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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — Air temperature, dew point, heat index — all words that are thrown around by meteorologists during the heat of summer. And as the National Weather Service issued Heat Advisories ...

A The heat index indicates how hot it feels. It is expressed as a function of air temperature and the relative humidity. The heat index temperature is for standing in the shade; when exposed to direct ...

Heat advisories have been issued for various parts of Florida, urging residents to take precautions. Dangerous heat is expected on Florida's Treasure Coast, with predicted heat index values from 109 ...

Triple-digit "feels-like" temperatures across South Florida triggered the first heat advisory of the season on Friday. The National Weather Service issued the advisory because the heat index was 105 ...

"It's not the heat, it's the humidity." Actually, it's both, and that's where the National Weather Service's heat index comes in. Also known as the apparent temperature, the heat index is a number ...