Cloud

Verb + cloud

clouds cover (the sun, sky)

clouds float across the sky

clouds lift

(a plane) breaks through the clouds

white clouds

dark clouds

rain clouds

storm clouds

thick clouds

low cloud

It was a fine day when we got there. Only a few clouds were floating across the sky.
Dark clouds suddenly covered the sun and I had to put a jumper on.
A few minutes after take-off our plane broke through the clouds into bright sunlight.
Later in the day the clouds lifted, and the mountains suddenly came into view.

Black storm clouds were gathering on the horizon, so we left the beach and went back to our hotel before the rain started.
It was a beautiful summer’s day with just a few, fluffy white clouds in the sky.
Visibility at the airport was poor because of the low cloud and heavy rain.
We couldn’t see the top of Mount Everest. It was covered in thick cloud.

Note these noun + preposition + cloud expressions:

The whole country was covered in a blanket of cloud.

There were a few breaks in the cloud later in the day, so we got some sunshine.