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FOX6 News invites you to click and print off a copy of the National Weather Service wind chill chart.
This chart lets you estimate the wind chill without having to do the math yourself. Find the value closest to the temperature at the top of the chart and the wind speed to the left.
The National Weather Service wind chill chart. What does the wind chill index tell you? The Index takes into account heat loss from the human body to its surroundings during cold and windy weather.
A cold weather advisory (formerly known as a wind chill advisory until October 2024) [1] is a hazardous weather statement issued by Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States to alert the public that temperatures or wind chills are forecast to reach values low enough that it poses a threat to human health and life if adequate protection is not ...
Wind chill index values for a range of temperatures and wind speeds, from the standard wind chill formula for Environment Canada. Wind chill (popularly wind chill factor) is the sensation of cold produced by the wind for a given ambient air temperature on exposed skin as the air motion accelerates the rate of heat transfer from the body to the surrounding atmosphere.
An extreme cold watch is a weather watch issued by the United States' National Weather Service (NWS) to inform the public that "dangerously cold air, with or without wind, is possible." The extreme cold watch is a 'step' below the "extreme cold warning." [1] As of 1 October 2024, the NWS replaced the "wind chill watch" with the "extreme cold ...
Wind chill is based on the rate of heat loss from exposed skin caused by the combination of wind and cold, according to the National Weather Service. As the wind increases, it draws heat from the ...
A wind chill warning was a hazardous weather statement previously issued by both local forecast offices of the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States and by the Meteorological Service of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) when wind chills were forecast to reach values low enough for residents and travelers to be susceptible to life-threatening medical conditions (such as ...