It’s a T-shirt kind of day in Washington, DC: 85 degrees with 63 percent humidity. We all know those numbers mean hot, but what exactly does that humidity percentage tell us? And why should we care?

High humidity affects the human body by causing frizzy hair, increased sweating, and potential overheating. It can exacerbate asthma and allergy symptoms. Low humidity results in dry skin and nasal ...

The article discussed humidity's impact on comfort, measuring methods, and its role in weather patterns. It explained the difference between absolute and relative humidity, sources of humidity, and ...

The first major heat wave of summer has enveloped much of the midwestern and eastern U.S. in a brutal “dome” of record temperatures and high humidity. The dome phenomenon happens when weather ...