WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) — When you hear the term “heat index” in the forecast, it’s usually paired with a much higher number than the actual temperature. For example, you might hear us say “It’s 94 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Temperature is one of the primary factors in every weather forecast, but when we get into the dog days of summer, it’s just not that simple. We have to use something called the “heat index” to ...

If you're planning on going outside today, be extra careful. It's hot out there, like, hot, hot. Heat index advisories have been issued across Florida, as the National Weather Service expects values ...

Summer evenings in Tennessee are usually a welcome reprieve from the heat, but even that won't be the case this week. Communities across Tennessee have been dealing with heat indices reaching into the ...