# Wintertime Indoor Humidity Alert! **URL:** \ **Category:** Irish Flute\ **Created:** [December 12, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/t/wintertime-indoor-humidity-alert/79547 "2011-12-12T03:16:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![Casey\_Burns](https://chiffandfipplewww.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.chiffandfipple.com/casey_burns/32/569_2.png) [@Casey\_Burns](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/u/Casey_Burns)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/t/wintertime-indoor-humidity-alert/79547/1 "2011-12-12T03:16:43Z")
Here is a good article about wintertime indoor humidity. Outside as here near Seattle the humidity can be around 100% - saturated. But inside where the same air is heated it can range into the single digits. Cliff Mass from the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at University of WA explains why: [http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2011/12/fog-outside-desert-humidity-inside.html](http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2011/12/fog-outside-desert-humidity-inside.html) The most important thing for wooden flutes in the winter is to keep them humidified, around 35% minimum. This is especially important in dry climates such as Colorado and the desert SW of the US. But even here in Seattle indoor humidity can range into the single digits! My workshop is poorly insulated and poorly heated - something I need to change soon as I am getting a little too old and worn out for such conditions. The advantage though is that the humidity rarely varies from 45-55%, which is perfect for the stability of my instruments while building them. Casey --- _[View the full topic](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/t/wintertime-indoor-humidity-alert/79547)._