Meteorologist Paul Douglas answers reader questions about the weather and other natural phenomena every couple of weeks.

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 ...

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Summer is here, and heat and humidity have arrived. However, it’s important not to use relative humidity to determine how humid it is outside. You may have heard somebody say, “The ...

Relative humidity is not a good way to tell if we have muggy air on the way. Here’s why. The key word in relative humidity is relative. The humidity percentage is given, relative to how much moisture ...