Why does wind feel “cold” even if the air around is very warm

Question

Surely the combined air molecules that are hitting your skin have the same temperature and possibly even more due to the increased kinetic energy?

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Answer 1

Your body doesnt “feel heat” in the sense we think it does in terms of surrounding temperature. What you actually feel is the heat loss from your body. The internal temperature of your body alighty changing due to outisde temperatures.

When the wind blows it increases the rate at which your body loses heat so it feels cooler.