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by jachee 694 days ago
Relative Humidity is directly tied to the dew point. Take a look back at the humidity forecast and look right under the humidity percentage. The dew point is there. If you tap a point in the future on the graph of forecast changes, the dew point is also registered there.
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- Relative humidity is also directly tied to the current temperature. (Warmer air can hold more moisture.)

- The dew point is independent from the temperature, so it is effectively a measure of "absolute humidity."

- While both measurements have their advantages, I find dew point a better indicator of the "mugginess." Also it is easier to estimate the relative humidity given the dew point vs. estimate the dew point given the relative humidity.

- You can compare both here: https://weather-sense.leftium.com (humidity plot disabled, but the value can be checked by hovering.)

Yes, but what I'd really like to see is a visual graph of the dew point over the course of a day. The graph currently only shows RH%, and the only way to see how the dew point will change over the course of a day is to drag your finger over the RH% graph and watch the dew point number change.