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Frequently Asked Questions

Common inquiries about Canadian climate indexes, radar updates, unit conversions, and our high-resolution forecast models.

We use the official 2001 Environment Canada formula. Wind Chill is not an actual temperature that can be measured on a thermometer; rather, it represents the rate of convective heat loss from exposed human skin and equates it to what temperature would produce that same loss under calm conditions.