High temperatures Wednesday are indicated on the graphic above. Note that thesefigures are shade temperatures. That is the only way to get an accuratemeasurement of the actual air temperature. A thermometer located in the sunwill read much too high since the instrument itself is being heated by the sun.Knowing this, though, I think it becomes obvious why you feel hotter whenstanding in the sun rather than in the shade.
The intensity of the sun is one of the things that is used to computeAccuWeather.com's RealFeel values. Other factors include the humidity and thewind.
Below is a combination of all these things which shows how hot it will actuallyfeel on Wednesday. Note that any RealFeel temperature readings above 110degrees can be deadly.
Story by AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist JohnKocet.
