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Cloud cover (in oktas) & symbols according to WMO

Symbol for cloudage 0/8, clear sky 0/8 Clear sky - day
No cloud at sky, sight might only be reduced by slight haze, the sun and the sky above is continuous visible.
Symbol for cloudage 0/8, clear sky 0/8 Clear sky - dusk/dawn
No cloud at sky, sight might only be reduced by slight haze, the sky above is continuous visible.
Symbol for cloudage 0/8, clear sky 0/8 Clear sky - night
No cloud at sky, sight might only be reduced by slight haze, the moon and the sky above is continuous visible.
Symbol for cloudage 1/8, sunny 1/8 Sunny - day
Sun continuous visible, only small breaks or a few clouds may haze the sky now and then.
Symbol for cloudage 1/8, sunny 1/8 Sunny - dusk/dawn
Sky continuous visible, only small breaks or a few clouds may haze the sky now and then.
Symbol for cloudage 1/8, sunny 1/8 Nearly clear - night
Moon continuous visible, only small breaks or a few clouds may haze the sky now and then.
Symbol for cloudage 2/8, fair 2/8 Fair - day
Symbol for cloudage 2/8, fair 2/8 Fair - dusk/dawn
Symbol for cloudage 2/8, fair 2/8 Fair - night
Symbol for cloudage 3/8, mostly sunny 3/8 Mostly sunny - day
Symbol for cloudage 3/8, mostly sunny 3/8 Mostly sunny - dusk/dawn
Symbol for cloudage 3/8, mostly sunny 3/8 Mostly sunny - night
Symbol for cloudage 4/8, partly cloudy 4/8 Partly cloudy - day
Symbol for cloudage 4/8, partly cloudy 4/8 Partly cloudy - dusk/dawn
Symbol for cloudage 4/8, partly cloudy 4/8 Partly cloudy - night
Symbol for cloudage 5/8, mostly cloudy 5/8 Mostly cloudy - day
Symbol for cloudage 5/8, mostly cloudy 5/8 Mostly cloudy - dusk/dawn
Symbol for cloudage 5/8, mostly cloudy 5/8 Mostly cloudy - night
Symbol for cloudage 6/8, heavily cloudy 6/8 Heavily cloudy - day
Symbol for cloudage 6/8, heavily cloudy 6/8 Heavily cloudy - dusk/dawn
Symbol for cloudage 6/8, heavily cloudy 6/8 Heavily cloudy - night
Symbol for cloudage 7/8, broken 7/8 Broken - day
Symbol for cloudage 7/8, broken 7/8 Broken - dusk/dawn
Symbol for cloudage 7/8, broken 7/8 Broken - night
Symbol for cloudage 8/8, cloudy / overcast 8/8 Cloudy / overcast - day
The Sun is invisible, only slight light visible through clouds. Overcast due to high fog possible, as well as due to low stratus, without any spaces.
Symbol for cloudage 8/8, cloudy / overcast 8/8 Cloudy / overcast - dusk/dawn
The sky is invisible, only slight light visible through clouds. Overcast due to high fog possible, as well as due to low stratus, without any spaces.
Symbol for cloudage 8/8, cloudy / overcast 8/8 Cloudy / overcast - night
The moon is invisible, only slight light visible through clouds. Overcast due to high fog possible, as well as due to low stratus, without any spaces.
Symbol for not recognisable cloudage 9/8 9/8 Sky obscured by fog or other meteorological phenomena - day
Cloudage impossible to be measured, sun and sky not visible, for example due to sand storms.
Symbol for not recognisable cloudage 9/8 9/8 Sky obscured by fog or other meteorological phenomena - dusk/dawn
Cloudage impossible to be measured, sky not visible, for example due to sand storms.
Symbol for not recognisable cloudage 9/8 9/8 Sky obscured by fog or other meteorological phenomena - night
Cloudage impossible to be measured, moon not visible, for example due to sand storms.