ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Summertime in the Blue Ridge means spending time with family, friends, and enjoying time outdoors. All this fun likely means more exposure to the sun. It’s easy to forget to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don't underestimate the intensity of the sun; its rays travel more than 90 million miles, but still can burn your skin any day of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sun's ultraviolet radiation, a short wavelength of light invisible to humans, can cause sunburns, which can lead to deadly ...

NOAA is part of the National Weather Service. Just like precipitation and temperature, it tracks ultraviolet (UV) radiation in locations across the U.S. “Typically, that forecast is made for solar ...

It kept you dry in December — now it might be the secret to surviving July. As temperatures soar, a growing number of Americans are getting hip to what much of the world already knows: Umbrellas ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – As we get closer to summer and with the higher sun angle, the UV index can be high leading to an increased risk for sunburns. It’s that time of year when sunscreen, sunglasses ...

Weather forecasts usually include a UV index, a measure of the intensity of ultraviolet radiation from the sun. The higher the number, the greater the risk to people. Most of the radiation that ...

I’M SURE WAS HERE TO GIVE YOU A 25 FIRST WARNING WHERE THE TEAM IS NOT ONLY FORECASTING RECORD HEAT THIS WEEK, BUT ALSO HUGE IMPACTS FROM THE SUN. METEOROLOGIST BROOKE SILVER, WRITING IS HERE TO TELL ...

No matter where your summer travel plans take you (whether that is a luxury beach resort, a quiet lake cabin, or a rugge ...

... this only occurs in specific, somewhat rare conditions. Otherwise, clouds generally tend to dampen UV rays. In short, while studies have found that clouds can ...

The UV index measures the intensity of skin-damaging ultraviolet radiation at the Earth's surface. The UV index ranges from 0 to 11-plus, with higher values indicating greater risk of sunburn and skin ...