Sometimes the temperature outside feels warmer than it is, and there's a reason. Here's a breakdown of the heat index.

Blame the heat index, also called “apparent temperature.” It’s a combination of air temperature and humidity, and it measures what the body actually feels, CNN meteorologist Haley Brink said.

Extreme levels of heat and humidity are forecast to spread across the country over the next two weeks, blanketing the ...

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For example, if the air temperature is 96 degrees and the relative humidity is 65%, the heat index – or how hot it feels – is 121 degrees. The NWS has a heat index calculator on its website .

The heat index, also known as the “feels-like” temperature, shows how hot it feels when you consider the combined effect of temperature and humidity. The highest heat index measured at Central ...

Highest Heat Index "It's not the heat, it's the humidity." As the famous saying goes, most people in the eastern half of the country are more interested in the heat index than the actual temperature.

Heat index is purely a product of humidity and air temperature. The higher the dew point (the measure of moisture in the atmosphere), the higher the feels-like temperature. Credit: KHOU ...

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Blame the heat index, also called “apparent temperature.” It’s a combination of air temperature and humidity, and it measures what the body actually feels, CNN meteorologist Haley Brink said.

Blame the heat index, also called “apparent temperature.” It’s a combination of air temperature and humidity, and it measures what the body actually feels, CNN meteorologist Haley Brink said.