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A Warm Cloudy Night
An article about Weather & Climate
Have you ever wondered why it feels warmer at night when there is cloud coverage?
Clouds control the amount of insolation lost or gained by an area. During the day, clouds block some of the incoming solar radiation and thus preventing the temperature from rising that high. At night, the water vapor in the clouds block and reradiate the energy giving off by the Earth. As a result, the temperature remains warm.
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