Put simply, the dew point is the temperature the air needs to cool to to become fully saturated. On any given day, there is a ...

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 ...

The dew point is another temperature value. It is the temperature air needs to cool to become saturated at a constant pressure. Relative humidity is the amount of vapor in the air over the maximum ...

is known as the dew point. Credit: Pixabay Relative humidity, on the other hand, represents the amount of moisture currently held by the towel based on how much water it could possibly hold (the ...

Dew point and relative humidity, two terms that have floated around many weather forecasts over the years. What exactly do they mean and when are they best used to describe the conditions outside?

especially because it’s a better indicator of humidity rather than using relative humidity values. The dew point temperature is the temperature in which the air would need to be cooled to in ...

By monitoring the dew point, you can take precautions to stay hydrated and cool during hot, humid weather. While most people are familiar with relative humidity, it’s really the dew point that ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Two common weather terms you'll hear many times in the warmer part of the year are "dew point" and "relative humidity". While both relate to moisture in the air and the ...

As summer approaches, understanding the dew point can help you prepare for those muggy days. The dew point is the temperature at which air becomes satu ...

There are different ways of doing this, but we often use dew point or relative humidity. However, we need to be clear that these two measurements are vastly different and honestly, there can be a ...

A classic example of why is the topic of this week's Ask Andrew. How do we have a low dew point but high humidity? The relative humidity, which is shown by most meteorologists around the globe ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Oftentimes in weathercasts, you'll hear KDKA-TV's First Alert meteorologists mention the relative humidity and dew point, but what are these two terms and what do they mean?