This weeks Climate Chronicles question comes from Bill.

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 ...

Checking the temperature reading during a heat wave won’t tell the whole sweltering story. It’s going to feel a lot hotter. Blame the heat index, also called “apparent temperature.” It’s a combination ...

It’s hot. The thermometer says it’s 90 but your phone says it “feels like” 95. What does that mean? The heat index, or “feels like” temperature, is a way to express how hot it feels to the human body.

A temperature of over 100 degrees doesn’t paint the whole picture when it comes to determining how hot it feels. The heat index does. What is the heat index? “It is essentially what temperature feels ...

Every summer, I get asked this question: "Why don't you use relative humidity? I don't care about the dew point." The thing is - you should care about the dew point more. The dew point is quite ...

Relative humidity, dew point, heat index... trying to figure out what to wear from all these buzzy weather words is enough to make you sweat! But fear not, today we're giving you a break down on how ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — After a hectic couple of weeks of severe weather and flooding around the DMV, Mother Nature is giving us a well-deserved break. Not only will we see a couple of dry days, but the ...

As the heat and humidity increase this week, we will hear a lot about the heat index, especially as temperatures come close or surpass the 100-degree mark. The heat index itself is relatively new, ...

For this summer, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted hotter-than-average temperatures across the U.S. Summer heat is expected to reach its peak in July, with a ...