Explain why cloudy nights are warmer than cloudless ones.

Explain why cloudy nights are warmer than cloudless ones.

During day, radiation is absorbed from the sun by earth. At night, the earth radiated heat into the atmosphere.

On a cloudless night, the radiated heat is lost. On cloudy night, the clouds form blanketing layer which reflects back the heat to the earth and warmth feeling.

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