While the Heat Index and Wind Chill have been used to explain how the weather feels, they are very limited. AccuWeather RealFeel® takes more into consideration.
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00:00 A simple look at a thermometer tells you the temperature but not how the air feels outside.
00:06 The AccuWeather RealFeel temperature more clearly tells us what to expect before heading
00:10 out.
00:11 Traditionally, heat index and windchill have been used to determine what it feels like.
00:15 Windchill looks at wind speed and temperature while the heat index accounts for the temperature
00:19 and relative humidity.
00:21 The exclusive AccuWeather RealFeel uses temperature plus more than one additional variable that
00:26 can change the way our bodies perceive the temperature.
00:29 In addition to humidity and wind speed, we also take into consideration cloud cover,
00:34 the ultraviolet index and sun angle, precipitation, as well as visibility to give you a more complete
00:40 understanding of the weather and its impacts.
00:44 AccuWeather took it a step further by creating RealFeel's shade to give you an even more
00:48 precise feel of the temperature.
00:50 It determines how the temperature will feel in the shade, whether you're sitting under
00:53 a tree, playing a soccer game on an open field, or watching a sporting event where the stands
00:57 are covered.
00:59 Just walking on one side of the street versus the other can make a significant difference
01:02 for greater comfort.
01:04 Each variable used is weighted a little bit differently to ultimately arrive at the AccuWeather
01:09 RealFeel.
01:10 AccuWeather is the only weather provider with its own patented multivariable temperature
01:14 index to determine how the air feels outside for greater safety and comfort.
01:19 For AccuWeather, I'm Adam Del Rosso.
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