Understanding the difference between humidity and moisture.

MOLINE, Ill. — When our Storm Track 8 Weather Team talks about muggy conditions, they usually refer to the dew point rather than humidity. The dew point is typically a better measure of the atmosphere ...

Relative humidity measures how much moisture is in the air compared to how much it could hold at a given temperature. It is simply the dew point temperature divided by the air temperature, times 100.

It’s a hot summer day and you hear someone say, “The relative humidity is 80%!” They’re probably correct, but relative humidity is just not a good way to measure how muggy the air “feels” to our ...

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 ...

US humidity fell 5.3% since 1995 while temperatures rose ~0.5°F per decade. Dew point rose modestly before 1995; rainfall fell 2.7% while heavy storms rose. Lower humidity can raise drought and fire ...

You’re not alone — and now, we’ve got the data to back that up. This has been one of the most humid starts to summer on record across parts of the region. And when we talk about how humid it feels, ...

South Carolinians are all too familiar with muggy summer days. Check your weather app of choice and you’ll notice humidity presented as a percentage: 68 percent humidity, 92 percent humidity, ...