NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - When summer arrives, meteorologists talk about both humidity and dew point. While the two are related, they are not the same thing. Relative humidity Relative humidity is a ...

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Summer is here, and heat and humidity have arrived. However, it’s important not to use relative humidity to determine how humid it is outside. You may have heard somebody say, “The ...

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 ...

A bottle just taken out of the refrigerator. On some days, the outside gets covered in moisture immediately, while on other ...

It's a T-shirt kind of day in Washington, DC: 85 degrees with 63 percent humidity. We all know those numbers mean hot, but what exactly does that humidity percentage tell us? And why should we care?

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.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) -As summer approaches the First Alert Weather Team will be talking more about the dew point temperature. It’s a great number to use to help you understand how it will feel ...

Meteorologist Paul Douglas answers reader questions about the weather and other natural phenomena every couple of weeks. Submit your own questions below. I’ve lived in other parts of the country, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's uncomfortably hot along the Interstate 95 corridor in the Northeast as temperatures hold onto the 90s. To make matters worse, ...

Dew point and relative humidity are related, but dew point communicates how things feel much better. That’s why we use it as the basis for our Muggy Meter we show on TV and online. It’s an absolute ...