Currently in NYC — August 6, 2024: Humid with a burst of heavy rain possible

The weather, currently.

I hope you soaked up all the sunshine you could on Monday because the rest of the week is looking moody. On Tuesday, a cold front stalls near our area. This allows for the potential for heavy rainfall during parts of the day.

Our morning is mostly cloudy and humid but rain chances increase through the afternoon and evening. We’re a bit cooler than Monday with a high of 84°F. Thunderstorms are possible too and any rainfall could produce the potential for localized flooding. Well, it’s a great week to start that new book you wanted to read.

Bike Forecast:

2 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.