Weather words
What does “overcast” mean?
Overcast: the sky has put a lid on things.
Completely covered with cloud, so the sun never shows.
Get roasted by your own forecastFree, no account, and you pick how rude I get.
“Overcast but dry. I’ll take it.”
More about overcast
In forecasting, overcast means the whole sky is covered: eight eighths of cloud. Mostly cloudy means some gaps. Overcast is not the same as rain; it can be dry all day.
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What I think of overcast
Overcast: the sky has put a lid on things.
Overcast days are the weather on airplane mode.
Overcast: not raining, not sunny, just grey with ambition.
Words people compare it with
- Dreary: Dull, grey and joyless: a flat sky, low light and often a bit of rain.
- Gloomy: Dark and grey, with heavy cloud and not much daylight.
- Drizzle: Very light rain made of tiny drops that seem to float more than fall.
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