cloudy
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However, weather fronts tied in with the southerly winds mean that most areas will be cloudy with occasional spells of rain or drizzle.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
In the Pacific tourist resort of Puerto Vallarta, the skies were cloudy on Saturday morning but the sea was still relatively calm.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
Estimates will remain cloudy, however, until economists can further incorporate Friday morning’s August consumer-price data into their analysis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The app may display that forecast with a partly cloudy icon for the region, which will be correct for 70 percent of the area, but not for the 30 percent that actually gets pouring rain.”
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Outside, it’s cloudy and overcast, Amsterdam winter, as I ride my bicycle down our narrow, haphazard streets.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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Northern Ireland will be even cloudier, with some outbreaks of mainly light rain and drizzle.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The first signs that a dog is crossing over into his senior years are often a graying muzzle, cloudier eyes or a slower gait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Temperatures will be much closer to the seasonal average elsewhere across the country, though it may feel rather cool in the cloudier moments.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
The picture is a little cloudier for actors in a supporting role, said Feinberg, with both male and female categories up for grabs.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
Drizzle floats over the hilltop and the sky gets cloudier.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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The cloudiest conditions are likely to be in east Wales, central, eastern and northern parts of England, and eastern and northern Scotland.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
May and June are usually Southern California’s cloudiest months, Sirard said, but the persistence of the trough made it even more so this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
She had to stop driving; the sunlight on even the cloudiest day forced her to close her eyes.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
He forgot how McEnroe’s eyes used to narrow as if against the noonday glare, even on the cloudiest of days.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 24, 2018
The happy birds attune their songs to ours, And rainbow hues encircle frolic showers; Our saddest tears are wept without dismay; Soft shining sunsets cheer the cloudiest day.
From The Magician's Show Box and Other Stories by Lydia Maria Francis Child