Conditions are hot and humid in Michigan and getting hotter as the week goes on. Forecasters often refer to the heat index as a way to measure the "feels like" temperature. Here's a look at what that ...
During the hot, humid summer months, meteorologists often discuss the heat index instead of the actual air temperature. But how is the heat index calculated, and why is it more important than the air ...
The sticky combination of heat and high humidity can be more than uncomfortable -- it can be deadly. Mario Tama/Getty Images You’ve probably heard people say, “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.” ...
The heat index is a measure of how hot it really feels on your body when relative humidity is factored in with the actual air temperature. Since heat index values were devised for shady, light wind ...
Temperatures this week are some of the hottest we have seen the entire year now as we get to the end of July. This is a perfect opportunity to explain what the Heat Index is and how it is all ...
Tonight features an isolated risk for a downpour before midnight. With light winds, recent rainfall and clearing skies, patchy dense fog will form, which could reduce visibilities to below a quarter ...
Why do we have a heat index? (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) I received this email from one of our viewers, Gene Smith: “In our ...
If you are living in one of many areas of the U.S. currently experiencing a heat wave, your outdoor thermometer may say it's in the 90s, but your local weather station tells you it feels like triple ...
When Floridians talk about extreme weather, hurricanes dominate the conversation. Each season brings updates on storm tracks, ...
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Arlington and the broader D.C. region on Friday. Sweltering heat and humidity are expected to push the heat index as high as 109 degrees, ...
High temperatures return to the low and mid-90s across the region, with the real feel reaching even higher. Today Friday’s heat index (real feel) will reach the triple digits this afternoon in Roanoke ...
The heat index, or apparent temperature, combines air temperature and humidity to indicate how hot it feels to the body. High humidity slows sweating, the body's natural cooling system, making ...