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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">With respect to weather, generally descriptive of pleasant weather conditions, with due regard for location and time of year.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It is subject to popular misinterpretation, for it is a purely subjective description. When this term is used in weather forecasts (National Weather Service), it is meant to imply 1) no [[precipitation]]; 2) less than 0.4 [[sky cover]] of low clouds; 3) no other extreme conditions of [[cloudiness]], [[visibility]], or [[wind]]; 4) [[unrestricted visibility]]; and 5) light winds of generally less than 10 knots (5 m s<sup> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">With respect to weather, generally descriptive of pleasant weather conditions, with due regard for location and time of year.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It is subject to popular misinterpretation, for it is a purely subjective description. When this term is used in weather forecasts (National Weather Service), it is meant to imply 1) no [[precipitation]]; 2) less than 0.4 [[sky cover]] of low clouds; 3) no other extreme conditions of [[cloudiness]], [[visibility]], or [[wind]]; 4) [[unrestricted visibility]]; and 5) light winds of generally less than 10 knots (5 m s<sup>-1</sup>). <br/>''Compare'' [[cloudy]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:12, 20 February 2012
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With respect to weather, generally descriptive of pleasant weather conditions, with due regard for location and time of year.
It is subject to popular misinterpretation, for it is a purely subjective description. When this term is used in weather forecasts (National Weather Service), it is meant to imply 1) no precipitation; 2) less than 0.4 sky cover of low clouds; 3) no other extreme conditions of cloudiness, visibility, or wind; 4) unrestricted visibility; and 5) light winds of generally less than 10 knots (5 m s-1).
Compare cloudy.
Compare cloudy.
