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Why do clouds tend to form around 3:00 pm and 6:00 am

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During daytime, the sun heats the land and warms the air that rises. That lowers the pressure, causing a gradient force to bring air from the colder sea. The wind is then onshore. Small cumulus clouds form over the land, often following the coastline very closely 
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