Wind Chill
Current wind-chill conditions across Eastern North Carolina, preserving the original map's terrain, coastal water-depth, city, county and numeric wind-chill information.
Eastern North Carolina Wind Chill
Map updated Oct 21, 4:46 AM EDT
Wind-Chill Color Scale
Use the color scale below to interpret the wind-chill field.
Wind removes heat from exposed skin faster
Wind chill is an apparent-temperature index. It combines cold air with wind speed to estimate how quickly exposed skin loses heat compared with calm conditions.
The National Weather Service defines wind chill for air temperatures at or below 50°F.
The NWS index is defined when wind speeds are above 3 mph.
Wind chill describes heat loss from people and animals; it does not lower the actual air temperature.
Actual air temperature still matters
Wind can make cold conditions feel substantially harsher, but the wind-chill number should be interpreted alongside the actual temperature, wind and expected exposure time. Official cold-weather headlines use locally defined NWS criteria.