It’s humid. But meteorologists rarely talk about relative humidity. Instead, they tend to show dew points during the forecast. So why is this?

When it gets hot, you may hear us use the terms dew point, relative humidity, or feels like temperature. Do you know the difference? Dew Point is the quantity of moisture in the air.

Relative humidity and dew point are indeed concerned with the amount of water vapor in the air, but there are differences. Dew point is the temperature at which the air is saturated (100 percent ...

What is the difference between dew points and relative humidity? — Nancy, Tulsa In short, the dew point is the exact measurement of how much moisture is in the air.

A new study has found a significant correlation between "absolute" humidity and influenza virus survival and transmission. When absolute humidity is low -- as in peak flu months of January and ...

How muggy it feels outside is determined by what the relative humidity and the dew point is. The worst situation is when there is a high dew point and high relative humidity. The best time to head ...

For example, the relative humidity on a given day may vary between 90% in the morning and 38% in the afternoon and it still feels relatively comfortable.

If it's 100 and the dew point is 72, relative humidity would be 40 percent. In the winter, you could have a 40 degree day with a dew point of 38, and relative humidity would be 93 percent.

Most people understand relative humidity, but the dew point is a much better measure of how humid it really feels.

Meteorologists consider several factors when forecasting humidity, but the two most common are relative humidity and dew point. Both have advantages when it comes to communicating just how humid ...