If it is too dry at the surface, the raindrops will evaporate before they hit the ground. This rain shows on the radar but does not make it into a rain gauge. This evaporating rain is known as "virga" ...

A viewer asks, if it's raining outside, but the humidity gauge only reads 74%, shouldn't it be 100%? Ray Petelin has the ...

A higher dew point directly means that there is more water vapor in the air. So when you’re describing the air as being ...

Downtown business owners and supporters gathered at The Metropolitan this week to hear and discuss ideas for how to make the ...

National Weather Service officials are raising 'Red Flag' wildfire warnings in more than half Florida counties.

Chicago residents aren't always grateful for the city's erratic weather. But what if it helped the Cubs score fly balls?

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How weather affects home runs in baseball, with wind, temperature, humidity, air pressure, and elevation shaping ball flight ...

Heat waves may not make for the flashiest weather headlines but they cause widespread, life-threatening impacts to the U.S.

As climate change intensifies, people around the world are learning firsthand how dangerous high temperatures can be. But prolonged heat becomes even more dangerous, and deadly, when paired with high ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. US humidity fell 5.3% since 1995 while temperatures rose ~0.5°F per decade. Dew point rose modestly before 1995; rainfall fell 2.7% ...