Does "100% Humidity" Basically Mean That Air Has Become Water?

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100% humidity means that the air is holding the most amount of water it can possibly hold at the given temperature.

A few days ago, a child told me he had been closely following weather reports on news channels. In the process, he discovered that he was particularly interested in the concept of ‘humidity.’ He mentioned that he had seen the term ‘air humidity’ used repeatedly in weather reports and on search engines whenever he checked the temperature of his city.

On reflection, it is interesting to consider why weather reports include numerous mentions of ‘air humidity’ or just ‘humidity,’ which is usually expressed in percentages.

For example, you can see this in the following screenshot:

Weather in new york city today
Notice the term ‘humidity’ in Google’s New York City weather snippet.

It shows the humidity in New York City to be 78%, but what exactly does that mean?

If you have ever paid attention, you might have noticed that the humidity values are sometimes even 100%. What’s that all about? Does that mean the air has become water, and people are breathing… water?

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