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 ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - As an intense heat wave settles in across Nebraska, it’s difficult to determine just how hot it will actually feel like with just the high and low for the day. The wet bulb globe ...

The persistent heat wave in the Pacific Northwest has been blamed for hundreds of deaths in Oregon and Washington and into Canada. It's a scenario experts warn will soon become all too common: As ...

We’ve all heard someone say, ‘It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.’ Many of us have also seen the heat index on a hot and humid summer day, but what about a wet bulb temperature? Several scales ...

Article written by intern Brylee Faith Brown and Chief Meteorologist Jason Simpson. You know temperatures are beginning to “heat up” when people begin referring to tomorrow as a “four-shirt day.” ...

A construction worker tries to keep hydrated while on the job in South Boston. (David L. Ryan/Boston Globe via Getty Images) With summer officially underway, millions of Americans are facing another ...

Wet bulb conditions occur when heat and humidity are too high for sweat to evaporate. Such conditions can be fatal for humans if the temperature and humidity both exceed 95. Extreme heat and humidity ...

Heat is already the deadliest weather-related hazard, killing about 1,300 Americans each year. Wet bulb conditions occur when it's too hot and humid for a human's sweat to evaporate. Extreme humidity ...