Currently in NYC — August 5, 2024: Mostly sunny and very warm

The weather, currently.

It’s another sultry start to the week with a high of 92°F that feels more like the upper 90s. Uncomfortable dew points + lack of a breeze after a humid weekend = continued stagnation. We’ll have mostly sunny skies with just a slight chance of a shower.

Enjoy the sunshine on Monday because the week ahead looks unsettled. The remnants of Debby may bring heavy rain to our area later in the week. Here’s some exciting news though: our highs will be in the 70s mid-week!! I can’t believe it and I’m so ready for it. Hope your week starts off easy!

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.