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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Overnight into Thursday, metro Denver temperatures will hit minus 4 degrees and feel as cold as minus 15 degrees with windchill, NWS forecasters said.
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Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025
Though the cold won’t be record-shattering in the area, subzero windchills will reach a dangerous minus 20 to minus 25 degrees.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
The forecast is for a high of 24 degrees on Monday, but the windchill is expected to be in the teens.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
Frigid temperatures with windchills as low as the negative single digits are expected to continue this week in Milwaukee, with things coldest on Thursday and Friday.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025
Though the cold won’t be record-shattering in the area, subzero windchills will reach a dangerous minus 20 to minus 25 degrees.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
The forecast is for a high of 24 degrees on Monday, but the windchill is expected to be in the teens.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
Frigid temperatures with windchills as low as the negative single digits are expected to continue this week in Milwaukee, with things coldest on Thursday and Friday.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Windchill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windchill. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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windchill
noun
wind·chill
-ˌchil
: a still-air temperature that would have the same cooling effect on exposed human flesh as a given combination of temperature and wind speed
called also windchill factor, windchill index
Medical Definition
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
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