Extreme levels of heat and humidity are forecast to spread across the country over the next two weeks, blanketing the Southwest, Midwest, and East Coast with high temperatures beginning this June 19 ...

If you are living in one of many areas of the U.S. currently experiencing a heat wave, your outdoor thermometer may say it's in the 90s, but your local weather station tells you it feels like triple ...

This summer has been unusually hot for the U.S. and the world, setting records for the hottest day, week and month. It's likely you felt the heat yourself — one analysis found 4 out of 5 people ...

WRAL Weather Alert Days are in effect Monday through at least Wednesday, due to the potential for dangerous heat at times. When it gets this hot, we often tell you to hydrate, seek shade, take breaks, ...

Wet-bulb temperature measures air temperature using a thermometer covered with a water-soaked cloth exposed to air. Considering the current weather and air pressure, this method helps calculate how ...

With climate change causing temperatures to rise across the globe, extreme heat is becoming more common — and thus a bigger health threat. The human body is resilient, but it can only handle so much.

Sports teams, firms with outdoor workers and the U.S. military all use wet bulb globe temperature to help decide if outdoor activity is safe. Here, a U.S. Navy corpsman checks a device that measure ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Summer break may be over for Omaha students and athletes, but the summer heat is still here with highs in the 90s the past few days. Understanding the impacts of heat can be ...

A deadly combination of high temperatures and oppressive humidity has prompted the National Weather Service to issue advisories in 15 states. Reading time 2 minutes Summer may be winding down, but ...

An oppressive heat dome has gripped the eastern U.S. this week, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue heat warnings for nearly 170 million Americans. To make matters worse, severe ...