Humidex — one way of getting a truer measurement of the summer heat's effect on the body

published Jul 24, 2019 11:45   by admin ( last modified Aug 14, 2019 07:07 )

Parts of Europe suffer a heatwave but you got to weigh in humidity to get closer to the real impact. Meteociel displays the Humidex readings all over Europe, taking humidity into account. Check chart below for guidance

Forecast for France and some surroundings https://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/gfs/humidex/3h.htm

Humidex measurements http://www.meteociel.fr/observations-meteo/humidex.php?region=eur2

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There may well be better scales for assessing this, but Humidex has the distinct advantage of actually being reported for European weather.