Don’t Just Blame Humidity for Why It Feels So Sticky in Dallas-Fort Worth This Week

The mugginess in Dallas-Fort Worth this week has been hard to ignore.An area of high pressure over the southeastern U.S. has helped bring warm, humid air to North Texas, according to Lamont Bain, a National Weather Service meteorologist. And the stuffy conditions are not expected to abate at least through the weekend.“We’ll be trending warmer with more humidity,” KXAS-TV (NBC5) weather anchor Keisha Burns said. “You’re going to feel it when you step outside. ... You’ll certainly notice the moisture in terms of the humidity.”As North Texas transitions from spring into summer, Bain said these conditions are normal for this time of the year, but humidity tells only part of the story.  Continue reading...