Extreme levels of heat and humidity are forecast to spread across the country over the next two weeks, blanketing the Southwest, Midwest, and East Coast with high temperatures beginning this June 19 ...
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 ...
The Canton area should see a considerable drop in humidity Wednesday, as relative humidity percentages are expected to fall to the 50s. A high relative humidity percentage results in an increased heat ...
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 ...
Dew point/relative humidity questions come up fairly often and this is a good one. Water vapor in the atmosphere is pretty important for deep-sky observing and photography. The atmosphere can only ...
Why do we have a heat index? (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) I received this email from one of our viewers, Gene Smith: “In our ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Corn is a crop deeply embedded into Nebraska’s identity. Now, it will likely make incoming high temperatures feel even hotter through a process called “corn sweat.” The official ...
Over the next two weeks, extreme levels of humidity are forecast to hit around 40 states, with the first wave of very muggy weather building in central and eastern states through Thursday. Across the ...
It will be a cloudy start to Tuesday before more sun comes out in the afternoon. Temperatures will largely reach the upper 60s however a few low 70s are possible in the warmest location. The wind will ...
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 ...