The sun sets beyond a humid city skyline following the storm that passed through Dallas, Texas on August 24, 2011. Joel Prince / Staff Photographer It’s been a sweltering start to summer so far in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Higher dew points can mean misery. Parts of the United States have gotten an early taste of summer weather, as temperatures and humidity are on the rise. Summer can start to feel particularly sticky ...