Have you ever walked outside and the weather that can only be described as "muggy"? There are times when the humidity in the air becomes sticky and, on occasion, even oppressive. This is where the dew ...

The short answer is both terms are different and describe different things about moisture in the air. The dew point is another temperature value. It is the temperature air needs to cool to become ...

What is the dew point? The dew point is the temperature the air must reach before it can be cooled, at constant pressure, to achieve a relative humidity of 100%, according to the Weather Service. In ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The First Warning weather team often refers to dew point and humidity. Most people know these terms have something to do with moisture, but a lot of people don’t really ...

(WHTM) — When temperatures rise, sometimes the air can feel dry and comfortable. But, sometimes it can feel downright tropical outside. This is caused by moisture in the air and it makes the air ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The moisture content in the air can be measured in both the relative humidity and the dew point, however, the way they are calculated is very different. The dew point is the ...

Dew point and relative humidity, two terms that have floated around many weather forecasts over the years. What exactly do they mean and when are they best used to describe the conditions outside? Let ...

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 ...

why do meteorologists use dew point rather than relative humidity to describe the uncomfortableness or oppressiveness of an air mass? Dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes “saturated” ...