One of my twitter followers asked me the other day if I can tweet about the difference between dew point and relative humidity. While I can certainly be succinct when I need to, I am not sure 140 ...

Relative humidity and dew point both give us an idea of the amount of moisture in the atmosphere; however, only dew point is a true measurement of the atmospheric moisture. Relative humidity is ...

A News 3 viewer recently emailed the First Warning Storm Team, asking us about the difference between relative humidity and the dew point. We use these weather terms in our forecasts to determine how ...

A researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, has suggested a very simple formula for converting between the relative humidity and the dew point temperature without needing ...

On a calm, clear night, the ground cools very efficiently by radiating heat back into the atmosphere. This lowers the ...

This week, there has been lots of discussion regarding the dew point and how it relates to humidity. While most of us have probably heard of the dew point, do you actually know what it is?

Meteorologists talk plenty about the dew point temperature during the summer, as it is a great indicator of humidity and a condition to watch when severe weather is possible. So what is it? The dew ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- It may be controversial to say in these parts, but it is ridiculous to use relative humidity as an indicator of comfort. While many people are familiar with relative humidity, it ...

It’s not too hard to find the words to describe New Hampshire’s weather over the past few days. Some words come to mind like oppressive, sticky, tropical, clammy and sweaty.Simply put, it’s humid. But ...

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 ...

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 ...

Humidity can make or break a summer day. A sunny day with a temperature of 85 degrees can feel pleasant when the humidity stays low, but once the humidity cranks up, that same day can become ...