Conditions are hot and humid in Michigan and getting hotter as the week goes on. Forecasters often refer to the heat index as a way to measure the "feels like" temperature. Here's a look at what that ...

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 ...

The heat is on in Alabama, and it's only getting hotter. The heat index is expected to climb sharply from Monday, June 2, through Monday, June 9, pushing conditions into potentially dangerous ...

The heat index, or apparent temperature, combines air temperature and relative humidity to indicate how hot it feels. 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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sticky combination of heat and high humidity can be more than uncomfortable -- it can be deadly. Mario Tama/Getty Images ...

"It's not the heat, it's the humidity." Actually, it's both, and that's where the National Weather Service's heat index comes in. Also known as the apparent temperature, the heat index is a number ...