Sun exposure makes it feel hotter than the shaded air temperature because your body absorbs infrared radiation from the sun.

Her thermometer says so. The problem is, most home thermometers are not very accurate. Official temperature readings are made by carefully calibrated and properly placed weather stations.

The thermometer change is a sign of things to come for the weekend. Sunshine will be limited Saturday with mainly cloudy skies, and even a flurry or sprinkle possible thanks to some leftover moisture.

All official temperature observations that the U.S. National Weather Service uses are from temperature sensors that use some kind of radiation shield. Before digital thermometers became more ...

Step 9 Also, place the thermometer outside in the sun or in a shallow container of hot water. The liquid should rise up the straw. Next, place it in a shallow container of water mixed with ice.

Car thermometers are "notoriously way too high with their measurements," said Christopher Bannan, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Slidell.