Wind Chill Calculator

Estimate wind chill from air temperature and wind speed using the National Weather Service formula.

Wind chill

-19.39795411 °F

  • Air temperature0 °F
  • Wind speed15 mph

How this was calculated

NWS formula: 35.74 + 0.6215T − 35.75V^0.16 + 0.4275TV^0.16; T in °F, V in mph.

Wind chill estimates exposed-skin cooling; it does not lower objects below the actual air temperature.

Method

With T in Fahrenheit and V in mph: wind chill = 35.74 + 0.6215T − 35.75V^0.16 + 0.4275TV^0.16.

Worked example

At 0°F with 15 mph wind, the formula gives approximately −19.4°F, consistent with the NWS rounded example of −19°F.

Assumptions and limits

NWS defines this index only at or below 50°F and above 3 mph. This tool additionally bounds inputs to −100°F and 150 mph. It estimates exposed-skin cooling, not the temperature of objects or a personalized safe exposure time.

References

Last updated . Results are estimates for informational purposes only.