WGN-TV weather producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to talk about the storms we saw today and if there are any more on the way. Then Bill talks about the humidity and explains what corn sweat ...

Corn sweat. Yes, the term for how the crop can drive up the humidity through a process called evapotranspiration is a thing. How much of a thing is corn sweat, though?

Mid-July to mid-August is when crops in the Midwest release the most water because of the combination of their maturity and ...

A phenomenon called "corn sweats" could exacerbate the impacts of the extreme heat blanketing a large portion of the U.S., according to experts.

An acre of corn can release 3,000 to 4,000 gallons of water into the atmosphere a day, increasing humidity levels.

The "next Kate Upton" is going viral for her latest swimsuit photos shared to social media. Upton, a three-time Sports ...

The millions of acres of corn grown in states like Ohio, Illinois and Iowa perspire just like any other plant. A single acre ...

After my third conversation in two days about corn sweat, a popular media topic for the past three summers, I want to put ...

If these dog days of summer are feeling a little more stifling this year, you can blame it on crops in the midwest.

Corn is "sweating" just like us during this heat wave, releasing up to 4,000 gallons of moisture per acre each day. Farmers, ...

Another wave of thunderstorms rolled across Iowa bring more rainfall during a hot and humid week. See where more than 2 inches of rain fell.

A heat dome happens when hot air is trapped over an area due to a persistent high pressure system, William Gallus, a professor of atmospheric science at Iowa State University, said. Heat domes can ...