How to Use windchill in a Sentence

windchill

noun
  • It's cold outside, and it feels even colder because of the windchill.
  • Expect windchills in the 20s tonight.
  • There is still a windchill hiding in the forecast.
    — Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a 7-degree windchill but the field is heated so cleats can dig in.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2023
  • The workspace has a revolving floor and fans blowing, too, which adds a windchill.
    — Rachel Hutton, Star Tribune, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Pipes were bursting all around the city with single-digit windchills.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • This could produce windchills in the mid-to-low single digits in the morning.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The area could see 8 to 12 inches of snow, along with sub-zero windchills.
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
  • North winds that could gust to 25 mph will create lower a lower windchill.
    — Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2023
  • When the temps start to drop and the windchill begins to bite, most people take their workouts indoors.
    — Kristen Geil, Outside, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Because the wind is not constant, neither is the windchill reading.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023
  • There’s even elastic at the cuffs, hem, and hood to contour to a child’s body to keep out unwanted windchill.
    — Casey Clark, Parents, 5 Mar. 2024
  • One day there’s a windchill of -20 degrees, and the next feels like a beautiful spring day.
    — Ali Faccenda, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The cold air combined with gusty winds from the north will dip the windchill value as low as -10 degrees.
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Most puffer vests perfectly layer over a turtleneck or under a coat to shield you from windchill.
    — Ty Gaskins, Men's Health, 20 Dec. 2022
  • This will make the windchill value feel anywhere from 0 to -10 degrees at times.
    — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
  • She was bundled up in a hat, scarf and two coats to stay warm in the below-zero windchill Wednesday.
    — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Winds will also increase with the frontal passage, leading to windchills in the 30s to end the day.
    — Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Bad for truckers, but those in cars have likely had an even more miserable night in single-digit windchill.
    — Greg Norman, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Considering the extreme windchill and the blowing snow, things could have gone downhill fast.
    — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Lexington is expecting around a foot of snow and windchills below zero.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
  • At that time, the windchill was hovering at 1 degree below zero.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Dubbed a Super Mess with sub-zero windchills, vendors sold ski caps instead of cowboy hats.
    — Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The night was bitter, with the thermometer at zero degrees and a windchill of minus 10.
    — John Reinan, Star Tribune, 26 Mar. 2021
  • And the forecast, albeit windchills in the 20s and 11 mph winds, does not predict pass game-wrecking rain.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2019
  • No new snow is expected Wednesday, but under cloudy skies the windchill from gusts as high as 30 mph will make for a frigid day.
    — oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The temperature that evening was 28 degrees with a windchill of 15.
    — Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Winds are not as strong Sunday but windchills will stay below 10 degrees, even during peak heating of the day.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • However, windchills are forecasted to remain just below freezing, meaning at least some of the snow should stick around.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Nighttime lows will dip to -15F with a windchill bordering on dangerous at times.
    — Star Tribune, 3 Feb. 2021

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