Today the city’s official dew point is measured electronically by sensors in automated weather stations. The sensor measures humidity through capacitance. It derives the dew point through a ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Let's talk a little bit about dew point versus humidity and how it affects the heat index, or how hot it feels to you when you go outside in the summer. Say you have a temperature of 80 ...

An email from Mathew wants to know which is the better measure of humidity, relative humidity or dew point. Dew point is by far the better measurement of how how much water is contained in the air.

There are various ways to measure the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere. The amount of moisture a given parcel of air can hold is dependent on the ambient temperature. Higher temperatures mean ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — As we head into the spring and summer, meteorologists are going to talk more about humidity and dew point. But, what’s the difference? You might be used to checking the humidity ...

When we talk about the air being humid, it is actually a combination of humidity and temperature that is causing our bodies to sweat (and remain sticky and uncomfortable). The humidity can be 100 ...

Maybe you have heard it said that it is not the heat, but the humidity that makes it so darn hot. Actually, it is the dewpoint or the measure of the amount of moisture in the air that makes it feel so ...

This time of year, you hear the StormWatch7 team talk a lot about dew points. Dew point is a measure of moisture in the air. Like temperature, it is measured in degrees. But what do the numbers mean?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Now that meteorological summer has begun, there’s one other thing to talk about: Humidity. Meteorologist Adam Rutt explains why the dew point is so important when it comes ...