Why does weather forecast give “it feels like x degree” then the actual temperatures?
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I often see weather reports with ACTUAL temperatures and then something like “it feels like x degrees” added on. Have you ever heard someone say “yeah, but it’s a DRY heat”.
This means, in VERY short ELI5 that due to humidity and wind, the human body will (or will not) be able to loose as much heat due to evaporation off the skin – thus it FEELS hotter/cooler than it truly is.
lots of other factors – but the gist is the human body doesn’t care about numbers on a thermometer – it cares about how hard it will be to maintain a comfortable temperature for ITSELF. So the “realfeal” is closer to how our body will respond to the current WEATHER (not just temperature).
I left a LOT out – so feel free to expand redditors….
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