The Climate Where You Are

Mike

Mike

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I am mainly concerned about the temperature, I get
told by the TV Weather Presenter, what it is going to
be, sometimes, I hear it will be 15C, but it will feel like
9C, same when I look at the weather on my computer
or my phone, the same "Feels Like" is built in, so this
is not a big deal, but what temperature should we be
told, the estimated one, or the feels like one.

Do you get similar reports?

Mike.
 
It’s hit and miss @Mike .. I tend to go outside and figure it out for myself.

And yes @MACKTEXAS …. it will be 50 degrees and windy, and they will say you might need a light jacket … I don’t think so!


Forecasting the weather for the upcoming week is laughable most of the time.
Right now, they are saying next Thursday we'll have a 40% chance of heavy rain showers ...I’ll be watching.
 
MACKTEXAS said:
Yes, I hear the "feels like" temperature expressed all the time on the TV weather reports, and I disregard it. I'm cold natured, and I need a jacket outdoors when the temperature is 70 degrees Fahrenheit or below, when someone else may be wearing a t-shirt and shorts because it feels warm to them.
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Same here- on both topics.
 
It’s the same here.

I’m content to have them report the actual temperature as opposed to the real feel temperature.

IMO it just a way to take a few basic facts and stretch them into a five minute segment of the news.

It’s probably much cheaper to fluff up the weather segment than it is to have a reporter go out and gather news on something that is happening in the community.

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How do they know the two different temperatures?

This I don't understand if it feels like, very cold, then
that is the number we should here, same if it feels
like very hot, then that is the number we should get,
the temperature quoted before the feels like, must
be an average of several years before, maybe that is
why, but whatever the outside temperature on their
instruments, that is the feels like, I always think.

Mike.
 
Mike said:
I am mainly concerned about the temperature, I get
told by the TV Weather Presenter, what it is going to
be, sometimes, I hear it will be 15C, but it will feel like
9C, same when I look at the weather on my computer
or my phone, the same "Feels Like" is built in, so this
is not a big deal, but what temperature should we be
told, the estimated one, or the feels like one.

Do you get similar reports?

Mike.
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I look at my phone for the weather, it states current temps and estimates temps through the day. I just looked at my weather app to check and I don't see a "feels like" temperature listed.

I just want the actual temperature, I can figure how that feels on my own.
 
I like and appreciate both.

”Feels Like” is the dewpoint. The higher the dewpoint the more moisture is saturating the air, and the more miserable the day will be. It tells me how much time I have to be outside to get stuff done. Knowing the dewpoints are high can also be a precursor to bad storms.

It also tells me if I should adjust the timers on the big barrel fans in the barn, for the horses.
 
Mike said:
How do they know the two different temperatures?

This I don't understand if it feels like, very cold, then
that is the number we should here, same if it feels
like very hot, then that is the number we should get,
the temperature quoted before the feels like, must
be an average of several years before, maybe that is
why, but whatever the outside temperature on their
instruments, that is the feels like, I always think.

Mike.
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This link from the national weather service should answer your question.


Dew Point vs Humidity
 
I pay no attention to the "feels like". Does that mean in the shade? Or in the sun? Out in the open where the wind can get at you? Or around the corner where a wall blocks the wind?

And here, the reported actual temp is for a town five miles downhill from me. It's always cooler up here. I just look at the outside thermometer.
 
"Feels like" isn't realistic. People perceive or "feel" things differently, they have different preferences, different tolerances, are accustomed to different temperatures.

Just a simple thermometer generated tempurature is all that is needed. I don't know anybody that doesn't understand that windchill, bright sunshine, or precipitation affects your comfort level.
 
I live in Central Florida. Sometimes the "feels like" temperature in summer can be better described as "The Inner Gates of Hell".

Odd thing about "temperatures"... When I lived in the Detroit area, there was always one week or so in June where the temp would get as high as 104. I could probably count on one hand when the temperature in Central Florida has reached over 101, but the high humidity here makes 90 degrees feel worse than 105 in Michigan.
 
Mike said:
How do they know the two different temperatures?

This I don't understand if it feels like, very cold, then
that is the number we should here, same if it feels
like very hot, then that is the number we should get,
the temperature quoted before the feels like, must
be an average of several years before, maybe that is
why, but whatever the outside temperature on their
instruments, that is the feels like, I always think.

Mike.
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I agree... I think we should be told the ''feel factor'' first and foremost!
 
