Wind Chill factor

[gazmercer]

Just messing about in work, dreading going home on the bike and wondered what the wind chill would be.

Found a calculator online, Checked accuweather and the realfeel temp says -5. Plug that into the calculator with a speed of 14mph and the wind chill is about -26 degrees C. Is that right ?? If so, it's no wonder my fingers nearly dropped off this morning with glove liners and gloves on.

HERE is a link to the windchill chart.



What's everyone else's Wind Chill ??

 

[levad]

Sorry, no that is not correct. The chart you used shows either speed in MPH and temperature in Farenheit or speed in KMH and temperature in Celsius. You need to either convert your speed from 14MPH to 22.53 KMH and get about -12C or convert your starting temperature to Farenheit and then use the MPH/F table.

Either way it is "pigging" cold out there, tomorrow morning when I go in the "feels like" temperature is going to be about -11C!

 

[DrSquirrel]

Surely -5c "realfeel" is "feels like" which in turn is windchill.

You want the air temp.

Also there is more than one way to calculate windchill with different outcomes (also what levad mentioned).

 

[gbb]

Fuuny innit. I hate the cold with a vengeance, especially my hands and feet. Got it right this year and am loving this cold weather.
Bolle viper safety glasses, keep the cold wind off your eyes. Makes a tremendous difference to comfort. No stinging eyes.
Motorcycling helmet liner/balaclava..or my Nike skull cap to cover the ears...helmet on top of course.
Buff around the neck, no cold chill going down there.
Decent layers and my Altura Nevis. The jackets not a heavy one, but my torso doesnt get cold.
Only wear Bikesters, legs dont get cold.
Binned the cycling shoes (not literally) cos my feet suffer terribly in the cold...chillblains . For commuting i now wear a pair of dealer type boots (one size too big, it lets you get extra socks on), socks and a pair of tog 2.sommat or other thick socks. The difference on my feet is amazing.
Trek heavyweight winter gloves with a pair of nitrile disposable gloves underneath to stop the wind.

Trouble is, it takes me 5 minutes to get ready and 5 minutes to undress, but this is the warmest ive ever been.

I dont commute that far, maybe 7 to 10 miles each way depending on the route.

Havnt missed a commute yet

 

[DrSquirrel]

Bolle viper safety glasses, keep the cold wind off your eyes. Makes a tremendous difference to comfort. No stinging eyes.

I have another brand of sunglasses with inserts and they are pretty wide compared to usual sunglasses - they also do a brilliant job of keeping that part of my face warm(er than with regular corrective glasses).

 

[gazmercer]

Sorry, no that is not correct. The chart you used shows either speed in MPH and temperature in Farenheit or speed in KMH and temperature in Celsius. You need to either convert your speed from 14MPH to 22.53 KMH and get about -12C or convert your starting temperature to Farenheit and then use the MPH/F table.

Either way it is "pigging" cold out there, tomorrow morning when I go in the "feels like" temperature is going to be about -11C!

Ahhh. Thought it was a bit wrong, LOL. As you say, still bloody cold though.

 

[gazmercer]

Fuuny innit. I hate the cold with a vengeance, especially my hands and feet. Got it right this year and am loving this cold weather.
Bolle viper safety glasses, keep the cold wind off your eyes. Makes a tremendous difference to comfort. No stinging eyes.
Motorcycling helmet liner/balaclava..or my Nike skull cap to cover the ears...helmet on top of course.
Buff around the neck, no cold chill going down there.
Decent layers and my Altura Nevis. The jackets not a heavy one, but my torso doesnt get cold.
Only wear Bikesters, legs dont get cold.
Binned the cycling shoes (not literally) cos my feet suffer terribly in the cold...chillblains . For commuting i now wear a pair of dealer type boots (one size too big, it lets you get extra socks on), socks and a pair of tog 2.sommat or other thick socks. The difference on my feet is amazing.
Trek heavyweight winter gloves with a pair of nitrile disposable gloves underneath to stop the wind.

Trouble is, it takes me 5 minutes to get ready and 5 minutes to undress, but this is the warmest ive ever been.

I dont commute that far, maybe 7 to 10 miles each way depending on the route.

Havnt missed a commute yet

Had all my warm gear on, it's my hands that suffer no matter what gloves I seem to wear.

 

[levad]

A chap at work pointed me to these today, they look a bit bulky though. I find normal wind proof gloves with Helly Hanson glove liners keep my hand toasty.

 

[cameramanjim]

Had all my warm gear on, it's my hands that suffer no matter what gloves I seem to wear.

I got some winter gloves for free last month when I subscribed to Cycling Active. They´re Altura, thick and waterproof with thinsulate lining. I´ve had very warm hands after 40 minute of zero degrees cycling. I´m using a single speed so no fiddly gear changing which helps when using these thick gloves.
The other great warmers are the rubber overshoes which keep out all the wind and rain/snow. Haven´t had cold feet since I bought them!

 

[johnr]

The downhill bit on my run in to home really ups the windchill. Really sorted men from boys last night!

 

[BentMikey]

The downhill bit on my run in to home really ups the windchill. Really sorted men from boys last night!

What, they all go down to a half inch?

 

[Downward]

The downhill bit on my run in to home really ups the windchill. Really sorted men from boys last night!

Although the roads are so icy you have to take care going too fast.

 

[johnr]

What, they all go down to a half inch?

Half inch! That's definitely boasting

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Either way it is "pigging" cold out there,

And in real terms, that's all the temperature detail you need to know.

Spent the last 2 hours dismantling external condensate pipework and de-icing it and lagging it up so I can have hot water and heating again - and that's only the condensation drain pipe that was plugged solid throughout its length with ice

And that's stationary...no wind-chill involved and still, as you say, pigging cold

 

[asterix]

Never mind, remember the summer!

I'm going out now..