Bill Burton: It's time for us to take a look at the Science Behind the Forecast. I'm joined by WAVE 3 meteorologist Tawana Andrew. Good morning, Tawana.

Tawana Andrew: Good morning. Today's topic is something that we kind of overlook when it comes to our daily weather.

BB: We can overlook it because they seem to be there almost all the time, right above our heads. Well above our heads in some cases. We're talking about clouds today. What do we need to know about clouds?

TA: We know that the sunlight is always beaming down towards the earth, right? So if the skies are clear, then more heat is reaching the ground, typically leading to warmer temperatures. But on cloudy days, those clouds reflect the sun's light right back into space, keeping a lot of that solar energy away from the surfac

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