How does wind feel cool on the skin even if the air itself isn’t a low temperature?

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How does wind feel cool on the skin even if the air itself isn’t a low temperature?

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The sense of “cool” is heat leaving the skin.

Air blowing over your skin removes heat through convection.

The same effect as when you blow on a hot spoonful of soup or blow on a cup of tea to remove heat from them.

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