why does it sometimes show the temperature outside is 5° but Feels like 1°. Isn’t the actual temperature supposed to be what it’s feeling like? What’s the whole purpose of having that 5° there then

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why does it sometimes show the temperature outside is 5° but Feels like 1°. Isn’t the actual temperature supposed to be what it’s feeling like? What’s the whole purpose of having that 5° there then

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“Wind chill”

When the wind hits your skin, it evaporates water off it. This is endothermic because the molecules that evaporate are absorbing heat in the process. This cools you down, and is why our bodies sweat when overheated.

So the “feels like” temperature takes into account wind chill. The temperature is 5°, but because of the wind it feels the same as if it was 1° without any wind.