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?

Mike Moss: Relative humidity is not related to temperature and dew point in quite that direct a manner, although they certainly are interdependent quantities. There are some online calculators that ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The end of July saw high heat and humidity combine for some oppressive conditions. High humidity is the main factor for oppressive conditions and is driven by the amount of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Naser Daher, of Durham’s Old Farm neighborhood, carries his belongings through floodwaters near the Eno River in Durham on ...

Relative humidity: The percentage of saturation of air; the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the actual amount of water vapor in a given volume of air to the amount that would be present were the ...

On a sweltering summer day, humidity becomes public enemy number one. Everyone complains about it. I say we should cut humidity a break, because it turns out, what we’re really complaining about is ...

DENVER (CBS4) - We received a great question this morning from CBS4 viewer Fletcher. He writes... "It is 13 degrees outside and the humidity is 88%. Why isn't it snowing? The atmosphere is pretty well ...

We’ve recently received several reader requests asking us how to calculate relative humidity if the temperature and dew point are known. Relative humidity is the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of ...

The Miami Valley is dealing with the first heatwave of 2020! Not only is it hot, but it is also very humid! You have probably heard your Storm Center 7 Team talk about the dew point temperature or ...