It is overcast in Lancashire, England.
A cloudy day is a day where at least 50 percent of the sky has cloud cover and there are more clouds than sun. An overcast day is when almost the entire sky is cloud covered and the sky is dull and grey looking with little or no sunshine at all.
No, overcast is an adjective (describing word).
The past tense is also 'overcast'.
The sky usually appears blue during the day because of the scattering of sunlight by the Earth's atmosphere. However, sometimes the sky can appear white during overcast or cloudy conditions, when the sunlight is blocked or diffused by the clouds, causing the light to scatter in all directions and making the sky appear white.
An overcast is when most of the sky is covered in clouds.
An overcast is when most of the sky is covered in clouds.
The meaning of a cloudy day means that there are clouds in the sky. That could mean there is a blue sky with large white clouds floating about, or that it is very overcast with rain clouds in the air.
Overcast means that the sky is light gray, common in the Bay Area and some of the Central Coast.
Clouds covering a large part of the sky.
the entire sky is filled with clouds
The literal meaning is Denotation. The implied meaning is Connotation.
It is overcast in Lancashire, England.
Overcast means that the sky is covered with clouds. Think of clouds being overhead. Halfway would mean that only about half the sky is covered. That would be a cloudy day, but not completely gray and gloomy. You would still be able to see some blue sky.
over cast halfway
...connotation!
The clearness of the sky divided into eight 0=clear 8=overcast