Currently in NYC — August 1, 2024: Mostly sunny and sizzlin’

The weather, currently.

Happy August! Ready for it to feel like 100°F outside? Thursday will not be a pleasant day to be outdoors. We’ll have a high of 94°F that will feel more like 95°F to 100°F when we factor in the dew points. A Heat Advisory is in effect until 8pm.

Our high temperature is likely to be about 10 degrees above average. It makes sense since I’m averaging about 10% less patience in this heat. In addition to the hot weather and humidity, we’ll have to keep an eye on some storm development in the late afternoon and evening. Aside from that, it’s mostly sunny and sizzlin’.

Bike Forecast:

7 out of 10

— Stacy Blundell

What you can do, currently.

A Media Matters analysis found that last year — the hottest calendar year on record — network coverage of climate actually declined in the US. What’s worse, just 12% of reports about climate change mentioned fossil fuels as the driving cause. The media still reported on extreme weather, but stopped short of making the climate connection.

Independent climate journalism like Currently is needed more than ever. And this year, with all of these weather warnings already underway, we’ll unfortunately have plenty of opportunities to do better.