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 ...

With an early summer heat wave baking Michigan and the Midwest, residents may notice two temperatures provided with daily forecasts: actual and apparent — or "feels like" — temperatures based on the ...

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 ...

WORCESTER – Have you ever watched the nightly news and heard the meteorologist mention the “feels like" temperature. Do you know what that means? Understanding it in this warming climate crisis is ...

What does the "heat index" mean and how does it apply to people? -- S.S., Tulsa. The World Almanac and Book of Facts, updated annually, always includes the heat index ...

I know in Houston, we hear the term humidity which is used to correlate to how muggy it may feel outside. But what actually is humidity and what does it represent? Humidity is the measurement of water ...

Charlotte's climate and energy plan, called the Strategic Energy Action Plan, recognizes extreme heat as the number one climate-related threat that the city faces. The heat index Tuesday is predicted ...

The heat index, or apparent temperature, combines air temperature and relative humidity to indicate how hot it feels. High humidity slows sweating, the body's natural cooling system, making ...