Currently in NYC — August 15, 2024: Increasing clouds and warmer

The weather, currently.

We are crawling our way to the weekend and we’ve got another nice day along the way. Thursday starts out with mostly sunny skies but more clouds build in as the day goes on.

There’s a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the late afternoon or evening. It’s getting a little warm again with our high reaching 88°F. The mugginess holds off until the weekend since it’s very demure, very mindful. It will be another sensational summer day, especially in the shade. (Say that 5 times fast.) Have a happy one!

Bike Forecast:

8 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.