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cloudy

[klau-dee] / ˈklaʊ di /


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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

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

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




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