Currently in NYC — August 7, 2024: Much cooler with occasional showers

The weather, currently.

A Flood Watch remains it effect until noon on Wednesday. Expect a cloudy day with occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm.

It’s grey, it’s damp, and honestly, it will almost feel cool outside. Our temperature only climbs to 72°F! That’s about 20 degrees cooler than it was on Monday. There will be a breeze out of the northeast and it’s humid but not terrible. I love a good cozy day. Only 25 days until the start of Meteorological Fall!

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.