: the temperature at which a vapor (such as water) begins or would begin to condense
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It's 78° outside and the dew point is 63°.
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Temperatures have warmed well into the upper 70s to mid 80s across our region, but dew points are in the upper 40s to low 50s, yielding high cloud bases.—Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026 In the past 24 hours, surface winds have shifted to the south, not only helping to boost temperatures after the unseasonably cold start to the week but also nudging up humidity and dew point temps, which should diminish the wildfire threat heading into Thursday.—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026 The unusually warm temperatures, combined with muggy air, dew points in the mid-60s, and other atmospheric ingredients, will create an unstable air mass that can fuel severe storms.—Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026 Some locally dense fog remains possible as dew point temperatures — an indicator of atmospheric moisture — and air temperatures reach the low 60s.—Mary Wasson, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dew point