muggy

Forecasters expect strong surf and rip currents and a chance of rain, thunderstorms and muggy weather as people flock to the coast during the long weekend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Dew points above 65 degrees are considered to be muggy and somewhat uncomfortable, those above 70 feel very humid and uncomfortable, and those above 75 are oppressive, according to the Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

It comes amid a sweltering summer that’s been characterized by high nighttime temperatures and muggy conditions, especially along the Southern California coast, due to unusually warm ocean waters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

It was 80 degrees and muggy, and he couldn’t turn on his fan because Santiago de Cuba, the island’s second-largest city, hadn’t had any power for 20 hours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

He felt, looking out at the muggy darkness farther away, as if he could float, and all he needed to do was to let himself go.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

A higher dew point means the air is moister and thus will feel muggier.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025

She said the "roasting" and "muggier" weather has made home visits a bit harder.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2022

Plus, its hot, muggy days are getting hotter and muggier: In mid-June, when I was there, the heat index, a measure of temperature and humidity, peaked at 45 degrees Celsius, or 113 degrees Fahrenheit.

From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2018

The offseason’s great intrigue – where will LeBron go next? – began well before these finals ended, and will only get muggier and more tiring as the summer drags on.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 9, 2018

The air felt muggier than their normal southern Aprils.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

Expats and tourists from some of the hottest, muggiest U.S. states are bewildered: How has a lifetime of sweltering heat not prepared them for this?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Pentagram, the Obsessed, Iron Man and other doom bands each specialized in sluggish, smothering riffs that, in their respective heydays, felt as endless and extreme as Washington at its muggiest.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2022

Yes, they’re dorky-looking, but it gives you the ability to keep your fan open and running even when it’s raining, which is often when it’s muggiest.

From The Verge ● Sep. 15, 2017

For the holiday week, the Metrograph will screen films set in some of New York’s muggiest weather.

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2016

She likes the spicy soup, but she can’t understand why I only seem to make it on the hottest, muggiest nights.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee