Between the common cold, the flu and COVID-19, it's true that we're sicker in the winter. But it's not the frigid temperatures to blame. Not exactly, anyway.

So, “feels like temperature” isn’t just what the thermometer reads, it describes how the human body would experience it, “with skin that’s not covered or insulated,” van de Graaff said.

What's telling is that of the cold Decembers in the record, December 2024, although cooler than average, was among the least cold, "Cold" Decembers continuing a trend of colder Decembers, when we ...

Why has April in Chicago been cold so far? A big factor is the disruptions in the polar vortex, even as the “polar vortex season” is winding down, according to NBC 5 Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes.

Temperatures are shaping up to be the coldest of the winter so far and will be frigid even for what’s already typically the coldest time of the year. The cold will be pervasive ...

Why Is It So Cold in the South If the Planet Is Warming? ... I don’t think I’ve ever seen snow actually stick to the ground out in New Orleans.” “It’s been unusual.

It's normal to be colder in the winter — but what's not normal is extremities growing so cold that they go numb and turn white. Fortunately, it could very well be a generally harmless condition ...

If you haven’t heard, it’s pretty cold at the 2022 NHL Winter Classic in Minnesota. So cold, in fact, that it has broken league records. At puck drop between the Minnesota Wild and the St ...

It’s as cold as we’ve seen this season so far tonight with lows about 18-28 areawide. The weather story: Polar high pressure keeps us bundled up in the cold with highs in the upper 30s to mid ...

Why Is it so Cold in Space? In other words, when we consider the entire universe as one giant system, the average kinetic energy equates to a spine-chilling negative 454 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s only ...

It’s cold, but so far no record breakers. By Chris Lawrence . January 21, 2025 - 1:02 pm. A frozen mountain stream in Nicholas County as temperatures plunge in West Virginia.