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Triple-digit heat index triggers advisories in nine states
Sweltering and "dangerous" heat with indices surpassing 100 degrees Fahrenheit across parts of nine states has prompted the ...
CWG Live updates: Heat index past 105 today with a few storms; staying hot this weekend
Welcome to cwg.live, updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather Gang meteorologists. Happening now: Heat combined with high ...
Extreme heat wave covers most of Georgia next week: See where heat index could be 110 degrees
Extreme heat is in Georgia, with heat index possibly reaching 110 degrees and more on Tuesday. Here's what to expect.
Chicago sweats it out as heat index reaches 105 degrees
Chicagoans are stepping up to help one another during another heat wave in the city. The temperature reached 94 degrees ...
What is the heat index and why does it matter? A brief explainer
Air temperature, dew point, heat index… all words that are thrown around by the K-X Storm Team during the heat of summer.
How is the heat index calculated? Why it's more important than air temperature during some heat waves
How is the heat index calculated, and why is it more important than the air temperature during some heat waves?
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Heat advisories extended through weekend; heat index values could reach 110 degrees
The prolonged period of heat and humidity will continue into early next week, with highs in the middle 90s and heat indices ...
Weather maps: High heat, humidity continue in New England. Storms arrive later. Here’s what to expect.
The blast of heat prompted advisories across much of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and in Southern New Hampshire ...