Showers but Less Wet

Rain chances today start near 30% but ease down to 10% this afternoon. Most of us won't get wet but we will see mostly cloudy skies and humid conditions. Highs today will be in the lower 70s at the beaches to the upper 60s for inland counties.

Usually this time of year the air is so dry that static cling is a big deal. That's not so, lately. We've stayed mild with high dew points creating high relative humidity. To put it simply, it's been a bunch of bad hair days. Human hair responds to increased moisture in the air by changing length. Most people think that hair shortens when it is humid but in reality it lengthens a little. The end result is it goes out of control!

In fact, human hair has been used in hygrometers at least back to the 1800s. A hygrometer is an instrument that measures relative humidity. Horse hair and other animal hairs have been used too. It may not sound very scientific but it's fairly accurate in the true definition of "relative" humidity. See more about how that works here.

Oils and conditioners help give your hair control because they interfere with the normal reaction of hair to humidity. For you that's a positive. Your hair will get a break soon and that's no tease. After a few showers and high humidity today the air dries out for a couple of days, with temperatures staying in the 60s.