Currently in NYC — August 16, 2024: Very warm and more humid

The weather, currently.

Sweet Friday! We’re here. Could Friday be one of the last near 90°F days of the year? It’s possible. We are approaching September and there are no looming heat waves as of yet. Regardless, it’s going to be a warm one with increasing humidity and a breeze that switches from north to south.

Sunshine will be voluminous but haze from Canadian wildfires may give the sky that blurry look. Enjoy the sun because we’ll have more clouds and more humidity this weekend. Showers are possible both days but especially on Sunday. Enjoy your weekend!

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.