Most of the time on weather forecasts it says the actual temperature with a similar temp that shows “What It Feels Like” and it actually does feel hotter or colder that day just like what it says. But I am wondering what factors make up why it is different and how do meteorologists tell.
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The more correct, and more useful, terms are heat index and wind chill.
Heat index takes into account humidity, as high humidity reduces heat loss from sweat evaporation. Wind chill takes into account wind speed, which causes more cooling. Both of these are human-centric measurements calibrated to a human maintaining normal human temperature.
(Wikipedia explains both well, should you want more details.)
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