The humidity has been critically low over the past few days, generally below 30%. What exactly is relative humidity, and how does it impact how a fire spreads?

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH ...

Why is it that when it's raining, the relative humidity isn't 100%?

Meteorologist Sara Tonks: Webster’s Dictionary defines “humid” as “containing or characterized by perceptible moisture, especially to the point of being oppressive”. And that is part of the problem.

A viewer asks, if it's raining outside, but the humidity gauge only reads 74%, shouldn't it be 100%? Ray Petelin has the answer in a new Hey Ray!

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I teach meteorology at the Georgia Institute of Technology, including how weather patterns can lead to conditions conducive to wildfires. Here’s what’s happening to drive these conditions. Wildfires ...

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