasts: Broken clouds at 5,000 feet.
Distinguished from scattered clouds (less coverage) and overcast (complete coverage).
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- skyVisible overhead expanse
- patchesPieces sewn over holes
- gapsUnfilled spaces between
- sunlightRadiance from our star
grey · drifting · cumulus · weather · fair weather · fragments · clearing · wispy · floating · horizon · silver lining · breeze · shifting · layers · atmospheric · dappled · sunshine · shadows
- sky conditionsclear, clear sky, overcast, sunny, stormy
- Aviation Weathervisibility, ceiling, ceiling height, turbulence, icing
broken cloudsovercast
Sky fully veiled
solid overcast · ceiling · scattered clouds · clouded over · socked in
broken cloudsclear skies
Absence of cloud cover
cloudless · clear · sunny · blue sky · crystal clear
broken, clouds, breaks, breaking, broke, cloud, clouded, clouding, cloudy