Why are dewdrops not formed on a cloudy night?

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Dew is not formed:on cloudy nights because cloudy nights are warmer than clear nightsin shady places because air cannot move there freelyon windy nights because wind carries away the moist airThe atmosphere, heated by the absorption of Earth radiation, in turn radiates heat back to the Earth's surface increasing the Earth's surface temperature.Source Attribution: EESC Columbia, Books Google