The humidity may be relative, but the shock is real. Often times in the middle of a D.C. summer you hear people say, "It's not the heat... It's the humidity," and they're right. The humidity makes a ...

'Feels like' temperatures are just another name for the heat index. Here's how to understand the calculations as temperatures ...

The temperature on any given summer day may be in the 80s or 90s. So why does it feel so much hotter and oppressive at times? That's the heat index doing its thing. Here's how it works: What is the ...

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 ...

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 ...