OVERCAST

Overcast

Overcast or overcast weather, as defined by the World Meteorological Organization, is the meteorological condition of clouds obscuring all of the sky. Overcast, written as "OVC" in the METAR observation, is reported when the cloud cover is observed to equal eight oktas .

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overcast

Noun

  1. An outcast.
  2. A cloud covering all of the sky.

Verb

  1. To overthrow.
  2. To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
  3. To make gloomy; to depress.
  4. To be or become cloudy.
  5. To transform.

Adjective

  1. Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened.
  2. The sky is said to be overcast, when it is more than 90% covered by clouds.
  3. In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.


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