Dew point temperatures aren’t well understood by people outside meteorology (and other related fields). Dew points provide a measure of moisture in the air. They tell is the temperature at which the ...

Read full article: NOAA now forecasts an ‘above normal’ hurricane season A wildfire burns in Kihei, Hawaii late Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. Thousands of residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes ...

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 ...

Relative humidity and dew point are the most misunderstood of all commonly used meteorological terms, and your question is frequently voiced. Only a certain maximum amount of water vapor can be ...

Before you step outside, you may want to know how humid, or "sticky" it feels. That comes down to knowing the dew point. Dew point is more commonly discussed in the summertime and is a good measure of ...

A peculiar property of water is that air can contain only a specific maximum amount of its vapor. When air contains that maximum amount, the air is saturated (a relative humidity of 100 percent), and ...

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 ...

Is wet bulb temperature the same as dew point? Mike Moss: In a saturated air parcel (with relative humidity 100%) the wet bulb, dry bulb and dew point temperatures are all the same. In a drier parcel ...

Dew point/relative humidity questions come up fairly often and this is a good one. Water vapor in the atmosphere is pretty important for deep-sky observing and photography. The atmosphere can only ...

SAM is on vacation. Please keep sending in your questions so we can keep him busy when he gets back. Here are some previous answers: Q: Please explain dew point and its relation to humidity and ...

While it's not officially summer yet, it certainly feels like it around Milwaukee and Wisconsin. Temperatures in Milwaukee are forecast to be in the upper 80s and low 90s Thursday and into the weekend ...

How is the dew point used for weather forecasting? Mike Moss: Dew point is of great interest to meteorologists because it is a very basic measure of the state of the atmosphere in terms of how much ...