NEW YORK (PIX11) — It was on the hot side on Monday as temperatures neared 90 degrees across the region. Despite the heat, the dew point temperatures stayed in the 50s, making it feel tolerable. While ...

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 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 ...

MICHIGAN, USA — July has been a warmer-than-usual month so far, and even warmer air is on the way. A couple of comfortable and seasonable days are expected on Monday and Tuesday. Highs early this week ...

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 ...

This week got off to a comfortable start with low humidity and temperatures close to, if not below, average. But as we head into the latter portion of the week, extreme heat returns Friday and the ...

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 ...

"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 ...