As recent fervor for storm chasing and the national pastime of doubting meteorological predictions demonstrates, weather can be a tricky beast to pin down. To truly wrangle it and capture its data, ...

Devices used to measure the wet-bulb temperature include a dry-bulb thermometer, wet-bulb thermometer and globe thermometer. The National Weather Service recommends the wet-bulb temperature for anyone ...

By Ruth Kamnitzer Wondering how this summer’s blistering heat or last winter’s bone-chilling cold snap compared with previous ...

Austin temperatures on Thursday are expected to hit 101 degrees, while the muggy air will make it feel more like 104. We’ve all heard the saying, “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity,” to describe ...

A 30-year-old farm worker in North Carolina died last September on a day that was fairly typical for the state. Temperatures were in the mid-90s and the heat index, which includes humidity, was 96 ...

Atoms are the tiny building blocks of all matter, but under the right conditions, they can become giants. Scientists have found a way to use these supersized atoms, called Rydberg atoms, to create a ...

Record-breaking temperatures are pushing experts and public health officials to come up with a new vocabulary to warn the public about extreme heat. By Austyn Gaffney Last month was not only the ...

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 ...

As the heat and humidity increase this week, we will hear a lot about the heat index, especially as temperatures come close or surpass the 100-degree mark. The heat index itself is relatively new, ...

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 ...