Heat index and wind chill
Estimate feels-like temperature from air temperature plus humidity (heat index) or wind (wind chill), in Celsius or Fahrenheit.
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Heat index and wind chill: how it works
Practical information to understand the result and use this tool correctly.
About Heat index and wind chill
Enter air temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit, then choose heat index or wind chill. Heat index uses the U.S. National Weather Service Rothfusz regression when the simple estimate is at least 80 °F, with the low-humidity and high-humidity adjustments. Below that, it uses the NWS simple formula. Wind chill uses the 2001 NWS equation: 35.74 + 0.6215T − 35.75V^0.16 + 0.4275TV^0.16, with T in °F and V in mph.
A 32 °C afternoon at 70% relative humidity is about 90 °F and 70% humidity, which lands near 40 °C feels-like on the heat index (extreme caution). The same air at 40% humidity feels closer to the thermometer. A 0 °C reading with a 20 km/h wind is about 32 °F and 12 mph, which the wind-chill equation puts a few degrees below freezing. At −15 °C and 40 km/h the feels-like value drops into the frostbite planning band.
Presets cover a humid afternoon, extreme heat, a cold breeze, and severe cold. Heat-index bands follow the NWS chart: caution from 80 °F, extreme caution from 90 °F, danger from 103 °F, and extreme danger from 125 °F. Wind-chill frostbite times are planning approximations (about 30, 10, and 5 minutes), not a medical forecast. The heat index is intended around 80 °F and 40% humidity or higher; wind chill is intended at or below 50 °F with wind of at least 3 mph. Outside those ranges the tool still shows a number and marks it as a guide.
Nothing is uploaded. Empty values, temperatures outside −60 to 55 °C, humidity outside 0–100%, and wind above 150 km/h are rejected. The scientific temperature tool converts Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin. This one only estimates how hot or cold the air feels.
How to use it
- 1Choose heat index or wind chill, and Celsius or Fahrenheit.
- 2Enter the air temperature and either relative humidity or wind speed.
- 3Use a preset if you want a worked example before changing the numbers.
- 4Read the feels-like value, the difference from the air, and the planning band, then copy the result.
Frequently asked questions
- How is the heat index calculated?
- Above a simple estimate of 80 °F, it uses the NWS Rothfusz regression on temperature in °F and relative humidity, plus the official low-humidity and high-humidity adjustments. Below 80 °F it uses the NWS simple average formula.
- How is wind chill calculated?
- Wind chill (°F) = 35.74 + 0.6215T − 35.75V^0.16 + 0.4275TV^0.16, with wind in mph. Under 3 mph the tool reports the air temperature, because the equation is not defined for calm air.
- Is this the same as humidex?
- No. Humidex is the Canadian index. This tool uses the U.S. NWS heat index and the 2001 NWS wind-chill equation. The numbers are close in hot humid weather, but they are not interchangeable.
- Does the calculation leave the browser?
- No. Temperature, humidity, and wind stay on your device. The bands are planning labels, not a medical or forecast service.