The heat index is a measure of how hot it really feels on your body when relative humidity is factored in with the actual air temperature. Since heat index values were devised for shady, light wind ...

The heat index, or apparent temperature, combines air temperature and humidity to indicate how hot it feels to the body. High humidity slows sweating, the body's natural cooling system, making ...

With an early summer heat wave baking Michigan and the Midwest, residents may notice two temperatures provided with daily forecasts: actual and apparent — or "feels like" — temperatures based on the ...