⛅Cloud Coverage, Decoding WMO Models Part 2

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symbol for cloud coverage

SKC

Abbreviation for Sky Clear

FEW

Abbreviation for Few Clouds

SCT

Abbreviation for Scattered (clouds)

BKN

Abbreviation for Broken (clouds)

OVC

Abbreviation for Overcast (sky)

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The designation Clear Sky (SKC) refers to a cloud coverage of…

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The designation Few (clouds) — FEW—refers to a cloud coverage of…

3-4 oktas

The designation Scattered (clouds) — SCT— refers to a cloud coverage of…

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The designation Broken (clouds) —BKN— refers to a cloud coverage of…

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The designation Overcast (OVC) refers to a cloud coverage of…

Obscured

Different from an overcast sky, which is a sky blocked by clouds, this term refers to a view of the sky blocked by heavy precipitation or foreign particles like smoke and dust.

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