cloud cover
Gray sky condition
Cloud cover is the extent to which the sky is obscured by clouds, usually expressed as a percentage or in descriptive terms like partly cloudy or overcast.
Meteorologists measure cloud cover to forecast weather and estimate solar radiation.
Dense cloud cover kept temperatures cool all day.
Neutral achromatic hue
- leadenOppressively heavy or dull
- dullLacking edge or interest
- murkyDark and unclear
- blanketSoft bed covering
shroud · veil · canopy · layer · ceiling · thick · heavy · solid
Low, flat cloud layer
- cumulusDense, billowing cloud type
- nimbusLuminous disk or raincloud
- cirrusHigh wispy ice formation
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
humidity · front · condensation · visibility · forecast · satellite · radar · barometer
Spread thinly throughout
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- dimLow in light
- softYielding to touch
pale · shadowless · hazy · subdued · dappled · overcast · flat · even
Dark and dispiriting
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- somberGravely serious in mood
- drearyDull and depressing
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
oppressive · bleak · dismal · foreboding · ominous · moody · pensive · wistful
Room's upper surface
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- VFRAviation using visual references
- IFRAviation without visual references
altitude · flight · clearance · navigation · approach · landing · obstruction · hazard
gray
Neutral achromatic hue
blanket · shroud · veil · canopy · layer · ceiling · thick · heavy · solid · partial
stratus
Low, flat cloud layer
precipitation · humidity · front · condensation · visibility · forecast · satellite · radar · barometer · atmospheric
diffuse
Spread thinly throughout
soft · pale · shadowless · hazy · subdued · dappled · overcast · flat · even · ambient
gloomy
Dark and dispiriting
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- somberGravely serious in mood
- drearyDull and depressing
brooding · oppressive · bleak · dismal · foreboding · ominous · moody · pensive · wistful · muted
ceiling
Room's upper surface
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- VFRAviation using visual references
IFR · altitude · flight · clearance · navigation · approach · landing · obstruction · hazard · conditions
- weather datatemperature, humidity, rainfall, snowfall, wind speed
- Weather Mapcold front, warm front, high pressure, low pressure, isobar
- Mountain Climatehigh altitude, thin air, altitude, snowfall, temperature extremes
- Satellite ViewsGoogle Earth, Google Maps, aerial views, terrain maps, coastlines
- weather mapsweather map, climate map, temperature map, precipitation map, wind map
- atmosphereair, humidity, atmosphere, temperature, oxygen
cloud coverclear sky
Atmosphere without clouds
blue sky · clear skies · cloudlessness · open sky · visibility
cloud coversunshine
Direct rays from above
full sun · direct sunlight · sunny skies · blazing sun · sunlight
cover, cloud, cloudy, clouds, cloudless, cloudiness, overcloud, cloudscape, overclouding