Springtime means longer days, warmer temperatures and higher Ultraviolet, or UV, Index levels. Wednesday's UV will be at level 5, which is considered moderate. The UV Index will soon be at dangerous ...

The National Weather Service has issued Heat Advisories and Extreme Heat Watches throughout many parts of Illinois this weekend, warning of dangerously hot conditions and heat indexes over 100. Going ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Springtime is short in the South, while summer is long, hot and seemingly never-ending. Transitioning into spring, you'll hear many folks talk about the UV index as the days start to ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Meteorologists talk about what the UV index numbers are all the time and what it will be on that particular day, but what does it mean for you? Well first, ultraviolet radiation is ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — As we continue into the dog days of summer we have seen our fair share of sunshine, heat and humidity. You’ve probably heard the weather team here mention the UV Index a few ...

Most of us check the temperature every morning before we head outside, but there’s another number on your weather app that’s just as important: the UV Index. The UV Index tells us how strong the sun’s ...

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Some people use the UV index to determine the best time to tan, believing that a higher index signals a better chance of tanning. However, this harmful trend misunderstands the UV index. The UV index ...