NORFOLK, Va. — Most summer days, you hear us talk about “humidity” when describing how the air feels. While many people are familiar with the term relative humidity — the percentage of water vapor in ...

Relative humidity and dew point are often mistaken for the same thing, and can be sources of confusion. We have recently gotten questions about the differences between the two, and which is more ...

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 ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — As warm summer days continue throughout northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, so does the chance of hot days becoming more common over the years. Let us set the stage: you are watching ...

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Meteorologists are clarifying the difference between dew point and relative humidity as parts of the Southeast brace for a warm, sticky weekend with scattered showers. Dew point measures the actual ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are multiple ways to describe how wet the air is (yes, pretty much all air is wet). What I mean by that is there are water ...

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 ...

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" ...

Meteorologist Sara Tonks: Webster’s Dictionary defines “humid” as “containing or characterized by perceptible moisture, especially to the point of being oppressive”. And that is part of the problem.