Currently in NYC — August 26, 2024: Partly sunny and warm with the chance of a storm

The weather, currently.

Here we are, the last week of August already. We are one week away from meteorological Autumn! Can you believe it?

We begin the week with warm temperatures and a mix of sun and clouds. We could see a late day shower or thunderstorm, as well. Our high should hit around 86°F. Temperatures this week are a bit of a rollercoaster with 90s expected on Wednesday and 70s on Friday. Let’s enjoy the ride!

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.