As we head into the summer months when we start to show you the Muggy Meter more often, it's helpful to discuss what feels humid and what feels nice. 

We have set up our Muggy Meter to show you dew points and how the air feels at each of those levels. The dew point is a measure of how much moisture is in the air, and it is measured in degrees like the temperature. Quite literally the dew point means "at what temperature will dew form given how much moisture is in the air right now."

Dew points today are in the mid to upper 60s, making it feel muggy, but that is also why it is raining, because our air temperature is in the low 70s for much of the day.

Tuesday afternoon, dew points will be dropping behind the front(s) that are bringing in the rain that we have today. The dew points will likely fall into the 50s for tomorrow afternoon, making it feel much nicer than dealing with the muggy air we've had recently. Dew points in the 50s would be in the "comfortable" scale on our muggy meter. 

On our Muggy Meter, any dew point below 60º should feel pretty comfortable. Once dew points get into the low 60s, you will start to notice and might say something like "it feels a little more humid today." By the time dew points reach the upper 60s, it's definitely noticeable. Now the humidity is a topic of conversation and you're likely saying things more like "it's humid outside" or "the air feels sticky today." When the dew point climbs above 70, now you're probably using words like "miserable" or "oppressive." At that point we've passed "just a bit uncomfortable" and headed toward "I don't want to be outside in this."