: 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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If the temperature cools to the dew point, fog will begin to form.—Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 3 May 2026 To answer this question, CPC researchers examined reports from weather stations throughout the state, developing averages by year for rainfall, snowpack, temperature, relative humidity, dew point, and vapor pressure deficit.—Edward Ring, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 Ahead of it, warm, humid air will surge in, pushing dew points into the low to mid-60s across the Kansas City metro, along with southerly gusts up to 30 to 35 mph.—Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026 While the last few days were mostly muggy with high dew points around 62 degrees Fahrenheit, putting a damper on potential wildfires, the next several days will see lower dew points, according to Royse.—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dew point