The first major heat wave of summer has enveloped much of the midwestern and eastern U.S. in a brutal “dome” of record temperatures and high humidity. The dome phenomenon happens when weather ...

KXAN's Avery Travis and Will DuPree sit down with Ingrid Taylor, the CEO of United Way for Greater Austin, to talk about the support they are providing for families in Central Texas during Giving ...

Time Is EverythingWhen it comes to distinguishing between weather and climate, weather generally covers short and specific timeframes and locations, while climate focuses on trends and statistical ups ...

I know in Houston, we hear the term humidity which is used to correlate to how muggy it may feel outside. But what actually is humidity and what does it represent? Humidity is the measurement of water ...

Some hot days feel even worse thanks to high humidity, trapped heat and dew points. Cities are especially vulnerable. By Nazaneen Ghaffar Nazaneen Ghaffar is a reporter on The Times’s weather team. It ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The "dog days" of summer are common in July and August, typically marked by long and hot days with sweltering humidity. The high humidity can be partially attributed to a source you may ...

If you've ever wondered why it may feel so tropical in the Ohio Valley region during the summer, the answer might not be what you'd expect.The National Weather Service says a lot of the extra moisture ...