MACKTEXAS said:
Yes, I hear the "feels like" temperature expressed all the time on the TV weather reports, and I disregard it. I'm cold natured, and I need a jacket outdoors when the temperature is 70 degrees Fahrenheit or below, when someone else may be wearing a t-shirt and shorts because it feels warm to them.
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I am soooooooooo jealous of all you "cold natured" folks! :ROFLMAO:

I look at the actual temp and glance at the "feels like" number - but unlike Mack --- I'm one of those warm natured people. I am always warmer than everyone else - almost never cold until it's 45F/7C ish.... my perfect temp is about 68F/20C

Low 80's here today, so not too bad - tho, still not what I consider "Spring" weather.
 
CaliS said:
I am soooooooooo jealous of all you "cold natured" folks! :ROFLMAO:

I look at the actual temp and glance at the "feels like" number - but unlike Mack --- I'm one of those warm natured people. I am always warmer than everyone else - almost never cold until it's 45F/7C ish.... my perfect temp is about 68F/20C

Low 80's here today, so not too bad - tho, still not what I consider "Spring" weather.
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I save a lot on my summer electric bill. :) It's currently 82° outdoors, and the indoor thermostat shows 80° - and I'm perfectly comfortable.
But then, in the winter, I pay more for heating the house. :(
No way to win. :ROFLMAO:
 
jujube said:
I live in Central Florida. Sometimes the "feels like" temperature in summer can be better described as "The Inner Gates of Hell".

Odd thing about "temperatures"... When I lived in the Detroit area, there was always one week or so in June where the temp would get as high as 104. I could probably count on one hand when the temperature in Central Florida has reached over 101, but the high humidity here makes 90 degrees feel worse than 105 in Michigan.
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@Amenamenamen!

I Lived with my horses on SoCal’s Low Desert for five years. They never broke a sweat when it was 104 with 4% humidity.

Here, in Middle Tennessee —— well let me just say that, ATM at 2:30 PM it is79 degrees with 50% humidity and 59 degrees dewpoint. I know you understand why they are in the barn in front of the 46” barrel fan and why I was sweating in shorts & a tank top when I fed them lunch😅😅

@MACKTEXAS my husband was like after his heart attack and they put him on blood thinner. We became polar opposites when it came to thermostat 🥸
 
Imogene said:
@Amenamenamen!

I Lived with my horses on SoCal’s Low Desert for five years. They never broke a sweat when it was 104 with 4% humidity.

Here, in Middle Tennessee —— well let me just say that, ATM at 2:30 PM it is79 degrees with 50% humidity and 59 degrees dewpoint. I know you understand why they are in the barn in front of the 46” barrel fan and why I was sweating in shorts & a tank top when I fed them lunch😅😅

@MACKTEXAS my husband was like after his heart attack and they put him on blood thinner. We became polar opposites when it came to thermostat 🥸
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Having lived in Tennessee and worked several times in Georgia ---- I am all too familiar with the humidity!!! :ROFLMAO:

I remember opening the window of my hotel in Albany, GA once ---- it was like a sauna!

That being said, I have walked out of a casino at midnight in Vegas and had a blast of heat hit me that felt like I was walking into an oven!

While a dry heat is better - it can also be overwhelming! 🫠

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The only time I used the "Dew Point", was when servicing
air conditioning in an office, get it wrong and you get drips
of water from the machinery in the ceilings.

Mike.
 
Imogene said:
@MACKTEXAS my husband was like after his heart attack and they put him on blood thinner. We became polar opposites when it came to thermostat 🥸
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I hope not to go down that trail. I understand that the use of blood thinners is most commonly due to Atrial Fibrillation, and DVT. I have early stage peripheral artery disease. I also have Raynaud’syndrome (for over 30 years) which restricts flow to fingers and toes, so my doctor is constantly reminding me to stay active for both those conditions. Then too, I take more than one BP medication.
 
CaliS said:
Having lived in Tennessee and worked several times in Georgia ---- I am all too familiar with the humidity!!! :ROFLMAO:

I remember opening the window of my hotel in Albany, GA once ---- it was like a sauna!

That being said, I have walked out of a casino at midnight in Vegas and had a blast of heat hit me that felt like I was walking into an oven!

While a dry heat is better - it can also be overwhelming! 🫠

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I always used the “walking into an oven” analogy when I live out there. I love your skeleton friends🤠🤠
 
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