Currently in NYC — August 23, 2024: Sunshine and low humidity for the win

The weather, currently.

Canadian high pressure remains in control through the weekend. It’s a beautiful thing, eh? This keeps us dry and seasonable with just sensational weather. Friday climbs back into the low 80s with a sky full of sunshine. Dewpoints remain low and harmless and there’s really nothing to complain about.

The weekend is a little warmer but still just about what you’d expect for late August. The humidity climbs a bit on Sunday but it’s still not bad at all! We’ll see lots of sunshine. Enjoy your weekend!

Bike Forecast:

10 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.