Winter Weather Information
[Watch/Warn/Advisories]
| Winter Items of Interest |
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| NWS Winter Weather Awareness |
| Winter Weather Preparation Tips |
| Our Winter Weather Terminology |
| Wind Chill Calculator *updated for New Wind Chill Index |
| Regional Road Conditions |
| Recent Snowfall and Snow Depth Maps Via NWS Coop Observer Reports |
| Snowstorm Climatology for Central and Southeastern Kansas |
Wind Chill
Wind Chill is the term used to describe the rate of heat loss on the human body resulting from the combined effect of low temperature and wind. As winds increase, heat is carried away from the body at a faster rate, driving down both the skin temperature and eventually the internal body temperature. While exposure to low wind chills can be life threatening to both humans and animals alike, the only effect that wind chill has on inanimate objects, such as vehicles, is that it shortens the time that it takes the object to cool to the actual air temperature (it cannot cool the object down below that temperature).
Other options to view this wind chill chart: Table format | pdf file
For a comparison of the old versus new NWS Wind Chill Charts, click here.
For a wind chill calculator that incorporates the new wind chill formula, click here.
