How come the humidity in Netherlands is so low all of a sudden? Normally it’s like Amazones here when heatwave

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  1. Because it was quite cold before this.

    When cold air heats up, it is initially dry.

    As it stays warm for a while, water evaporates, making the air humid.

  2. I bet it is because of the east wind, which doesn’t cross any bodys of water and thus doesn’t bring loads of humidity in the NL. When we have a more south- and/or west wind, the humidity rises incredibly and we have our usual portion of rain and thunderstorms

  3. The heat right now feels more tolerable than it normally is. Normally i am out of breath quickly but in this heat i am not.

  4. The wind was coming from the north the past few weeks and now from the east. There is no sea there (east) or not hot enough (north) to evaporate lot’s of water. Moist air is usually coming from the Atlantic with winds from the south-west.

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