What's the difference between 'Partly Sunny' and 'Mostly Cloudy'?

By A Mystery Man Writer

Partly sunny? Or Mostly cloudy? Sounds like the can be interchangeable but the National Weather Service has specific definitions on each term used to describe cloud cover.

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