From blizzard warnings to wind chill advisories, each weather alert has a different definition and meaning.

While wind chill is not a true temperature, it allows experts to understand how heat is lost because of the wind.

The way meteorologists gauge the wind chill changed in 2001. First Alert Weather chief meteorologist Steve Beylon explains the wind chill chart in the video above.

How wind chill impacts people and animals Wind chill is based on the rate of heat loss from exposed skin caused by wind and cold. As the wind increases, it draws heat from the body, driving down ...

How is wind chill calculated? The NWS uses computer modeling to "provide an accurate, understandable, and useful formula" to calculate wind chill.

What is wind chill? When you hear our meteorologists talk about wind chill, they are referring to how cold your skin feels when you are out in winter weather when the wind is factored in.

The weather service’s websites and official forecasts will still include the estimated wind chill temperature along with air temperature, wind speeds, snowfall and other data.

ST. LOUIS — There will be no wind chill advisories or warnings this winter as the National Weather Service has changed the way it communicates cold weather threats.

This winter, the National Weather Service will no longer issue advisories, watches, and warnings for "wind chill". The new alerts focus more on the cold wording since bitter cold can pose a threat ...

Starting this winter, you could see a Cold Weather Advisory or Extreme Cold Watch and Warning when temperatures or wind chills become dangerous. These changes emphasize that cold weather—with or ...