“云层”的英语表达是 cloud layer 。例如:The cloud layer was so thick that we couldn't see the sun.(云层太厚了,我们都看不到太阳。)
此外,cloud bank 也有类似“云层(团)”的意思,常用来描述一片聚集的云,如:A large cloud bank was moving in from the west.(一大片云层正从西方移来 。)