diff --git a/homeassistant/components/bom/weather.py b/homeassistant/components/bom/weather.py
index 94b9960c851..9229d0c11d4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/bom/weather.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/bom/weather.py
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ class BOMWeather(WeatherEntity):
     @property
     def condition(self):
         """Return the current condition."""
-        return self.bom_data.get_reading("weather")
+        return self.bom_data.get_reading("weather") or self.bom_data.get_reading(
+            "cloud"
+        )
 
     # Now implement the WeatherEntity interface