Higher dew points can mean misery. Parts of the United States have gotten an early taste of summer weather, as temperatures and humidity are on the rise. Summer can start to feel particularly sticky ...

Dew point is a common phrase during the summertime, but what exactly is it? Put simply, the dew point is the temperature the air needs to cool to to become fully saturated. On any given day, there is ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Two common weather terms you'll hear many times in the warmer part of the year are "dew point" and "relative humidity". While both relate to moisture in the air and the "stickiness" ...

MOLINE, Ill. — When our Storm Track 8 Weather Team talks about muggy conditions, they usually refer to the dew point rather than humidity. The dew point is typically a better measure of the atmosphere ...

It’s that time of year when the lexicon of the meteorologist regularly includes the phrase dew point. This concept is often confused with relative humidity which doesn’t tell us anything about how you ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Summertime heat is on the way, along with muggy conditions. Meteorologist Adam Rutt explains why we focus on the dew point to talk about humidity. We’ve had a little taste ...

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Every summer, I get asked this question: "Why don't you use relative humidity? I don't care about the dew point." The thing is - you should care about the dew point more. The dew point is quite ...

I know in Houston, we hear the term humidity which is used to correlate to how muggy it may feel outside. But what actually is humidity and what does it represent? Humidity is the measurement of water ...

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