Keeping your home’s humidity in the 40% to 60% range could make it harder for flu viruses to spread.

Much of the United States deals with humidity on a regular basis especially during the spring and summer. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines humidity as, "a moderate degree of wetness especially of ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – There might not be a more misunderstood phrase in meteorology than “relative humidity.” Every summer when humidity returns, this phrase echoes across the United States: “It ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - When you watch the KBTX Pinpoint Weather Team forecast a day of weather in the Brazos Valley, you may hear phrases like “95 degrees with 80 percent humidity” used. But what does ...

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.

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? Let ...

This time of year, we often complain about strong winds or bitterly cold temperatures. But another common and often overlooked issue is extremely dry, desert-like air.We regularly display a wide range ...

Noel Kirkpatrick is an editor and writer based in Tacoma, Washington. He covers many topics, including animals, science, and the environment. Complaining about the humidity is a go-to conversation ...

Your home can feel stuffy, chilly, or perfectly “normal” even when the thermostat barely moves, and humidity is the quiet reason why. Once you understand the narrow band of moisture that keeps air ...

I know in Houston, we hear the term humidity which is used to correlate to how muggy it may feel outside. But what actually is humidity and what does it represent? Humidity is the measurement of water ...

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- You may have noticed that in our broadcasts here on CBS3, we constantly refer to a thing called the "dewpoint" during the summer months. Many have asked "what about the relative ...