windchill

noun

wind·chill ˈwin(d)-ˌchil

: a still-air temperature that would have the same cooling effect on exposed human skin as a given combination of temperature and wind speed

called also chill factor, windchill factor, windchill index

Examples of windchill in a Sentence

It's cold outside, and it feels even colder because of the windchill. Expect windchills in the 20s tonight.

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Current conditions at O’Hare International Airport are mostly cloudy at 29 degrees and a windchill of negative two degrees. —

Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024 Temperatures will climb to the mid-20s by Thursday afternoon, with windchills feeling like the low teens. —

Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024 On Thursday into Friday, brisk winds replaced the rain, bringing windchills in the 20s overnight as temperatures will be in the mid to upper 40s. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024 The alternative would have been to pitch camp, but with one plane down, a storm approaching and windchills already taking the temperature well below zero on this late September day, that seemed like a foolish idea. —

Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for windchill